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Born: September 17, 1985 Height: 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)Birthplace: Valašské Meziříčí, Czechoslovakia Residence: Monte Carlo, Monaco Turned pro: 2002 Plays: Right-handed (two-handed backhand) Career prize money: $10,154,024 Career titles: 7 Grand Slam results Website: www.tomasberdych.cz |
Tomáš Berdych is a professional tennis player from the Czech Republic. His most notable achievements are reaching the final of the 2010 Wimbledon Championships, and the semifinals of the 2010 French Open. He reached a career high of world no. 6 on October 18, 2010. Berdych turned pro in 2002, winning two Futures events, both in his country of the Czech Republic.
Playing style
Tomáš Berdych is known for having one of the cleanest and hardest-hitting games on the ATP tour. He is capable of generating great pace on both his groundstrokes and his serve, making him dangerous on every surface, especially on grass, a surface on which he has reached three ATP finals, including one at Wimbledon. At the same time, Berdych has reasonably sound footwork for being one of the taller players on the tour. Despite the technical strengths of his game, Berdych was known to be mentally fragile in important matches. However, since 2010 he has improved greatly in this regard, especially in Grand Slam events.
(Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom%C3%A1%C5%A1_Berdych)
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