| Name |
Greg Rusedski |
| Height |
6 ft 4 in |
| Naionality |
English-Canadian |
| Date of Birth |
6-September-1973 |
| Place of Birth |
Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Famous for |
Tennis Player |
Greg Rusedski is a British Canadian former tennis player who turned professional in 1991 and played until his retirement on 7 April 2007, at the age of 33. He represented Canada at the beginning of his career and changed to United Kingdom in 1995. He is a former British no. 1 and ATP world no. 4.
Rusedski now provides commentary and analysis on the BBC's Wimbledon coverage. He also provides commentary and analysis on British Eurosport for the French Open and Sky Sports for the US Open. Rusedski's first career singles tournament title was at the Hall of Fame Championship in Newport, Rhode Island in 1993. Rusedski reached the singles final of the US Open in 1997, where he lost to Pat Rafter in four sets (shortly thereafter reaching his career high rank of world no. 4). He also won the BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award. In 1998, Tim Henman eclipsed Rusedski as Britain's no. 1 tennis player. Rusedski, however, won the Grand Slam Cup in 1999. Rusedski was defeated in the second round of Wimbledon in 2005 by Joachim Johansson of Sweden, 6–7, 6–3, 4–6, 6–7. Following that disappointment, Rusedski had a successful July. He defended his title at the Hall of Fame Championship, defeating Vince Spadea in the final. This was the first time he had successfully defended a title and the third time he had won the championship. He then reached the semifinals at both the RCA Championships in Indianapolis, losing to Taylor Dent, and the Canada Masters tournament in Montreal, losing to Andre Agassi. In the 2002 US Open, after losing to Pete Sampras in the third round after a gruelling five-set match, Rusedski described Sampras as "a half-step slow" and predicted that Sampras would lose his fourth-round match to young German star Tommy Haas. Sampras, however, went on to win the tournament.
In the 2003 Wimbledon tournament, Rusedski swore at the umpire in the second round after not being allowed to replay a point after fan interference, losing his temper and ultimately losing the match to Andy Roddick, 6–7, 6–7, 5–7. Rusedski tested positive for nandrolone in January 2004, but was cleared of the charges in a hearing on 10 March 2004.
