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Wimbledon 2019: Players to watch
Most people will only be able to name a few current tennis players.
On the men’s side, four names have dominated the sport since 2004 - Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic and Andy Murray, also known as the Big Four.
However, Djokovic is the youngest at 32, and with Federer at 37 - positively ancient in the world of tennis - it is clear that their reign will not or cannot last for much longer.
Between them, they have won 54 of the last 60 men's major singles titles, from 2004 Wimbledon through to the 2019 French Open, with at least one of them appearing in every major final during this period apart from two exceptions.
For the women, there hasn’t been a monopoly quite like the men’s, but still the dominance of Serena Williams has meant that it has been hard for anyone to catch up with her.
Her total of 23 Grand Slam singles titles marks the record for the most Grand Slam tournament wins in the Open Era.
So who will eventually take their places?
Alexander Zverev
With already one ATP World Tour final win under his belt, beating Djokovic, the 22-year-old has 11 career titles in total.
He was first brought to attention in 2014 when he won the Braunschweig title at just 17 years and three months.
When quizzed about Zverev, Rafael Nadal said: “He is a clear possible future No.1, he has all the shots.”
Stefanos Tsitsipas
Just one rank behind Zverev, the Greek has caused a few upsets in the game, having beaten Federer, Nadal and Djokovic in different tournaments and winning three career titles.
Last year he won the Next Generation ATP Finals, a season end event for the best singles players who were 21 and under during the world tour.
Ashleigh Barty
Often known as just Ash Barty, the Australian actually took a two-year hiatus in 2014 due to mental health difficulties, and instead took up competitive cricket.
When she returned to the game in June 2016, she was unranked, but within just six months she was ranked 325 and now she is placed on top of the world.
Félix Auger-Aliassime
The youngest player to break the top 100 since Rafael Nadal, the 18-year-old has caused eye-catching upsets at tournaments, defeating higher ranked seeds or staple names in the game, like Nick Kyrigos, Dustin Brown and Grigor Dimitrov.
Tsitsipas has named him as his toughest opponent after being beaten in straight sets at Queens, saying in a post match interview: “He's the most difficult opponent I've ever faced, there's not much to come up with when you play against him. He's pretty much solid from everywhere.”
Wimbledon is his first appearance at a major Grand Slam and he won his first match against fellow Canadian Vasek Pospisil, beating him 5-7, 6-2, 6-4, 6-3.
Cori Gauff
The 15-year-old American has made history by being the youngest person in the Open Era of tennis to enter the main draw at Wimbledon. In her first match she will play Venus Williams, who Gauff has stated as the reason she picked up a racquet.
She became the junior No. 1 at the age of 14, winning the girls’ French Open, and the current No. 301 has definitely got the mettle to go all the way.
Paul Jubb
A wildcard entry into Wimbledon, the 19-year-old has done something no other Brit has managed to do - win the NCAA title in the US, a title previously won by the likes of John McEnroe, Jimmy Connors and Bob Bryan.
He followed this achievement with beating the No.81 player at the Eastbourne International, raising his own ranking from 579 to 472.
Whilst the Hull native still has a long way to go in becoming a household name, he will undeniably be someone to look out for in upcoming years.
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