Djokovic, Federer, Murray and Nadal will Give us an Unforgettable Wimbledon

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Published: June 12, 2013

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Wimbledon, the mother of all Grand Slams, where great champions have been born and careers have being bookended with the meaning they lacked, is almost upon us.

Ahead of the tournament, French Open champion Rafael Nadal decided to forego his usual preparatory grass court tournament, while his semifinal opponent Novak Djokovic has done likewise.

French Open absentee Andy Murray is busy getting his season back on track with the tournament at Queens, London, while Roger Federer has returned to Halle, where he will also partner German No. 1 Tommy Haas in doubles.

 

The Lead Up

The lead up to Wimbledon this year from the Big Four has seemed cautious and measured, but at the risk of stating the obvious, the signs indicate that all four players are gunning for this title more so than ever before.

Novak Djokovic, for one, has decided against playing a preparatory tournament as he did in 2011 when he won the Wimbledon title. I've always thought not playing a preparatory grass court tournament was a risky decision. However, if we know anything of Djokovic, it is that he is a bold man. It speaks volumes that he has decided to fine tune what he must believe is a winning game plan in the privacy of his close company.

Roger Federer, surely well aware of his dip in form over recent weeks, took measures (including playing doubles with Tommy Haas) to ensure he enters Wimbledon in his best possible shape. For a man who skipped Doha, Miami and Monte-Carlo, tournaments that he could have used to play himself into better form this season, that is a bigger decision than it may seem.

For Andy Murray, the lead up to Wimbledon is crucial. The Scot missed the French Open through injury and performed poorly, by his standards, in the European clay court tournaments. His reaction to that performance was to hit the courts at Queens and begin earnest preparation. While Nadal and Djokovic were st...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Tennis

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