Wimbledon 2015: Fact file of top players you have to watch out for

28 Jun 2015 9:20 PM IST

<img width: 620px; height: 376px; src="http://dd508hmafkqws.cloudfront.net/sites/default/files/styles/article_node_view/public/Cover-Wimbledon_AFP_AP.jpg">London: One of tennis' most prestigious tournament Wimbledon kicks off on Monday with top players battling for another coveted Grand Slam. Here's a look at the Men's and Women's top seeds who will feature during the course of the tournament.Men to watch at Wimbledon:Novak Djokovic<img width: 620px; height: 437px; src="http://dd508hmafkqws.cloudfront.net/sites/default/files/styles/article_node_view/public/Djoko_AFP.jpg">(Photo: AFP)Seeded: 1Age: 28Country: Serbia2015 Match Record: 41-32015 Singles Titles: 5Career Singles Titles: 53Major Titles: 8 - Wimbledon ('11, '14), US Open ('11), Australian Open ('08, '11, '12, '13, '15)Last 5 Wimbledons: '14-Won Championship, 13-Lost in Final, '12-SF, '11-W, '10-SFTopspin: Fourth year in a row seeded No 1 at the All England Club. Djokovic has reached at least the semifinals each of the past five years, including winning the titles in 2011 and 2014. After a 28-match winning streak ended with a loss to Stan Wawrinka in the French Open final, he took some time off and did not enter any ATP grass-court tuneup tournaments. He leads tour in wins, titles this season.Roger Federer<img width: 620px; height: 465px; src="http://dd508hmafkqws.cloudfront.net/sites/default/files/styles/article_node_view/public/Fed_AFP.jpg">(Photo: AFP)Seeded: 2Age: 33Country: Switzerland2015 Match Record: 34-62015 Singles Titles: 4Career Singles Titles: 86Major Titles: 17 - Wimbledon ('03, '04, '05, '06, '07, '09, '12), US Open ('04, '05, '06, '07, '08), Australian Open ('04, '06, '07, '10), French Open ('09)Last 5 Wimbledons: '14-F, '13-2nd, '12-W, '11-QF, '10-QFTopspin: Has not won a Grand Slam title since earning his record 17th at Wimbledon in 2012. That allowed Federer to equal Pete Sampras and Willie Renshaw (who played in the 1880s) with seven championships at the All England Club. Federer now is playing in his 63rd Grand Slam tournament in a row, a record. He won the grass-court tournament in Halle, Germany, in June for the eighth time.Andy Murray<img width: 620px; height: 465px; src="http://dd508hmafkqws.cloudfront.net/sites/default/files/styles/article_node_view/public/Murray_AFP.jpg">(Photo: AFP)Seeded: 3Age: 28Country: Britain2015 Match Record: 41-62015 Singles Titles: 2Career Singles Titles: 33Major Titles: 2 - Wimbledon ('13), US Open ('12)Last 5 Wimbledons: '14-QF, '13-W, '12-F, '11-SF, '10-SFTopspin: No matter what else he accomplishes, he will always be remembered as the first British man in 77 years to win Wimbledon, beating Novak Djokovic in the 2013 final. His title defense ended in the quarterfinals last year against Grigor Dimitrov. Now being coached by former women's No 1 Amelie Mauresmo and former doubles specialist Jonas Bjorkman, he’s prepared for Wimbledon by winning a fourth title at Queen's Club.Stan Wawrinka<img width: 620px; height: 406px; src="http://dd508hmafkqws.cloudfront.net/sites/default/files/styles/article_node_view/public/Stan_AFP.jpg">(Photo: AFP)Seeded: 4Age: 30Country: Switzerland2015 Match Record: 30-92015 Singles Titles: 3Career Singles Titles: 10Major Titles: 2 - French Open ('15), Australian Open ('14)Last 5 Wimbledons: '14-QF, '13-1st, '12-1st, '11-2nd, '10-1stTopspin: Coming off his second Grand Slam title, at Roland Garros, where he beat No 1 Novak Djokovic and No 2 Roger Federer along the way. Of all the major tournaments, has had the least success at Wimbledon, where he has yet to make it past the quarterfinals and has three first-round exits in the past five years. If his big forehand and beautiful-as-can-be one-handed backhand are on target, he can present problems for any opponent.Marin Cilic<img width: 620px; height: 413px; src="http://dd508hmafkqws.cloudfront.net/sites/default/files/styles/article_node_view/public/Marin_AP.jpg">(Photo: AP)Seeded: 9Age: 26Country: Croatia2015 Match Record: 10-92015 Singles Titles: 0Career Singles Titles: 13Major Titles: 1 - US Open ('14)Last 5 Wimbledons: '14-QF, '13-2nd, '12-4th, '11-1st, '10-1stTopspin: Missed a portion of this season, including the Australian Open in January because of an injured right shoulder. When his dangerous serve and forehand are clicking, the 6-foot-6 (1.98-meter) Cilic is capable of beating anyone on a fast surface, as he proved by winning last year's US Open title. He’s ranked fourth on tour in aces and percentage of first-serve points won in 2014.Rafael Nadal<img width: 620px; height: 349px; src="http://dd508hmafkqws.cloudfront.net/sites/default/files/styles/article_node_view/public/Nadal_AFP_1.jpg">(Photo: AFP)Seeded: 10Age: 29Country: Spain2015 Match Record: 33-112015 Singles Titles: 2Career Singles Titles: 66Major Titles: 14 - Wimbledon ('08, '10), US Open ('10, '13), Australian Open ('09), French Open ('05, '06, '07, '08, '10, '11, '12, '13, '14)Last 5 Wimbledons: '14-4th, '13-1st, '12-2nd, '11-F, '10-WTopspin: After reaching the final in five consecutive Wimbledon appearances, including a pair of titles, he has failed to get past the fourth round in any of the past