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Top 10 Tennis Players in Open Era: RANKED Men’s Singles

By Harry Floyd

Jul 31, 2016; Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Novak Djokovic of Serbia kisses the champions trophy after defeating Kei Nishikori of Japan to win the Rogers Cup tennis tournament at Aviva Centre. Mandatory Credit: Dan Hamilton-USA TODAY Sports
Jul 31, 2016; Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Novak Djokovic of Serbia kisses the champions trophy after defeating Kei Nishikori of Japan to win the Rogers Cup tennis tournament at Aviva Centre. Mandatory Credit: Dan Hamilton-USA TODAY Sports /
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Sept 3, 2016; New York, NY, USA; Ivan Lendl the coach of Andy Murray in attendance during the match on day six of the 2016 U.S. Open tennis tournament at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. Mandatory Credit: Robert Deutsch-USA TODAY Sports /

Top 10 Tennis Players in the Open Era: Men’s Singles

#6 – Ivan Lendl

Ivan Lendl is a former world No. 1 tennis player.

He is in the news in recent years for his coaching of tennis star Andy Murray. Lendl has 8 Grand Slam singles titles to his name. Lendl is largely considered to be the player that introduced “power tennis” to the sport. His style of play featured intense topspin and strength that he used to dominate opponents.

Murray is no doubt graced by having one of the greatest in the sport of tennis by his side. Under his tutelage, Murray became a world No. 1 himself.

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