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Wimbledon 2015: Fact file of top players you have to watch out for

<p><img width: 620px; height: 376px; src="http://dd508hmafkqws.cloudfront.net/sites/default/files/styles/article_node_view/public/Cover-Wimbledon_AFP_AP.jpg"></p><p><strong>London:</strong> One of tennis' most prestigious tournament Wimbledon kicks off on Monday with top players battling for another coveted Grand Slam. Here's a look at the Men's and Women's top seeds who will feature during the course of the tournament.</p><p style="font-size: 13.0080003738403px; line-height: 20.0063056945801px;"><strong>Men to watch at Wimbledon:</strong></p><p style="font-size: 13.0080003738403px; line-height: 20.0063056945801px;"><strong><span style="font-size: 13.0080003738403px; line-height: 20.0063056945801px;">Novak Djokovic</span></strong></p><p style="font-size: 13.0080003738403px; line-height: 20.0063056945801px;"><img width: 620px; height: 437px; src="http://dd508hmafkqws.cloudfront.net/sites/default/files/styles/article_node_view/public/Djoko_AFP.jpg"></p><p style="font-size: 13.0080003738403px; line-height: 20.0063056945801px;"><em><strong>(Photo: AFP)</strong></em></p><p style="font-size: 13.0080003738403px; line-height: 20.0063056945801px;"><span style="font-size: 13.0080003738403px; line-height: 20.0063056945801px;">Seeded: 1</span></p><p style="font-size: 13.0080003738403px; line-height: 20.0063056945801px;"><span style="font-size: 13.0080003738403px; line-height: 20.0063056945801px;">Age: 28</span></p><p style="font-size: 13.0080003738403px; line-height: 20.0063056945801px;">Country: Serbia</p><p style="font-size: 13.0080003738403px; line-height: 20.0063056945801px;"><span style="font-size: 13.0080003738403px; line-height: 20.0063056945801px;">2015 Match Record: 41-3</span></p><p style="font-size: 13.0080003738403px; line-height: 20.0063056945801px;"><span style="font-size: 13.0080003738403px; line-height: 20.0063056945801px;">2015 Singles Titles: 5</span></p><p style="font-size: 13.0080003738403px; line-height: 20.0063056945801px;"><span style="font-size: 13.0080003738403px; line-height: 20.0063056945801px;">Career Singles Titles: 53</span></p><p style="font-size: 13.0080003738403px; line-height: 20.0063056945801px;"><span style="font-size: 13.0080003738403px; line-height: 20.0063056945801px;">Major Titles: 8 - Wimbledon ('11, '14), US Open ('11), Australian Open ('08, '11, '12, '13, '15)</span></p><p style="font-size: 13.0080003738403px; line-height: 20.0063056945801px;"><span style="font-size: 13.0080003738403px; line-height: 20.0063056945801px;">Last 5 Wimbledons: '14-Won Championship, 13-Lost in Final, '12-SF, '11-W, '10-SF</span></p><p style="font-size: 13.0080003738403px; line-height: 20.0063056945801px;"><span style="font-size: 13.0080003738403px; line-height: 20.0063056945801px;"><strong>Topspin:</strong> Fourth year in a row seeded No 1 at the All England Club. Djokovic has reached at least the semifinals each of the past five years, including winning the titles in 2011 and 2014. After a 28-match winning streak ended with a loss to Stan Wawrinka in the French Open final, he took some time off and did not enter any ATP grass-court tuneup tournaments. He leads tour in wins, titles this season.</span></p><p style="font-size: 13.0080003738403px; line-height: 20.0063056945801px;"><strong><span style="font-size: 13.0080003738403px; line-height: 20.0063056945801px;">Roger Federer</span></strong></p><p style="font-size: 13.0080003738403px; line-height: 20.0063056945801px;"><img width: 620px; height: 465px; src="http://dd508hmafkqws.cloudfront.net/sites/default/files/styles/article_node_view/public/Fed_AFP.jpg"></p><p style="font-size: 13.0080003738403px; line-height: 20.0063056945801px;"><em><strong>(Photo: AFP)</strong></em></p><p style="font-size: 13.0080003738403px; line-height: 20.0063056945801px;"><span style="font-size: 13.0080003738403px; line-height: 20.0063056945801px;">Seeded: 