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posted on 5/7/11

Henri Laconte. Hugely entertaining left hander who played the game for fun more than achievements.

posted on 5/7/11

Björn Borg. Iceman. Started the female screaming tennis fan

posted on 5/7/11

Mine was Miloslav Mecir, one of the best not to win a slam (although he was a runner-up twice).

Fantastic baseline game, great movement, deft touch, and extraordinary disguise on his shots, hence the French nickname for him - The Magician (can't remember the French, sorry).

Players who most play like him today - Murray up to a point, but Tomic perhaps even more. For the curious, there's some grainy youtube footage of him and also a good wiki article.

comment by SdotD (U1574)

posted on 5/7/11

federer because of the way he plays and amazing shots

tsonga for being a very entertaining player and very crazy

safin is just a legend and i love his racket smashing

posted on 5/7/11

Stefan Edberg.

comment by kinsang (U3346)

posted on 5/7/11

Jimmy Connors, especially in his latter years. The runs at Wimbledon in 87 and US Open in 91, were in many ways just as great as his GS titles. I believe there is youtube video of a point played against Paul Harhuis (spelling??!!) - just the most amazing point ever. The ultimate fighter with never-say-die spirit.

posted on 6/7/11

I've got a bit of a soft spot for Tsonga. He was the first pro I've ever seen play live at this years wimbledon and I was there when he hops over the net right after he won the game. He seems like a real character and a genuine down-to-earth guy.

comment by alex4 (U8845)

posted on 11/7/11

My faves:
Henman
Safin
Nalbandian
Berrer

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