As you may know, the Australian Open, one of the four major worldwide tournaments in tennis, starts on this Sunday, January 15, 2012. The top seeds for the tournament are as follows:
From Serbia,
Novak Djokovic, the defending champion from last year's (2011) Australian Open.
From Spain,
Rafael Nadal, winner of the 2009 Australian Open.
From Switzerland,
Roger Federer, 4 time (2004, 2006, 2007, 2010) Australian Open champion.
From The United Kingdom (Scotland),
Andy Murray, runner up in the last two years' (2010 & 2011) Australian Open.
Outside of the above list of players, I believe Jo-Wilfried Tsonga from France has a chance at knocking off one of the top four players from the finals. Tsonga is currently ranked number six in the world and is playing without a coach.
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| Jo-Wilfried Tsonga |
I also have high hopes for Canadian youngster Milos Raonic. He has a big serve and I believe that he has a great future in tennis, despite his injury in the French Open that led to his forfeit.
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| Milos Raonic |
Even further I will be on the lookout for an American player by the name of John Isner. John seems to put up a good fight against top players. In the French Open he came close to taking out Nadal, arguably the greatest clay court player to date. John plays with a lot of heart and is motivated to improve his game. I believe that if he continues to apply himself, he can become one of the top ten players in the world of tennis.
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| John Isner |
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