2</span></p><p style="font-size: 13.0080003738403px; line-height: 20.0063056945801px;"><span style="font-size: 13.0080003738403px; line-height: 20.0063056945801px;">Age: 33</span></p><p style="font-size: 13.0080003738403px; line-height: 20.0063056945801px;"><span style="font-size: 13.0080003738403px; line-height: 20.0063056945801px;">Country: Switzerland</span></p><p style="font-size: 13.0080003738403px; line-height: 20.0063056945801px;"><span style="font-size: 13.0080003738403px; line-height: 20.0063056945801px;">2015 Match Record: 34-6</span></p><p style="font-size: 13.0080003738403px; line-height: 20.0063056945801px;"><span style="font-size: 13.0080003738403px; line-height: 20.0063056945801px;">2015 Singles Titles: 4</span></p><p style="font-size: 13.0080003738403px; line-height: 20.0063056945801px;"><span style="font-size: 13.0080003738403px; line-height: 20.0063056945801px;">Career Singles Titles: 86</span></p><p style="font-size: 13.0080003738403px; line-height: 20.0063056945801px;"><span style="font-size: 13.0080003738403px; line-height: 20.0063056945801px;">Major Titles: 17 - Wimbledon ('03, '04, '05, '06, '07, '09, '12), US Open ('04, '05, '06, '07, '08), Australian Open ('04, '06, '07, '10), French Open ('09)</span></p><p style="font-size: 13.0080003738403px; line-height: 20.0063056945801px;"><span style="font-size: 13.0080003738403px; line-height: 20.0063056945801px;">Last 5 Wimbledons: '14-F, '13-2nd, '12-W, '11-QF, '10-QF</span></p><p style="font-size: 13.0080003738403px; line-height: 20.0063056945801px;"><span style="font-size: 13.0080003738403px; line-height: 20.0063056945801px;"><strong>Topspin:</strong> Has not won a Grand Slam title since earning his record 17th at Wimbledon in 2012. That allowed Federer to equal Pete Sampras and Willie Renshaw (who played in the 1880s) with seven championships at the All England Club. Federer now is playing in his 63rd Grand Slam tournament in a row, a record. He won the grass-court tournament in Halle, Germany, in June for the eighth time.</span></p><p style="font-size: 13.0080003738403px; line-height: 20.0063056945801px;"><strong><span style="font-size: 13.0080003738403px; line-height: 20.0063056945801px;">Andy Murray</span></strong></p><p style="font-size: 13.0080003738403px; line-height: 20.0063056945801px;"><img width: 620px; height: 465px; src="http://dd508hmafkqws.cloudfront.net/sites/default/files/styles/article_node_view/public/Murray_AFP.jpg"></p><p style="font-size: 13.0080003738403px; line-height: 20.0063056945801px;"><em><strong>(Photo: AFP)</strong></em></p><p style="font-size: 13.0080003738403px; line-height: 20.0063056945801px;"><span style="font-size: 13.0080003738403px; line-height: 20.0063056945801px;">Seeded: 3</span></p><p style="font-size: 13.0080003738403px; line-height: 20.0063056945801px;"><span style="font-size: 13.0080003738403px; line-height: 20.0063056945801px;">Age: 28</span></p><p style="font-size: 13.0080003738403px; line-height: 20.0063056945801px;"><span style="font-size: 13.0080003738403px; line-height: 20.0063056945801px;">Country: Britain</span></p><p style="font-size: 13.0080003738403px; line-height: 20.0063056945801px;"><span style="font-size: 13.0080003738403px; line-height: 20.0063056945801px;">2015 Match Record: 41-6</span></p><p style="font-size: 13.0080003738403px; line-height: 20.0063056945801px;"><span style="font-size: 13.0080003738403px; line-height: 20.0063056945801px;">2015 Singles Titles: 2</span></p><p style="font-size: 13.0080003738403px; line-height: 20.0063056945801px;"><span style="font-size: 13.0080003738403px; line-height: 20.0063056945801px;">Career Singles Titles: 33</span></p><p style="font-size: 13.0080003738403px; line-height: 20.0063056945801px;"><span style="font-size: 13.0080003738403px; line-height: 20.0063056945801px;">Major Titles: 2 - Wimbledon ('13), US Open ('12)</span></p><p style="font-size: 13.0080003738403px; line-height: 20.0063056945801px;"><span style="font-size: 