The ten greatest male players in Wimbledon history

7. Rafael Nadal (2 Wins, 3 Runner-Ups)

Placing Nadal above grass-courters like Edberg and Laver is sure to raise some eyebrows and spark some controversy.

However, Nadal is not your traditional Wimbledon champion. Wimbledon has always favoured the aggressive, the slick and the smooth. Nadal is the antithesis of all these traits. He can be aggressive, but chooses defence. This formula did carry him to a grand total of five Wimbledon finals, and he won two of them.

Two of these five finals can be considered among the greatest in Wimbledon history – the 2007 final, with Nadal losing in the fifth, and the 2008 epic, the greatest match ever played. Nadal’s contribution toward the change in Wimbledon has been immense. He was the first baseliner since Borg to consistently put up high results at Wimbledon, and his matches against Federer on Centre Court will go down as some of the greatest the world has seen.