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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.
Cash played in his third Davis Cup final in 1990. This time, Australia lost 2–3 to the United States. Cash continued to play on the circuit on-and-off through the mid-1990s. A series of consecutive injuries to his Achilles tendon, knees, and back prevented him from recapturing his best form after winning Wimbledon in 1987.
This is a list of top international male singles tennis players, both past and present. It includes players who have met one or more of the following criteria in singles: Officially ranked among the top 25 players by the Association of Tennis Professionals (since 1973) Ranked among the top 10 by an expert (e.g. A. Wallis Myers) before 1973
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 ...
Andre Kirk Agassi (/ ˈ æ ɡ ə s i / AG-ə-see; [3] [4] born April 29, 1970) is an American former professional tennis player. [5] He was ranked as the world No. 1 in men's singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) for 101 weeks, including as the year-end No. 1 in 1999.
James Scott Connors (born September 2, 1952) [2] is an American former professional tennis player. He was ranked as the world No. 1 in men's singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) for 268 weeks (fifth-most of all time), and finished as the year-end No. 1 five times.