13.0080003738403px; line-height: 20.0063056945801px;">Last 5 Wimbledons: '14-QF, '13-W, '12-F, '11-SF, '10-SF</span></p><p style="font-size: 13.0080003738403px; line-height: 20.0063056945801px;"><span style="font-size: 13.0080003738403px; line-height: 20.0063056945801px;"><strong>Topspin:</strong> No matter what else he accomplishes, he will always be remembered as the first British man in 77 years to win Wimbledon, beating Novak Djokovic in the 2013 final. His title defense ended in the quarterfinals last year against Grigor Dimitrov. Now being coached by former women's No 1 Amelie Mauresmo and former doubles specialist Jonas Bjorkman, he’s prepared for Wimbledon by winning a fourth title at Queen's Club.</span></p><p style="font-size: 13.0080003738403px; line-height: 20.0063056945801px;"><strong><span style="font-size: 13.0080003738403px; line-height: 20.0063056945801px;">Stan Wawrinka</span></strong></p><p style="font-size: 13.0080003738403px; line-height: 20.0063056945801px;"><img width: 620px; height: 406px; src="http://dd508hmafkqws.cloudfront.net/sites/default/files/styles/article_node_view/public/Stan_AFP.jpg"></p><p style="font-size: 13.0080003738403px; line-height: 20.0063056945801px;"><em><strong>(Photo: AFP)</strong></em></p><p style="font-size: 13.0080003738403px; line-height: 20.0063056945801px;"><span style="font-size: 13.0080003738403px; line-height: 20.0063056945801px;">Seeded: 4</span></p><p style="font-size: 13.0080003738403px; line-height: 20.0063056945801px;"><span style="font-size: 13.0080003738403px; line-height: 20.0063056945801px;">Age: 30</span></p><p style="font-size: 13.0080003738403px; line-height: 20.0063056945801px;"><span style="font-size: 13.0080003738403px; line-height: 20.0063056945801px;">Country: Switzerland</span></p><p style="font-size: 13.0080003738403px; line-height: 20.0063056945801px;"><span style="font-size: 13.0080003738403px; line-height: 20.0063056945801px;">2015 Match Record: 30-9</span></p><p style="font-size: 13.0080003738403px; line-height: 20.0063056945801px;"><span style="font-size: 13.0080003738403px; line-height: 20.0063056945801px;">2015 Singles Titles: 3</span></p><p style="font-size: 13.0080003738403px; line-height: 20.0063056945801px;"><span style="font-size: 13.0080003738403px; line-height: 20.0063056945801px;">Career Singles Titles: 10</span></p><p style="font-size: 13.0080003738403px; line-height: 20.0063056945801px;"><span style="font-size: 13.0080003738403px; line-height: 20.0063056945801px;">Major Titles: 2 - French Open ('15), Australian Open ('14)</span></p><p style="font-size: 13.0080003738403px; line-height: 20.0063056945801px;"><span style="font-size: 13.0080003738403px; line-height: 20.0063056945801px;">Last 5 Wimbledons: '14-QF, '13-1st, '12-1st, '11-2nd, '10-1</span><sup>st</sup></p><p style="font-size: 13.0080003738403px; line-height: 20.0063056945801px;"><span style="font-size: 13.0080003738403px; line-height: 20.0063056945801px;"><strong>Topspin:</strong> Coming off his second Grand Slam title, at Roland Garros, where he beat No 1 Novak Djokovic and No 2 Roger Federer along the way. Of all the major tournaments, has had the least success at Wimbledon, where he has yet to make it past the quarterfinals and has three first-round exits in the past five years. If his big forehand and beautiful-as-can-be one-handed backhand are on target, he can present problems for any opponent.