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Greg Rusedski (born 6 September 1973) is a United
Kingdom|British tennis player. He was born in
Montreal, Quebec and turned professional in 1991.

He has been with his wife, Lucy Rusedski, for 13
years and they married in 1999.

Rusedski, who has a British mother and a
Canada|Canadian father, decided to adopt British
citizenship in 1995. His best tournament results
were reaching the final of the US Open (tennis)|US
Open in 1997 where he lost to Pat Rafter and
winning the Grand Slam Cup in 1999. He held the
record for the fastest recorded serve at 149 mph
(239.7 km/h) although this has since been beaten
by Andy Roddick.

Despite Rusedski's on-court successes and being
Britain's number two tennis player (Tim Henman was
number one), he was never regarded as a popular
player in the hearts and minds of British fans. 
In the 1999 US Open (tennis)|US Open, Rusedski's
temper caused him to squander a lead against Todd
Martin and lose the fourth round match; notable
about that match was Rusedski losing 14-plus
consecutive points during the fifth set.  Rusedski
had made derogatory comments about Henman after a
loss to his fellow Briton during the 2002 season.
In the US Open (tennis)|US Open of that year,
after being dispatched by Pete Sampras in the
fourth round after a gruelling 5-set match,
Rusedski made unsportsmanlike comments, calling
Sampras "a half-step slow", and predicted that
Sampras would lose his quarter-final to young
German star Tommy Haas. Sampras however went on to
win the tournament. In the 2003 Wimbledon
Championships|Wimbledon, during the second round,
Rusedski swore at the umpire after not being
allowed to replay a point after fan interference,
losing his temper and ultimately losing the match
to Andy Roddick 7-6 7-6 7-5.

Greg Rusedski has been plagued by injuries in
recent seasons. He tested positive for nandrolone
in January 2004, but was cleared of the charges in
a hearing on 10 March, 2004.

In 1997, Greg won the BBC Sports Personality of
the Year|BBC Sports Personality of the Year Award.
However, his career has never reached such heights
again and the next year fellow Briton Tim Henman
eclipsed Rusedski as Britain's number one tennis
player in both ranking and popularity.

Rusedski was defeated in the second round of
Wimbledon 2005 by Joachim Johansson of Sweden 6-7
(10-12) 6-3 4-6 6-7 (7-5).

Following the disappointment at Wimbledon,
Rusedski went on the have a successful few weeks
in July 2005.  First he defended his title at the
Hall of Fame Championship in Newport, Rhode
Island, beating Vince Spadea in the final.  This
was a great win for Rusedski as it was the first
time he successfully defended a title and the
third time he had won the championships; his first
win there in 1993 was his first ever tour title. 
He then went on to reach the semi-finals at both
the RCA Championships in Indianapolis, being
beaten by Taylor Dent, and the Canada Masters
Series Tournament in Montreal, losing to Andre
Agassi.


==External link==
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tennis/3499717.stm
BBC Sport - Greg Rusedski profile

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