Player profiles - the men

13 April 2012
ROGER FEDERER

ANDY RODDICK
The brash American was taught a grass-court lesson by Roger Federer last year but the game's biggest server has all the attributes to win in on grass. Almost certain to be in the mix-up and a revenge chance against the star would be thrilling.

LLEYTON HEWITT
Left reeling last year when as defending champion he was the subject of one of the tournament's biggest ever shocks against Ivo Karlovic. Has lost some of the edge which swept him to the 2002 crown and the likes of Federer and Roddick have gone ahead.

TIM HENMAN
Henman has fought back well from the shoulder injury which threatened to wreck his 2003. But after four semi-finals and the quarters last year, the annual question is, has Henman missed his chance to finally reach his first Grand Slam final?

MARAT SAFIN
Still yet to fill the enormous potential he showed when sweeping to the US Open title in 2000. The infuriatingly inconsistent Russian reached this year's Australian Open final against all the odds but there are better men about on the Wimbledon grass.

DAVID NALBANDIAN
Nalbandian has surprised just about everybody by building on his shock 2002 final appearance and becoming one of the best players in the world. At home as much on grass as anywhere else, the confident Argentinian has a real hope of reaching the last four.

JUAN CARLOS FERRERO
The Spanish clay-court great has been racked by injury and fitness concerns this season and will not relish Wimbledon fortnight. Reached the fourth round last year but was always up against it and cannot be fancied to make much of an impact.

RAINER SCHUETTLER
The German has been hovering in the world's top 10 almost unnoticed since a brilliant 2003 when he reached the Australian Open final and the fourth round in the three other Slams. But after a bad start to 2004 Schuettler remains an outside bet.

GUILLERMO CORIA
Coria reigns as the undisputed clay-court great having recently gone 31 matches unbeaten on the surface. But on grass his form is another matter entirely. Has failed to win in just two previous visits to Wimbledon and that record may continue.

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