</span></p><p style="font-size: 13.0080003738403px; line-height: 20.0063056945801px;"><strong><span style="font-size: 13.0080003738403px; line-height: 20.0063056945801px;">Marin Cilic</span></strong></p><p style="font-size: 13.0080003738403px; line-height: 20.0063056945801px;"><img width: 620px; height: 413px; src="http://dd508hmafkqws.cloudfront.net/sites/default/files/styles/article_node_view/public/Marin_AP.jpg"></p><p style="font-size: 13.0080003738403px; line-height: 20.0063056945801px;"><em><strong>(Photo: AP)</strong></em></p><p style="font-size: 13.0080003738403px; line-height: 20.0063056945801px;"><span style="font-size: 13.0080003738403px; line-height: 20.0063056945801px;">Seeded: 9</span></p><p style="font-size: 13.0080003738403px; line-height: 20.0063056945801px;"><span style="font-size: 13.0080003738403px; line-height: 20.0063056945801px;">Age: 26</span></p><p style="font-size: 13.0080003738403px; line-height: 20.0063056945801px;"><span style="font-size: 13.0080003738403px; line-height: 20.0063056945801px;">Country: Croatia</span></p><p style="font-size: 13.0080003738403px; line-height: 20.0063056945801px;"><span style="font-size: 13.0080003738403px; line-height: 20.0063056945801px;">2015 Match Record: 10-9</span></p><p style="font-size: 13.0080003738403px; line-height: 20.0063056945801px;"><span style="font-size: 13.0080003738403px; line-height: 20.0063056945801px;">2015 Singles Titles: 0</span></p><p style="font-size: 13.0080003738403px; line-height: 20.0063056945801px;"><span style="font-size: 13.0080003738403px; line-height: 20.0063056945801px;">Career Singles Titles: 13</span></p><p style="font-size: 13.0080003738403px; line-height: 20.0063056945801px;"><span style="font-size: 13.0080003738403px; line-height: 20.0063056945801px;">Major Titles: 1 - US Open ('14)</span></p><p style="font-size: 13.0080003738403px; line-height: 20.0063056945801px;"><span style="font-size: 13.0080003738403px; line-height: 20.0063056945801px;">Last 5 Wimbledons: '14-QF, '13-2nd, '12-4th, '11-1st, '10-1</span><sup>st</sup></p><p style="font-size: 13.0080003738403px; line-height: 20.0063056945801px;"><span style="font-size: 13.0080003738403px; line-height: 20.0063056945801px;"><strong>Topspin:</strong> Missed a portion of this season, including the Australian Open in January because of an injured right shoulder. When his dangerous serve and forehand are clicking, the 6-foot-6 (1.98-meter) Cilic is capable of beating anyone on a fast surface, as he proved by winning last year's US Open title. He’s ranked fourth on tour in aces and percentage of first-serve points won in 2014.</span></p><p style="font-size: 13.0080003738403px; line-height: 20.0063056945801px;"><strong><span style="font-size: 13.0080003738403px; line-height: 20.0063056945801px;">Rafael Nadal</span></strong></p><p style="font-size: 13.0080003738403px; line-height: 20.0063056945801px;"><img width: 620px; height: 349px; src="http://dd508hmafkqws.cloudfront.net/sites/default/files/styles/article_node_view/public/Nadal_AFP_1.jpg"></p><p style="font-size: 13.0080003738403px; line-height: 20.0063056945801px;"><em><strong>(Photo: AFP)</strong></em></p><p style="font-size: 13.0080003738403px; line-height: 20.0063056945801px;"><span style="font-size: 13.0080003738403px; line-height: 20.0063056945801px;">Seeded: 10</span></p><p style="font-size: 13.0080003738403px; line-height: 20.0063056945801px;"><span style="font-size: 13.0080003738403px; line-height: 20.0063056945801px;">Age: 29</span></p><p style="font-size: 13.0080003738403px; line-height: 20.0063056945801px;"><span style="font-size: 13.0080003738403px; line-height: 20.0063056945801px;">Country: Spain</span></p><p style="font-size: 13.0080003738403px; line-height: 20.0063056945801px;"><span style="font-size: 13.0080003738403px; line-height: 20.0063056945801px;">2015 Match Record: 33-11</span></p><p style="font-size: 13.0080003738403px; line-height: 20.0063056945801px;"><span style="font-size: 13.0080003738403px; line-height: 20.0063056945801px;">2015 Singles Titles: 2</span></p><p style="font-size: 13.0080003738403px; line-height: 20.0063056945801px;"><span style="font-size: 13.0080003738403px; line-height: 20.0063056945801px;">Career Singles Titles: 66</span></p><p style="font-size: 13.0080003738403px; line-height: 20.0063056945801px;"><span style="font-size: 13.0080003738403px; line-height: 20.0063056945801px;">Major Titles: 14 - Wimbledon ('08, '10), US Open ('10, '13), Australian Open ('09), French Open ('05, '06, '07, '08, '10, '11, '12, '13, '14)</span></p><p