I'm not a big fan of the top few players in tennis, for a variety of reasons:
- They are generally bland and emotionless, lacking real personality.
- I like to see players that really look like they are having fun. Smile!
- They take forever to serve the damn ball. I almost need to fast forward as they bounce the ball 27 times before hitting a serve. Get on with it already.
- They don't run down every ball and play every point like it's the last. I don't want to watch lazy players, even if they are really adept at winning.
Having said that, here's who I like (with their current world ranking after their name):
- Andy Roddick (5): A completely transformed player that I'd love to see make it back to the top. Well-rounded, fun to watch, great foot speed, and also gets bonus points for not taking forever to serve (one of my pet peeves).
- Marin Cilic (17): Seems on the verge of being among the top players in the world. Great serve, great speed for a really tall guy.
- Tommy Haas (21): Great scrappy player, intense, never gives up.
- Lleyton Hewitt (32): Same story here, great scrappy player, intense and determined.
- John Isner (55): Recently beat Roddick at the US Open, very cool and collected, great serve, will be interesting to see where he goes.
- Daniel Koellerer (62): Always fun to watch, even when he's losing badly. The on court theatrics are something that's great to see in tennis as it gets the crowd into it.









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