Wimbledon 2013: Breaking Down Top Contenders at All-England Club

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Published: June 21, 2013

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After Rafael Nadal captured his eighth French Open title, we look ahead to the next Grand Slam of the year, Wimbledon.

Roger Federer has historically owned Wimbledon, racking up an impressive seven singles titles at the tournament. However, he hasn't played as well this year, and some believe the 31-year-old is on the decline.

So who will it be? Nadal? Federer? World No. 1 Novak Djokovic? Andy Murray?

Here are my top three contenders at Wimbledon 2013.

 

3. Roger Federer



Roger Federer may be the King of Grass, but he hasn't looked like a king this year.

The Swiss great is 26-7 on the year. That includes going 0-2 against Nadal, 0-1 against Andy Murray and 0-1 against Tomas Berdych.



Obviously, this is Federer's tournament—with seven career Wimbledon titles—and he's coming off his first singles title of the year in Halle, so he still has a shot at winning at the All-England Club.

But for the first time in, well, forever, I don't have a whole lot of confidence in Federer heading into Wimbledon. He's going to have to raise his level of play considerably.

 

2. Novak Djokovic



While Novak Djokovic's loss to Nadal in the semifinals of the French Open was practically inevitable, the Serb put forth a valiant effort that probably would have defeated anyone at Roland Garros beyond the King of Clay.

The fact that Djokovic is 33-5 with three singles titles in 2013 and it has largely been regarded as a down year for him speaks to how dominant he was the past two years.

Still, it is what it is. The way Nadal is going, Djokovic probably needs to be Djokovic circa 2011 to beat the Spaniard, even on grass. That's a tall task.

 

1. Rafael Nadal



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