style="font-size: 13.0080003738403px; line-height: 20.0063056945801px;"><span style="font-size: 13.0080003738403px; line-height: 20.0063056945801px;">Last 5 Wimbledons: '14-4th, '13-1st, '12-2nd, '11-F, '10-W</span></p><p style="font-size: 13.0080003738403px; line-height: 20.0063056945801px;"><span style="font-size: 13.0080003738403px; line-height: 20.0063056945801px;"><strong>Topspin:</strong> After reaching the final in five consecutive Wimbledon appearances, including a pair of titles, he has failed to get past the fourth round in any of the past three years. At Stuttgart, Germany, in June, he won the first grass-court title since Wimbledon in 2010, but then lost an opening match at Queen's Club. Despite problems he's had this year, he still ranks fourth on tour in percentage of return games won.</span></p><p><strong><span style="font-size: 13.0080003738403px; line-height: 1.538em;">Women to watch at Wimbledon:</span></strong></p><p><strong><span style="font-size: 13.0080003738403px; line-height: 1.538em;">Serena Williams</span></strong></p><p><img width: 620px; height: 465px; src="http://dd508hmafkqws.cloudfront.net/sites/default/files/styles/article_node_view/public/Serena_AFP.jpg"></p><p><em><strong>(Photo: AFP)</strong></em></p><p><span style="font-size: 13.0080003738403px; line-height: 1.538em;">Seeded: 1</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 13.0080003738403px; line-height: 1.538em;">Age: 33</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 13.0080003738403px; line-height: 1.538em;">Country: United States</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 13.0080003738403px; line-height: 1.538em;">2015 Match Record: 32-1</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 13.0080003738403px; line-height: 1.538em;">2015 Singles Titles: 3</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 13.0080003738403px; line-height: 1.538em;">Career Singles Titles: 67</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 13.0080003738403px; line-height: 1.538em;">Major Titles: 20 - Wimbledon ('02, '03, '09, '10, '12), US Open ('99, '02, '08, '12, '13, '14), Australian Open ('03, '05, '07, '09, '10, '15), French Open ('02, '13, '15) Last 5 Wimbledons: '14-Lost in 3rd Round, '13-4th, '12-Won Championship, '11-4th, '10-W</span></p><p><strong style="font-size: 13.0080003738403px; line-height: 1.538em;">Topspin:</strong><span style="font-size: 13.0080003738403px; line-height: 1.538em;"> Halfway to a true Grand Slam and, as she prefers to see it, three-quarters of the way to a self-styled "Serena Slam," having won the past three major tournaments in a row. Steffi Graf in 1988 was the last woman to win all four Grand Slam tournaments in a single season. A five-time champion and two-time runner-up at Wimbledon, Williams hasn't been past the fourth round either of the last two years at the All England Club. As usual, did not enter any grass-court tuneup tournaments between French Open and Wimbledon.</span></p><p><strong><span style="font-size: 13.0080003738403px; line-height: 1.538em;">Petra Kvitova</span></strong></p><p><img width: 620px; height: 412px; src="http://dd508hmafkqws.cloudfront.net/sites/default/files/styles/article_node_view/public/Petra_AFP.jpg"></p><p><em><strong>(Photo: AFP)</strong></em></p><p><span style="font-size: 13.0080003738403px; line-height: 1.538em;">Seeded: 2</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 13.0080003738403px; line-height: 1.538em;">Age: 25</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 13.0080003738403px; line-height: 1.538em;">Country: Czech Republic</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 13.0080003738403px; line-height: 1.538em;">2015 Match Record: 24-7</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 13.0080003738403px; line-height: 1.538em;">2015 Singles Titles: 2</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 13.0080003738403px; line-height: 1.538em;">Career Singles