Top ten male tennis players of Hard Court

Hard court game though seem to be equal to that of any other tennis court games has its own sets and rules to follow to do well in it. Hard court tennis is generally played on concrete surfaces and this makes sure that the ball bounces to the maximum. Unlike grass court and clay court the bouncing capacity of the ball in this court becomes fast more thereby one need to be dexterous, accurate and fast at the same time in order to give back a shot. Great and the most looked forward games like that of US Open tennis Championship and Australian Open tennis Championship is played in this hard court tennis court.

Since the hard court is very fast courts, it serves the best in case of hard hitting tennis players. They have a slight edge over the other players in a hard court game. Concrete and asphalt is the two important bases for setting up a hard court. The Australian Open is played on the synthetic hard court whereas the U.S. Open is played on the acrylic hard court. The level of hardness is the major difference between that of a synthetic and acrylic hard court. Hard courts can vary in speed and ball leap depending on their composition. The hard court has been able to give many greatest tennis players.  Top ten best and famous male tennis players of Hard Court are:

1. William Larned
2. Rod Laver
3. Bill Tilden
4. Jimmy Connors
5. Roger Federer
6. Pete Sampras
7. John McEnroe
8. Robert Wrenn
9. Ivan Lendl
10. Fred Perry

Among the Australian tennis players, John Alexander was quiet popular in Australian Open tennis tournaments. He did not make it to the list of top ten but he is indeed one of the most revered tennis players from Australia who did well in Australian Open games. William Larned one of the prominent USA tennis players has got a great knack for hard court games and has managed to win over titles several times in the entire career.

 

Top ten female French Open players-Ranking wise

French Open has its own set of greatest tennis players who have through the excellent games have proved to the world that tennis is the best game to watch out. There are many tennis tournaments conducted all through the year and of all this clay court game called the French Open has greatest number of audiance across the world. The best part about this game is that it is absolutely interesting and one has to get really tough on the court to win over in this game. This best clay court game varies from court to court and one needs to have an absolute mastery over the game to gain the best out of it.

Since the bouncing capacity in the clay court is less the tennis player needs to have a great concentration and focus on the game as it is really hard to predict the course that the ball will take in the process of the tennis game.  Some best female tennis players who have also proved their mettle as great WTA Tennis Players also made up to become greatest tennis champions of all time in this wonder game. The top ten famous female tennis players ranked as the top ten in WTA tennis players are:

1. Chris Evert
2. Steffi Graf
3. Suzanne Lenglen
4. Margaret Court
5. Françoise Masson
6. Kate Gillou
7. Justine Henin
8. Jeanne Matthey
9. Helen Wills
10. Monica Seles

Though these are the all time champions there are some new bees who are set to become the evergreen champions of all time. Ana Ivanovic is one such great Serbian tennis players who have managed to turn the spot light on her direction in relation to the French Open.

Top ten female tennis players of Wimbledon

Wimbledon is one tennis Grand Slam which has been there for many years together now and its popularity has gone up with the increase in years. Wimbledon games in general have a royal touch and sophistication in it and all that can be attributed to the royal lineage of the game that has been in good books for some centuries now. Wimbledon is played after the Australian Open and the French Open and it is popular than the other two games. The tournament is played on a grass surface and this makes the game even more interesting.

Grass surface tennis games are generally tougher than the other court games. This is mainly because of the fact that the bouncing capacity of the ball becomes much less than the other courts. Therefore the tennis player needs to exert much more force in order to keep the ball moving. Also, the ball will take a different and unexpected course in the grass court. All this adds up to the popularity of the game and makes it very much interesting game. Wimbledon is no wonder one of the best tennis tournaments held in a year and it never fails to repeat its magic every year. Along with this, many greatest tennis players made records in Wimbledon.

The grass court is the ideal spot where the Wimbledon tournament takes place each year. Wimbledon is a main game in tennis and looked up with great anticipation by every single tennis fan. The game has accumulated a lot of attention and reputation. Some great russian tennis players have contributed much to the game.

