or Andy Murray occupied either of the top two ranking spots, its current inhabitants were seven and six years old respectively.
A year ago, Djokovic strolled to a Wimbledon title that drew him level with Nadal and Federer on 20 grand-slam titles and marked his third grand-slam championship of the year. To many, it seemed inevitable that he would pass his great rivals as the sole record holder. Instead, Djokovic lost the US Open final in September, was deported from Australia in January and could not handle Nadal’s stratospheric level in their quarter-final in Paris.
With the seedings ensuring no repeat of the all-too-premature French Open quarter-final, the men’s draw is fairly balanced. Both ATP 500 grass champions, the seventh seed Hubert Hurkacz, and eighth seed, Matteo Berrettini, avoided a potential quarter-final with Nadal or Djokovic. As they look to continue their own excellent form on grass, the question is whether any other notable players can join them.
One of the obvious top contenders in the women’s draw, still open with so many possibilities, is Ons Jabeur, the victor in Berlin who between enjoying life with her new friend and doubles partner Serena Williams has reached the final in four of her last five events. The catch is that the one missed final just happened to be a first-round loss at the French Open.
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