Titles: 16</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 13.0080003738403px; line-height: 1.538em;">Major Titles: 2 - Wimbledon ('11, '14)</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 13.0080003738403px; line-height: 1.538em;">Last 5 Wimbledons: '14-W, '13-QF, '12-QF, '11-W, '10-SF</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 13.0080003738403px; line-height: 1.538em;"><strong>Topspin:</strong> Left-hander with a big serve and flat forehand consistently produces her best Grand Slam results on the grass at the All England Club, making it to at least the quarterfinals each of the last five years, including two titles in that span. She pulled out of a warmup tournament on grass at Eastbourne, England, citing an illness and saying she needed "to be in bed and drink hot tea."</span></p><p><strong><span style="font-size: 13.0080003738403px; line-height: 1.538em;">Maria Sharapova</span></strong></p><p><img width: 620px; height: 465px; src="http://dd508hmafkqws.cloudfront.net/sites/default/files/styles/article_node_view/public/Sharapova_AFp.jpg"></p><p><em><strong>(Photo: AFP)</strong></em></p><p><span style="font-size: 13.0080003738403px; line-height: 1.538em;">Seeded: 4</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 13.0080003738403px; line-height: 1.538em;">Age: 28</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 13.0080003738403px; line-height: 1.538em;">Country: Russia</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 13.0080003738403px; line-height: 1.538em;">2015 Match Record: 29-6</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 13.0080003738403px; line-height: 1.538em;">2015 Singles Titles: 2</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 13.0080003738403px; line-height: 1.538em;">Career Singles Titles: 35</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 13.0080003738403px; line-height: 1.538em;">Major Titles: 5 - Wimbledon ('04), US Open ('06), Australian Open ('08), French Open ('12, '14)</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 13.0080003738403px; line-height: 1.538em;">Last 5 Wimbledons: '14-4th, '13-2nd, '12-4th, '11-F, '10-4th, '09-2</span><sup>nd</sup></p><p><span style="font-size: 13.0080003738403px; line-height: 1.538em;"><strong>Topspin:</strong> Won her first Grand Slam title as a 17-year-old at the All England Club more than a decade ago, surprising Serena Williams in the final. Since then, though, Sharapova has returned to the championship match at the All England Club only once in 10 appearances. In seven of the past eight years, she's failed to even reach the quarterfinals at Wimbledon.</span></p><p><strong><span style="font-size: 13.0080003738403px; line-height: 1.538em;">Eugenie Bouchard</span></strong></p><p><img width: 620px; height: 465px; src="http://dd508hmafkqws.cloudfront.net/sites/default/files/styles/article_node_view/public/Eugience_AFP.jpg"></p><p><em><strong>(Photo: AFP)</strong></em></p><p><span style="font-size: 13.0080003738403px; line-height: 1.538em;">Seeded: 12</span></p><p>Age: 21</p><p><span style="font-size: 13.0080003738403px; line-height: 1.538em;">Country: Canada</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 13.0080003738403px; line-height: 1.538em;">2015 Match Record: 8-13</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 13.0080003738403px; line-height: 1.538em;">2015 Singles Titles: 0</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 13.0080003738403px; line-height: 1.538em;">Career Singles Titles: 1</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 13.0080003738403px; line-height: 1.538em;">Major Titles: 0 - Best: F, at Wimbledon ('14)</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 13.0080003738403px; line-height: 1.538em;">Last 5 Wimbledons: '14-F, '13-3rd, '12-Did Not Play, '11-DNP, '10-DNP</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 13.0080003738403px; line-height: 1.538em;"><strong>Topspin:</strong> After making it to at least the semifinals at the first three majors a year ago, including her Grand Slam final debut at Wimbledon, has taken significant step backward this season. She lost 10 of 11 matches in one stretch this year, including a first-round exit at the French Open and subsequently pulled out of the match at tuneup tournament in Eastbourne, England, citing stomach muscle injury, but said she'll still play at Wimbledon. She was the girls' junior champion at Wimbledon in 2012.