The top ten best female tennis players in Wimbledon Champions list are given below:

1. Martina Navratilova
2. Helen Wills Moody
3. Dorothea Douglass Lambert Chambers
4. Steffi Graf
5. Blanche Bingley
6. Billie Jean King
7. Suzanne Lenglen
8. Charlotte Cooper Sterry
9. Lottie Dod
10. Venus Williams

Famous female tennis player Martina Navratilova has won a record 20 Wimbledon titles thereby stands number one in the tennis players ranking.

 

Top ten male tennis players of Wimbledon

Tennis tournaments are definitely a hot and happening event and there is a huge fan following especially for the Wimbledon tournament. It is one of the most prestigious games among all the other court tennis games. Wimbledon has seen some of the stunning games of all times which have swept the audience by their feet and this is the reason behind the favoritism that this particular event enjoys. After the hard court and clay court fever are over, this magnificent game takes place. Some of the famous male tennis players of Wimbledon names include Pete Sampras, Roger Federer, William Renshaw and Bjorn Borg. These few greatest tennis players have proven their versatility in the tennis games and especially in the Wimbledon tournaments.

The grass court is the perfect spot where the Wimbledon tournament takes place every year. The game has managed to gather a lot of interest and fame. Wimbledon Championships are considered as the perfect win in the game of tennis and hence every single tennis player will strive to get it in their lifetime. Getting to win the Wimbledon is looked upon as the greatest achievements for many best tennis players. This has been made true for few great men who top the list of the top ten champions who have proved to be the wonders in tennis by putting forth to the world some of the stunning shows of all time. The top ten famous male tennis players of Wimbledon are:

1. Pete Sampras
2. William Renshaw
3. Roger Federer
4. Björn Borg
5. Lawrence Doherty
6. Reginald Doherty
7. Rod Laver
8. Anthony Wilding
9. Wilfred Baddeley
10. Boris Becker

These greatest tennis players have their own excellent style of playing the wonder game and have proved out to be the inspiration for many of the budding tennis players.

 

Winner of Australian Open 2011 women’s singles title- Kim Clijsters

Australian Open 2011 women’s singles title has been a very special event as famous female tennis player Kim Clijsters won her first ever Australian Open women’s title and Li Na, the opponent of Kim Clijsters in Australian Open 2011 finale, was the first Chinese player to reach the finals of any grand slam. The Belgian tennis star Kim Clijsters won her first Australian Open title by defeating China’s Li Na by fighting back into a thrilling match. Kim lost the first set to Li who clinched the first set 6-3. But later on Kim Clijsters fought back bravely and claimed the second set. Although second set turned out to be very competitive for both the players. In second set, Li again took the lead by 3-2 but Clijsters leveled the game and claimed the second set. With this come back, Kim Clijsters got much needed confidence and won the third and deciding set 6-3. The finale of Australian Open 2011 women’s singles event thrilled the spectators and ended the first grand slam of the year 2011.

Who is going to win the Australian Open 2011 men’s singles title?

Australian Open 2011 has been a center of thrill as the most unexpected results have been seen throughout the men’s single event. Surprisingly, the Australian Open 2011 grand finale does not have number one and two seeded best tennis players competing. The final of Australian Open 2011 will be played between famous male tennis player Djokovic and the best British male tennis player Andy Murray. The number one seeded tennis player, Rafael Nadal lost to Spanish tennis player David Ferrer in quarter-final of Australian Open 2011 and Roger Federer lost to Djokovic in semi-final. In the second semi-final, Andy Murray defeated David Ferrer and qualified for finals of Australian Open 2011 to play against Djokovic. The results this year have been totally unexpected leaving everyone in utter shock. Due to the unpredictable game wins in Australian Open 2011, it has become actually difficult to speculate about the expected champion of Australian Open 2011.

Have your say on who is going to win the Australian Open 2011 men’s singles title!

Top Pakistani tennis player Aisam-ul-Haq in Australian Open 2011

The Pak-Indian doubles in tennis are casting spell in Australian Open 2011 and have made through to the third round of Australian Open 2011 after a thrilling win. Famous Pakistani tennis player and pride of Pakistan, Aisam-ul-Haq with his partner famous Indian male tennis player Rohan Bopanna defeated the French pair Jeremy Chardy and Arnaud Clement after giving them a very tough time. Pakistani greatest tennis player Aisam-ul-Haq and Rohan broke the serve of opponents in the first set and won the set by 6-3. In the second set, Aisam-ul-Haq and Rohan looked dominating but were over taken by the French pair with some purely amazing shots. The game went on to the third set where the match pretty much seemed in favor of French pair as they were leading with 4-1. But the Asian stars got back into the game and won the next five games in a row. Aisam-ul-Haq and Bopana won 54 points with hitting 3 aces in the match. Aisam-ul-Haq and Bopana are into third round of Australian Open 2011. Let’s see how the extraordinary Asians play in the coming stages of Australian Open 2011 men’s doubles event.

