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John Isner

Born: April 26, 1985 in Greensboro (North Carolina) Height: 2.08 m Plays: Right-handed (two-handed backhand) John Isner and Ivo Karlović (211 cm) hold a unique place in tennis history. While there were exceptional servers in the 80s, 90s, and 00s, … Continue reading

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Guillermo Cañas

Born: November 25, 1977 in Buenos AiresHeight: 1.85 mPlays: Right-handed (two-handed backhand) Guillermo Ignacio Cañas first picked up a tennis racquet at the age of 7, inspired by the legendary Argentinian player and his namesake, Guillermo Vilas. Although sharing a … Continue reading

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Sjeng Schalken

Born: September 8, 1976 in Weert (Limburg)Height: 1.93 mPlays: Right-handed Putting emphasis on going far in the most important events, I suppose I’d classify him as the least accomplished player among the best born between 1959 and 1989, who participated … Continue reading

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Andy Murray

Born: May 15, 1987 in Glasgow (Scotland) Height: 1.89 m Plays: Right-handed (two-handed backhand) The best British player of the Open Era by a country mile, yet rather paradoxically, Scottish, not English (original Gaelic surname: Mac Mhuirich). When I ponder … Continue reading

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John McEnroe

Born: February 16, 1959 in Wiesbaden (Heßen in West Germany) Height: 1.81 m Played: Left-handed If someone unaware of tennis history compiled both singles and doubles achievements to find the best tennis player in modern history, it would be John … Continue reading

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Alexander Volkov

Born: March 3, 1967 in Kaliningrad (Kaliningrad Oblast in Soviet Union) Died: October 19, 2019 Height: 1.87 m Plays: Left-handed (two-handed backhand) Александр Владимирович Волков – the only one among the best players born in the 1960s, introduced to my … Continue reading

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Fernando Verdasco Carmona

Born: November 15, 1983 in Madrid Height: 1.88 m Plays: Left-handed (two-handed backhand) “It’s the most exciting victory of my life. Playing for my country, against the best players, it’s a dream,” said Verdasco, one of the most hardworking and … Continue reading

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Nicolas Kiefer

Born: July 5, 1977 in Holzminden (NiederSachsen) Height: 1.82 m Plays: Right-handed (two-handed backhand) When he appeared on the big scene in the late ’90s along with Tommy Haas as potential successors of Boris Becker and Michael Stich, I knew … Continue reading

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Brad Gilbert

Born: August 9, 1961 in Oakland (California) Height: 1.85 m Plays: Right-handed He will be remembered as an excellent coach who considerably helped many great players, especially three who share the same name “Andrew”: Andre Agassi, Andy Roddick, and Andy … Continue reading

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Ivan Ljubičić

Born: March 19, 1979 in Banja Luka (Bosna i Hercegovina in Yugoslavia)Height: 1.93 mPlays: Right-handed Due to the Yugoslav Wars in the early 90s, he emigrated with his parents to Italy, where he began his serious tennis voyage. Perhaps the … Continue reading

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