Novak, Rafa & Rog combined have won the last 9 Wimbledon titles.
(With a little luck) any one of them could leave W with the #1 ranking.
Novak Djokovic is the defending champion.
After a steelar 2011 he has not defended very many of his title.
He has 2 titles on the year - at this point last year he had a whopping 7.
Novak posted the above pic with the caption:
Hello! Did you miss me? I missed you & I am back to my good old habits...
Eating grass with my team :)
Back to the good old All England Lawn Tennis Club, and feeling good.
After his Qf loss at Halle Rafa went home & enjoyed some R&R with friends.
Rafa has made the final at Wimbledon the last 5 times he's played.
Remember he didn't play in '09 but he was the champion in '08 & '10.
He gave his Facebook fans a little snippet today:
I'm back to Wimbledon. I want to do a great tournament!
Rog is a 6-times champion at SW19: '03-'07 & '09.
He heads to Wimbledon with a runner-up showing at Halle (loss to Haas).
Since his Sf loss to Novak at the USO he has won 7 titles.
That's the most on tour in that date range.
Roger has not won a Slam since the Aussie Open in 2010.
Rog in an interview: I don't go through days thinking, my God...
I haven't won a Grand Slam in so long. I don't get pulled down by it.
Actually, I think I get motivated by it. It doesn't come in phases.
I'm always been hungry for success and that's a good thing.
Novak Djokovic Wins Opener at Wimbledon
Wimbledon - First Round
1 Novak Djokovic d Juan Carlos Ferrero - 63 63 61
Tradition dictates that the men's defender open play on Center Court.
And he did so in impressive fashion.
About the honor: You feel the tradition and history.
So many legends have won trophies here that made them big tennis stars.
This is the most respected tournament in the world...
Centre Court feels like a theatre...
The crowd have great knowledge about tennis.
Photo: Reuters
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