Who are the 10 strongest tennis players in the history of this discipline? Those who you could be able to bet on for an almost certain victory on MI Sports Betting? We tried to make this list, even though it’s never easy to make a selection among the giants of this amazing sport…
10 – KEN ROSEWALL
Winner of 8 Grand Slam events, in the spectacular career of this very elegant player with one of the best backhands ever, only one title is missing at Wimbledon, despite 4 finals played. He had an exceptionally long career remaining steadily among the top 10 players in the world rankings from 1952 to 1975.
9 – ROD LAVER
He was the number one player in the world for seven consecutive years, winning on all surfaces of the time; above all, he was the only player in the history of tennis, including male and female, to complete two Grand Slams singles, first as an amateur in 1962 and then in the Open formula in 1969.
8 – JIMMY CONNORS
Jimmy Connors was first in the world rankings in the seventies and again in the eighties after the retirement of his great rival Björn Borg. He was number one in the world rankings for 268 consecutive weeks, winning eight Grand Slam games.
7 – BJORN BORG
The Swede was number one in the world and is considered one of the greatest tennis players in the history of tennis. Between 1974 and 1981, he was the first professional to win 11 Grand Slam titles: six at Roland Garros and five in a row at Wimbledon. The psychophysical wear and tear due to his long career led him to abandon tennis at the young age of 26.
6 – JOHN McENROE
John was the world’s number 1 for four years in a row from 1981 to 1984. He is famous for his style of play, for his hard-fought and spectacular matches with rivals like Björn Borg, Jimmy Connors and Ivan Lendl, and for his irritable character on the court.
5 – IVAN LENDL
Lendl holds the record for remaining at the top of the world rankings: 270 consecutive weeks. In his incredible career, the Czech, 8 times Slam winner and main protagonist of the eighties, has missed only the victory at Wimbledon.
4 – ANDRE AGASSI
Agassi won 60 ATP titles and 8 Slam tournaments. He held first place in the ATP ranking for 101 weeks and is one of the 8 players who in their career have managed to win all 4 titles of the Slam and the first to achieve the aforementioned Career Grand Slam on three different surfaces.
3 – PETE SAMPRAS
Sampras won 14 Grand Slam events, including 7 Wimbledon, 5 US Opens e 2 Australian Opens and was the last great interpreter of the pure Serve & Volley style: he beat with great power and often came to the net with extraordinary performances.
2 – ROGER FEDERER
Federer holds the overall record (17) of victories in Grand Slam tournaments in men’s tennis. Seven singles victories at Wimbledon, five at the US Open, four at the Australian Open and one at Roland Garros.
1 – RAFAEL NADAL
14 Grand Slam tournaments and record-breaking victories on red clay (49 titles), including nine titles at Roland Garros (absolute record). At the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, the tennis player, winning the gold medal in the men’s doubles with Marc Lopez, became the first tennis player to win all four Slam tournaments, the Davis Cup and the Olympic gold medal in both singles and doubles.