</span></p><p><strong><span style="font-size: 13.0080003738403px; line-height: 1.538em;">Sabine Lisicki</span></strong></p><p><img width: 620px; height: 413px; src="http://dd508hmafkqws.cloudfront.net/sites/default/files/styles/article_node_view/public/Sabine_AFP.jpg"></p><p><em><strong>(Photo: AFP)</strong></em></p><p><span style="font-size: 13.0080003738403px; line-height: 1.538em;">Seeded: 18</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 13.0080003738403px; line-height: 1.538em;">Age: 25</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 13.0080003738403px; line-height: 1.538em;">Country: Germany</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 13.0080003738403px; line-height: 1.538em;">2015 Match Record: 15-15</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 13.0080003738403px; line-height: 1.538em;">2015 Singles Titles: 0</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 13.0080003738403px; line-height: 1.538em;">Career Singles Titles: 4</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 13.0080003738403px; line-height: 1.538em;">Major Titles: 0 - Best: F, at Wimbledon ('13)</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 13.0080003738403px; line-height: 1.538em;">Last 5 Wimbledons: '14-QF, '13-F, '12-QF, '11-SF, '10-DNP</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 13.0080003738403px; line-height: 1.538em;"><strong>Topspin:</strong> Never as good on any surface as she is on grass, where her booming serve becomes especially effective. She hit a record 27 aces in a victory at a Wimbledon tuneup tournament at Birmingham, England. She also holds the record for the fastest recorded serve, reaching 131 mph (211 kph) in a 2014 match.</span></p><p><strong><span style="font-size: 13.0080003738403px; line-height: 1.538em;">Madison Keys</span></strong></p><p><img width: 620px; height: 349px; src="http://dd508hmafkqws.cloudfront.net/sites/default/files/styles/article_node_view/public/Madison_AFP.jpg"></p><p><em><strong>(Photo: AFP)</strong></em></p><p><span style="font-size: 13.0080003738403px; line-height: 1.538em;">Seeded: 21</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 13.0080003738403px; line-height: 1.538em;">Age: 20</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 13.0080003738403px; line-height: 1.538em;">Country: United States</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 13.0080003738403px; line-height: 1.538em;">2015 Match Record: 17-10</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 13.0080003738403px; line-height: 1.538em;">2015 Singles Titles: 0</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 13.0080003738403px; line-height: 1.538em;">Career Singles Titles: 1</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 13.0080003738403px; line-height: 1.538em;">Major Titles: 0 - Best: SF, at Australian Open ('15)</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 13.0080003738403px; line-height: 1.538em;">Last 5 Wimbledons: '14-3rd, '13-3rd, '12-DNP, '11-DNP, '10-DNP</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 13.0080003738403px; line-height: 1.538em;"><strong>Topspin:</strong> Big serve and forehand should work well on grass, although she fared poorly in pre-Wimbledon play this year. Seven-time major champ John McEnroe, now an ESPN analyst, says about Keys: "If she can figure out the movement on the court, she's going to have a shot at going deep at an event like Wimbledon."</span></p>
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