three years. At Stuttgart, Germany, in June, he won the first grass-court title since Wimbledon in 2010, but then lost an opening match at Queen's Club. Despite problems he's had this year, he still ranks fourth on tour in percentage of return games won.Women to watch at Wimbledon:Serena Williams<img width: 620px; height: 465px; src="http://dd508hmafkqws.cloudfront.net/sites/default/files/styles/article_node_view/public/Serena_AFP.jpg">(Photo: AFP)Seeded: 1Age: 33Country: United States2015 Match Record: 32-12015 Singles Titles: 3Career Singles Titles: 67Major Titles: 20 - Wimbledon ('02, '03, '09, '10, '12), US Open ('99, '02, '08, '12, '13, '14), Australian Open ('03, '05, '07, '09, '10, '15), French Open ('02, '13, '15) Last 5 Wimbledons: '14-Lost in 3rd Round, '13-4th, '12-Won Championship, '11-4th, '10-WTopspin: Halfway to a true Grand Slam and, as she prefers to see it, three-quarters of the way to a self-styled "Serena Slam," having won the past three major tournaments in a row. Steffi Graf in 1988 was the last woman to win all four Grand Slam tournaments in a single season. A five-time champion and two-time runner-up at Wimbledon, Williams hasn't been past the fourth round either of the last two years at the All England Club. As usual, did not enter any grass-court tuneup tournaments between French Open and Wimbledon.Petra Kvitova<img width: 620px; height: 412px; src="http://dd508hmafkqws.cloudfront.net/sites/default/files/styles/article_node_view/public/Petra_AFP.jpg">(Photo: AFP)Seeded: 2Age: 25Country: Czech Republic2015 Match Record: 24-72015 Singles Titles: 2Career Singles Titles: 16Major Titles: 2 - Wimbledon ('11, '14)Last 5 Wimbledons: '14-W, '13-QF, '12-QF, '11-W, '10-SFTopspin: Left-hander with a big serve and flat forehand consistently produces her best Grand Slam results on the grass at the All England Club, making it to at least the quarterfinals each of the last five years, including two titles in that span. She pulled out of a warmup tournament on grass at Eastbourne, England, citing an illness and saying she needed "to be in bed and drink hot tea."Maria Sharapova<img width: 620px; height: 465px; src="http://dd508hmafkqws.cloudfront.net/sites/default/files/styles/article_node_view/public/Sharapova_AFp.jpg">(Photo: AFP)Seeded: 4Age: 28Country: Russia2015 Match Record: 29-62015 Singles Titles: 2Career Singles Titles: 35Major Titles: 5 - Wimbledon ('04), US Open ('06), Australian Open ('08), French Open ('12, '14)Last 5 Wimbledons: '14-4th, '13-2nd, '12-4th, '11-F, '10-4th, '09-2ndTopspin: Won her first Grand Slam title as a 17-year-old at the All England Club more than a decade ago, surprising Serena Williams in the final. Since then, though, Sharapova has returned to the championship match at the All England Club only once in 10 appearances. In seven of the past eight years, she's failed to even reach the quarterfinals at Wimbledon.Eugenie Bouchard<img width: 620px; height: 465px; src="http://dd508hmafkqws.cloudfront.net/sites/default/files/styles/article_node_view/public/Eugience_AFP.jpg">(Photo: AFP)Seeded: 12Age: 21Country: Canada2015 Match Record: 8-132015 Singles Titles: 0Career Singles Titles: 1Major Titles: 0 - Best: F, at Wimbledon ('14)Last 5 Wimbledons: '14-F, '13-3rd, '12-Did Not Play, '11-DNP, '10-DNPTopspin: After making it to at least the semifinals at the first three majors a year ago, including her Grand Slam final debut at Wimbledon, has taken significant step backward this season. She lost 10 of 11 matches in one stretch this year, including a first-round exit at the French Open and subsequently pulled out of the match at tuneup tournament in Eastbourne, England, citing stomach muscle injury, but said she'll still play at Wimbledon. She was the girls' junior champion at Wimbledon in 2012.Sabine Lisicki<img width: 620px; height: 413px; src="http://dd508hmafkqws.cloudfront.net/sites/default/files/styles/article_node_view/public/Sabine_AFP.jpg">(Photo: AFP)Seeded: 18Age: 25Country: Germany2015 Match Record: 15-152015 Singles Titles: 0Career Singles Titles: 4Major Titles: 0 - Best: F, at Wimbledon ('13)Last 5 Wimbledons: '14-QF, '13-F, '12-QF, '11-SF, '10-DNPTopspin: Never as good on any surface as she is on grass, where her booming serve becomes especially effective. She hit a record 27 aces in a victory at a Wimbledon tuneup tournament at Birmingham, England. She also holds the record for the fastest recorded serve, reaching 131 mph (211 kph) in a 2014 match.Madison Keys<img width: 620px; height: 349px; src="http://dd508hmafkqws.cloudfront.net/sites/default/files/styles/article_node_view/public/Madison_AFP.jpg">(Photo: AFP)Seeded: 21Age: 20Country: United States2015 Match Record: 17-102015 Singles Titles: 0Career Singles Titles: 1Major Titles: 0 - Best: SF, at Australian Open ('15)Last 5 Wimbledons: '14-3rd, '13-3rd, '12-DNP, '11-DNP, '10-DNPTopspin: Big serve and forehand should work well on grass, although she fared poorly in pre-Wimbledon play this year. Seven-time major champ John McEnroe, now an ESPN analyst, says about Keys: "If she can figure out the movement on the court, she's going to have a shot at going deep at an event like Wimbledon."

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