Pictures: Gisela Dulko and her new husband as of Wednesday

The No. 4 ranked female tennis player in doubles, Gisela Dulko married Fernando Gago, who plays football for Real Madrid.

 

 

 

Will the greatest tennis players, Roger Federer and Martina Hingis play in the Olympics 2012 doubles?

The news or rumor was that one of the greatest Swiss male tennis player would play one of the greatest Swiss female tennis players in the 2012 Olympics in doubles. Yes, we are talking about Roger Federer and Martina Hingis playing in the London Olympics 2012. However nothing has been finalized as Hingis has not been approached by Federer directly which is why she is not considering the offer seriously.

Roger Federer despite of his losing regime is still No.3 at the ATP rankings but for Hingis to be accepted at mixed doubles by ITF, she will have to have a doubles or singles ranking by June 11, 2012. She would have to make a place among the Top 10 doubles ranking or Top 56 singles ranking. As the five-time Grand Slam singles champion Hingis considers the option but mostly humbly admitted that she will be under a lot of pressure if she played.

 

New ATP and WTA rankings-2011

As Wimbledon ended (the second Grand Slam of the year), the ATP and WTA made calculations and announced the new rankings for 2011. After winning the Wimbledon title by defeating Nadal in the final, Djokovic rose to ATP No. 1 rank. It is the first time in 7 years that a player other than Federer and Nadal is ranked No. 1. Djokovic is the 25th player to reach the ATOP No.1 seed.

Djokovic stayed at No. 2 since March but he surpassed Nadal with 48-1 and eight titles including two Grand Slams of Wimbledon and Australian Open this year. Nadal is the new No. 2 on ATP and Federer is at No. 3 followed by Murray and Soderling. And how can we miss on Tomic who made an upset by defeating Soderling. This helped him attain the 71st seed from 158th, his career high ranking.

As for the women tennis player, the collapse and upset exit of William sisters hit their rankings bitterly. Serena Williams is now ranked 175th on WTA, her career lowest. Her sister Venus Williams dropped from 30th to 34th as she lost to Mattek-Sands in the fourth round of Wimbledon. Wozniacki even after losing is still the No. 1 female player. The Wimbledon Champion Kvitova’s rank rose to No. 7 and Sharapova moved one spot as well to No. 5.

Top ten female tennis players of Hard Court

Only professional pennis Players can flourish in the tennis arena and those of them who look up to it as their passion have turned out to be the greatest tennis players. Such passionate and best tennis players make up for the exclusive club of wonderful players who have churned out some of the greatest hits ever. Hard court game is one such professional tennis game that makes up for a perfect watch and has managed to garner a lot of people as its spectators from all over the world.

US Open and Australian Open are some of the major Grand Slams that are played across in the hard court tennis area space. There are some best women tennis players who have proved out to be versatile in the hard court games. Hard courts in general facilitate the game to a very great extent and the bouncing capacity is increased to a considerable level in hard court games than many others. The best part about the Hard Court in tennis is that it is very easy and simple to maintain unlike other courts that require a lot of extra care and attention to keep them in good condition. Below is the list of top ten best women tennis players/ famous female tennis players of hard court:

1. Lindsay Davenport
2. Steffi Graf
3. Chris Evert
4. Monica Seles
5. Kim Clijsters
6. Venus Williams
7. Serena Williams
8. Justine Henin
9. Martina Navratilova
10. Helen Jacobs

These famous female tennis player are known to churn out some of the best ever performances in the tennis history.

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 male tennis players of French Open

French Open for the male category is a popular game and has a huge opening. French Open is one of the prestigious title and winning it definitely adds in a great meaning to a person’s life. It is one of the toughest games that have managed to garner the attention of many across the world. Even the media has it in full coverage as there are a great number of people following it up every time a French Open begins. Just by getting a French Open championship a tennis player gets into the tag of hottest tennis player.

There are some greatest male tennis players who established their determination in clay court games as well and in turn have carved way for the Championships positions that they hold today. The commitment and the kind of zeal and passion they showed towards the game have brought them to be in the list of best male tennis players of all times in the tough game of French Open Single’s Championship.

On the whole, French open tournaments are considered to be one tournament that demands a great deal of physical activities. The players need to have a total power over them and the floor and needs to be astoundingly quicker upon to triumph on the championship grounds. For a good tennis player ranking certainly matters a lot.

The top ten famous male  and hot tennis players in French Open Championship are enlisted below as per the ranking.

1. Max Decugis
2. Björn Borg
3. Henri Cochet
4. Rafael Nadal
5. Paul Aymé
6. André Vacherot
7. Maurice Germot
8. Gustavo Kuerten
9. René Lacoste
10. Ivan Lendl

Rafael Nadal is one among the best Spanish tennis players and the current heart throb in the field of tennis who has managed to make it big at a very young age.

Top ten male tennis players of Clay Court

Clay court tennis games are played with a entirely different set of style unlike the other tennis games. One need to have a great amount of focus and energy to play in a clay court as it commands a lot of involvement all throughout the game. There is a huge difference in the gaming experience in each of the tennis courts. For instance, the grass court needs a different skill set to play in it. The clay court needs a different skill set and some of the greatest male tennis players who have managed to find place in the top ten male tennis players slot are mentioned below:

1. Max Decugis
2. Björn Borg
3. Henri Cochet
4. Rafael Nadal
5. Paul Aymé
6. André Vacherot
7. Maurice Germot
8. Gustavo Kuerten
9. René Lacoste
10. Ivan Lendl

Famous male tennis player Björn Borg is the most famous among all Swedish tennis players and has got some great games to his credits. He is revered as a greatest  tennis player and has proved his mettle especially on the clay courts. His clay court strikes stand out to be amazing even in today’s tennis games. Clay courts are bound to be the best place to exhibit one’s talents to a great extent as the surface itself is a challenging one. The game will be entirely different based on the clay court on which it is played. For instance, when the clay is red in color in a particular court then it will be much slower than the other ones and proves out to be a difficult ground to keep the game in the best form. Max Decugis is the best of all French tennis players from France who has proved to be the best on a clay court area and is one of the all time favorite player for many of who follow tennis fervently.

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.

 

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