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Shelton is the son of former professional tennis player and Florida Gators men's tennis coach Bryan Shelton. [5] His mother, Lisa Witsken Shelton, was also a highly ranked junior tennis player, and his uncle, Todd Witsken, was a professional tennis player. His sister, Emma, played college tennis at Florida. [6]
In his first competitive tournament of the year, Djokovic beat Stan Wawrinka in a five-set epic in the fourth round of the Australian Open, lasting over five hours, and being deemed to be one of the best matches ever played, [194] [195] [196] with Wawrinka deeming it to have been the best match that he ever played.
Pete Sampras (born August 12, 1971) is an American former professional tennis player. [4] One of the most successful tennis players of all time, he was ranked as the world No. 1 in men's singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) for 286 weeks (third-most of all time), and finished as the year-end No. 1 six consecutive times.
In 2009 it was written that Rod Laver "is considered by most folks who saw him play and many who've heard of his accomplishments, to be as great a tennis player that ever lived—current players included.". In July 2017, tennis player Roger Federer called Rod Laver the greatest of all time. [85]
Federer is the player with the longest time span (14 years) between his first and most recent dates at No. 1 (February 2004–June 2018), [23] while Rafael Nadal is the only player to hold the top ranking in three different decades, spanning 11 years and 5 months (2008–2020). Djokovic has the longest time span (12 years) between his first and ...
Fritz was awarded a wildcard into his first ATP 250 tournament of 2016 at Memphis and knocked off the second-seeded Steve Johnson, who at No. 29 was the highest ranked player Fritz had ever defeated. With his victory over Ričardas Berankis in the semifinal, he became the youngest American to reach an ATP final since Michael Chang in 1988, and ...
Ruud is the son of former professional tennis player Christian Ruud [72] and Lele Ruud. He has two sisters, Caroline and Charlotte, and shares a passion for golf with his father. [73] He grew up in the Snarøya district of Bærum, with Rafael Nadal as his tennis idol. [74] Ruud has been dating his girlfriend, Maria Galligani since 2018.
Leander Adrian Paes (/ p eɪ s / PAYSS; born 17 June 1973) is an Indian former professional tennis player and the 1st Asian man to be inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame. He is regarded as one of the greatest doubles tennis players of all-time and holds the record for the most doubles wins in the Davis Cup. [4]