Novak Djokovic
(June 28, 2015) Profiles of the top Men’s Singles contenders for 2015 Wimbledon. Note: Grand Slam records for main draw matches only. – by Jack Cunniff http://twitter.com/jrcunniff
2015 Record: 41-3
Grand Slam Record: 193-34
Wimbledon Record: 45-8
Wimbledon Best Result: Won (2011, ‘14)
Fast Fact: Djokovic is currently 11th in Open Era Wimbledon match wins with 45, but could pass Agassi (46), Lendl (48), Ivanisevic (49), Edberg (49), and Borg (51) with a title defense.
2015 Record: 34-6
Grand Slam Record: 285-47
Wimbledon Record: 73-9
Wimbledon Best Result: Won (2003, ’04, ’05, ’06, ’07, ’09, ‘12)
Fast Fact: Federer is trying to reach his 10th Wimbledon final, the most for a player at a single major in the Open Era; he’s currently tied for first (9 Wimbledon finals) with Nadal (9 French Open finals).
2015 Record: 41-6
Grand Slam Record: 145-35
Wimbledon Record: 41-8
Wimbledon Best Result: Won (2013)
Fast Fact: In 2015, Murray has a 41-2 record (95.3%) against players other than Novak Djokovic, but an 0-4 record vs. Djokovic.
Stan Wawrinka
2015 Record: 30-9
Grand Slam Record: 94-39
Wimbledon Record: 13-10
Wimbledon Best Result: QF (2014)
Fast Fact: Wawrinka has won 20 matches in Grand Slam events over the last year, more than any man except Djokovic.
Kei Nishikori
2015 Record: 37-9
Grand Slam Record: 44-23
Wimbledon Record: 7-6
Wimbledon Best Result: 4R (2014)
Fast Fact: Nishikori’s career record vs. Top Ten players is 23-35, but over the past year he has a winning record vs. the Top Ten (10-8).
Tomas Berdych
2015 Record: 37-11
Grand Slam Record: 111-47
Wimbledon Record: 29-11
Wimbledon Best Result: RU (2010)
Fast Fact: Berdych’s career record vs. Top 50 opponents on grass is 17-17 (50%).
Milos Raonic
2015 Record: 23-10
Grand Slam Record: 39-17
Wimbledon Record: 8-4
Wimbledon Best Result: SF (2014)
Fast Fact: In his last 10 appearances in Grand Slam events, Raonic has compiled a 27-1 record vs. players ranked outside of the Top 25 (lost to Sijsling, 2R 2013 Wimbledon).
Marin Cilic
2015 Record: 10-9
Grand Slam Record: 66-28
Wimbledon Record: 13-7
Wimbledon Best Result: QF (2014)
Fast Fact: Cilic has won a professional title every year for the last 7 years (since 2008), but has yet to reach a final in 2015.
2015 Record: 33-11
Grand Slam Record: 195-27
Wimbledon Record: 39-8
Wimbledon Best Result: Won (2008, ‘10)
Fast Fact: Until winning in Stuttgart two weeks ago, Nadal hadn’t defeated a Top 50 opponent on grass since the 2011 Wimbledon semifinals.
Grigor Dimitrov
2015 Record: 19-12
Grand Slam Record: 23-19
Wimbledon Record: 8-5
Wimbledon Best Result: SF (2014)
Fast Fact: Excluding Dimitrov’s run to the 2014 Wimbledon semifinals, his record in Grand Slam events would be .500 (18-18).
Gilles Simon
2015 Record: 28-13
Grand Slam Record: 61-36
Wimbledon Record: 12-9
Wimbledon Best Result: 4R (2009)
Fast Fact: In his 36 Grand Slam events, Simon has earned a Top 20 seed in half of his appearances, but has managed to reach the quarterfinals only once (2009 Australian Open).
Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
2015 Record: 11-6
Grand Slam Record: 89-29
Wimbledon Record: 22-7
Wimbledon Best Result: SF (2011, ‘12)
Fast Fact: All 18 players to have defeated Tsonga in Grand Slam events have career high rankings in the Top 25; only three of those players have never reached the Top Ten. (Klizan – 24, Karlovic – 14, Dolgopolov – 13).
Kevin Anderson
2015 Record: 25-14
Grand Slam Record: 35-25
Wimbledon Record: 6-6
Wimbledon Best Result: 4R (2014)
Fast Fact: Anderson is attempting to win his 200th career ATP match in the opening round of Wimbledon (199-149).
Feliciano Lopez
2015 Record: 16-15
Grand Slam Record: 76-54
Wimbledon Record: 29-13
Wimbledon Best Result: QF (2005, ’08, ‘11)
Fast Fact: Lopez enters Wimbledon with a losing record on grass for the year (2-3, 40%) the first time that’s happened since 2008.
John Isner
2015 Record: 21-14
Grand Slam Record: 40-28
Wimbledon Record: 5-6
Wimbledon Best Result: 3R (2014)
Fast Fact: In his past 2 Wimbledon appearances, Isner has a 3-2 record, and has played 155 total games in under 9 hours, less than his historic 2010 match vs. Mahut (183 total games, over 11 hours).