Monthly Archives: August 2025

Rainer Schüttler

Born: April 25, 1976 in Korbach (Heßen) Height: 1.79 m Plays: Right-handed (two-handed backhand) Schüttler had four match points (7-6, 2-6, 6-8) in the third round of the 1994 Australian Open juniors against local favorite Mark Philippoussis, but during his … Continue reading

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Tomáš Berdych

Born: September 17, 1985 in Valašské Meziříčí (Zlínský kraj in Czechoslovakia) Height: 1.96 m Plays: Right-handed (double-handed backhand) Stan Wawrinka achieved more or less what I expected from Berdych. Quite revealing is their Australian Open 2014 semifinal: Wawrinka beat Berdych … Continue reading

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Jo-Wilfried Tsonga

Born: April 17, 1985 in Le Mans (Pays de la Loire) Height: 1.88 m Plays: Right-handed (two-handed backhand) The son of a Congolese father, Didier, and French mother, Évelyne (née Rosier). He is an example of someone who entered the … Continue reading

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