Youngest men/women champions of the Australian Open title (Singles, doubles and mixed doubles)

Not everyone enjoys fame and popularity in their earlier years. However, sports have been one of the platforms where many players set records being the youngest champions. The same goes for tennis tournaments where the young tennis players defeated the greatest tennis players and shocked the world. The Australian Open has been a platform for many famous tennis players that made their names prominent in the tennis world. The Australian Open provided opportunities for young talent to set records in singles, doubles and mixed doubles events. The youngest male/female tennis champions of the Australian Open title in singles, doubles and mixed doubles events are:

1)      Youngest male tennis champion of the Australian Open men’s singles title is Ken Rosewall ( 18 years, two months) in 1953

2)      Youngest female tennis champion of the Australian Open women’s singles title is Martine Hingis (16 years, three months) in 1997

3)      Youngest male tennis champion of the Australian Open men’s doubles title is Lew Hoad (18 years, two months) in 1953

4)      Youngest woman tennis champion of the Australian Open women’s doubles title is Mirjana Lucic (15 years, 10 months) in 1998

5)      Youngest woman tennis champion of the Australian Open mix doubles title is Venus Williams (17 years, seven months) in 1998

Whitewash wins for men/women players in Australian Open singles title

Going 6-0 in a particular game is easy but to go 6-0 in order to win the match is not easy. Tennis requires some excellent control in order to give no chance to the opponent to play serve of the serving player. Not many tennis players enjoy the flavor of whitewash in tennis. As for the Australian Open, six men tennis players and 13 women tennis players have been able to do a complete whitewash in one match to claim the victory. Here is the list of famous male and female tennis players who won the Australian Open singles title with a whitewash:

Whitewash result for men’s singles title in Australian Open (6-0, 6-0, and 6-0)

This record has been set by six famous male tennis players so far in Australian Open:

1)      Famous male tennis player James Anderson in the first round of Australian Open 1925

2)      Famous male tennis player Fred Perry in the quarter final of Australian Open 1935

3)      Famous male tennis player John Bromwich in the first round of Australian Open 1949

4)      Famous male tennis player Neale Fraser in the first round of Australian Open 1953

5)      Famous male tennis player Martin Mulligan in the first round of Australian Open 1960

6)      Famous male tennis player Richard Russel in the first round of Australian Open 1966

Whitewash result for women singles title in Australian Open (6-0, 6-0)

For this, 13 female tennis player claimed this whitewash, out of which four women did the whitewash in the 1998 Australian Open Grand Slam. In the same year, Mary Pierce achieved the feat twice due to her whitewash. Wendy Turnbull achieved this feat 3 times and Margaret Court achieved it four times.

Oldest men/women champions of Australian Open titles (singles and doubles)

Human propensity always allows it to revive its energy and perform at its best before exiting in any field. It all depends on the determination and passion to bring success for a person even at the oldest age. The case is the same with sports which allow every player to renew his or her passion and energy. In this revival, many players set records for all times to come. Tennis has been one such platform for many best tennis players who, even after taking long breaks during their playing career, made a comeback and set records. The Australian Open is also one such Grand Slam where the oldest tennis players made absolutely stunning comebacks and won the Australian Open championship. Here are the oldest men/women tennis champions of Australian Open titles in Singles and Doubles tournaments:

1)      Oldest male tennis champion of the Australian Open men’s single title is Ken Rosewall (37 years, two months) in year 1972

2)      Oldest female tennis champion champion of the Australian Open women’s title is Thelma Long (35 years, eight months) in year 1954

3)      Oldest male tennis champion of the Australian Open men’s doubles title is Norman Brookes (46 years, two months) in year 1924

4)      Oldest female tennis champion of the Australian Open women’s double titles is Thelma Long (37 years, seven months) in year 1956

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