Roger Federer

     Roger Federer is a Swiss tennis player and is currently ranked number one in the world.  He is the first person since 1988 to win three of the four grand slams in one year.  He is also the first person to win ten titles in only three years.  This year he won the Australian Open without losing a single set.  Roger is good on the whole court.  He has good footwork, good speed, he is an excellent volleyer, and he hits his serve at an average speed of one-hundred and twenty miles per hour. 

           Rafael Nedal

     Rafael Nedal is a Spanish Tennis player and has been number two in the world longer than anyone else.  He has earned the nickname “King of Clay” because of his sixty-two wins in a row on clay.  He started his professional career at only seventeen years old and is one out of two people to win the French open on his first appearance.  He is one of the few who can beat Roger Federer.

     Andre Agassi is a former number one, but he retired in 2006.  He won eight grand slam titles and a gold medal in singles.  He won all four grand slams during his career and earned $2,000,000 in fewer tournaments than anyone before him.  He usually played on the baseline and could hit angled shots from all the way back.  He was known for his timing, reflexes, and incredible hand-eye coordination.

Andy Roddick is an American  tennis player and a former number one.  He is currently number four.  Roddick, however has only won one grand slam title, the 2003 U.S. Open where he beat Juan Carlos Ferrero.  He has lost three times to Federer in the 2004 and 2005 Wimbledon final and the 2006 U.S. Open Final.  Roddick currtenly holds the fastest serve record of one-hundred fifty-five miles per hour!

                Pete Sampras

Pete Sampras is former number one and won fourteen grand slam titles. He holds the record for most grand slam titles.  He is the only player to rank number one at the end of the year six years in a row.  He almost won Wimbeldon eight times in a row!!!!!!!!!!  He won it in 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999, and 2000.  He would have had eight in a row if he hadn’t lost in the quarterfinals of 1996 to Richard Krajicek.  He also shares the record of most U.S . Open titles with Jimmy Conors.  He won the U.S Open in 1990, 1993, 1995, 1996, and 2002.  His other two titles were the Australian Open in 1994 and 1997.