| PRE-TOURNAMENT ODDS: |
150/1 |
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| NATIONALITY: |
GER |
| BIRTH DATE: |
16/10/83 |
| BECAME PRO: |
2001 |
| WORLD RANKING: |
28 |
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| VERDICT |
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| Won his maiden title on the clay of Munich in April to cap a steady rise - a little over a year earlier he had been outside the top 100. Reached the third round last year on his second Wimbledon appearance and reached the semi-finals in Halle this month after defeating James Blake. A dangerous opponent on his day. |
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| TEN-YEAR GRAND SLAM HISTORY |
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07 |
06 |
05 |
04 |
03 |
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| Australian Open |
2R |
2R |
4R |
- |
- |
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| French Open |
2R |
2R |
1R |
- |
- |
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| Wimbledon |
- |
3R |
1R |
- |
- |
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| US Open |
- |
1R |
1R |
2R |
1R |
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