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Rusedski was defeated in the second round of Wimbledon in 2005 by Joachim Johansson of Sweden 7 – 6, 3 – 6, 6 – 4, 7 – 6.
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Greg Rusedski, whom Sampras had defeated in a long five-set third round match at the US Open, said that Sampras was " a step and a half slower " and predicted that Sampras would lose his next match.
After a competitive first set, where Rusedski was edged out by Henman in a tie-break, Henman dispatched his opponent 7 – 6, 6 – 2, 6 – 3.
Rusedski tested positive for nandrolone in January 2004, but was cleared of the charges in a hearing on 10 March 2004.
Tim Henman, Greg Rusedski, and Andy Murray are the only British men who have been ranked inside the top 50 in the past twenty years, and of those, only Henman was brought through the LTA junior set-up ( and he came from a tennis family that organised much of his development themselves ), with Rusedski learning his tennis in Canada, and Murray moving to Barcelona at the age of 15 to train at the Sánchez-Casal Academy in Barcelona.
His best performance in Grand Slam singles competition was at the 2002 Wimbledon championships, where he reached the semifinal, beating Britain's Greg Rusedski in five sets en route, as well as former champion Richard Krajicek.
For the first time in his career, his ranking was high enough for him to be granted regular entry ( i. e. without having to qualify ) into the Hall of Fame Tennis Championships in Newport, Rhode Island the week after Wimbledon, which his compatriot Greg Rusedski had won the previous two years.
He defeated Sébastien Grosjean who was in the top 10 at the time, in the first round, then Taylor Dent, Greg Rusedski and Xavier Malisse were beaten before Marat Safin ended his run.
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The following months brought successes such as the title of the Super 9 ( the current Masters Series ) at Indian Wells, where he defeated hard-serving Greg Rusedski in the final.
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In the 2003 Wimbledon tournament, Rusedski swore at the umpire in the second round 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.
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But a defeat for Rusedski in the first round of the Challenger Event in Dnepropetrovsk, Ukraine, left him ranked 38th, just one place short of regaining the British top spot.
Rusedski finally reclaimed the British number one spot on 15 May 2006, overtaking Andy Murray by getting to the third round of the Rome Masters Event.
But Rusedski lost the top British ranking after a first round exit at Wimbledon.
Henman reached the semifinals of the French Open while Rusedski never made it past the fourth round at that tournament.
In the 2002 US Open, after losing to Pete Sampras in the third round after a gruelling 5-set match, Rusedski described Sampras as " a half-step slow ", and predicted that Sampras would lose his fourth round match to young German star Tommy Haas.
He ended the streak in the first round of 2000 Wimbledon with an opening round 6 – 3, 6 – 7 ( 5 ), 6 – 3, 6 – 7 ( 8 ), 9 – 7 win over 14th seed Greg Rusedski, in a five set marathon, which lasted for nearly four hours.
:* Third round — Defeated Greg Rusedski ( Great Britain ) 7-6 7-5
Rusedski and Wimbledon
Rusedski now provides commentary and analysis on the BBC's Wimbledon coverage.
Rusedski has often been overshadowed in the British press by the more popular Henman, especially at Wimbledon.
However, Henman reached six Grand Slam semi-finals and an additional four quarter-finals, whereas Rusedski reached just two Grand Slam quarter-finals in total – his US Open final performance, and at Wimbledon ( also in 1997 ), a venue where he consistently under-performed.
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A poor end to the year by Henman almost allowed Rusedski to overtake him as British number one again.
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In Great Britain's two key Davis Cup ties in the World Group knockout stage, Rusedski lost all four singles rubbers, despite home advantage ( against the USA in 1999 and Sweden in 2002 ).
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Gregory " Greg " Rusedski ( born 6 September 1973, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada ) is a British Canadian former tennis player who turned professional in 1991 and played until his retirement on 7 April 2007, at the age of 33.
On 7 April 2007, Rusedski officially retired from tennis after partnering Jamie Murray to a doubles victory over the Netherlands in a Davis Cup match, a result which gave Great Britain a winning 3 – 0 lead in the tie.
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Rusedski reached the singles final of the US Open in 1997, where he lost to Pat Rafter in four sets ( shortly thereafter reaching his career high rank of World No. 4 ).
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He has coached top players including Greg Rusedski and Mark Philippoussis.
In 1998, Tim Henman eclipsed Rusedski as Britain's number one tennis player.
Rusedski, however, won the Grand Slam Cup in 1999.
Following that disappointment, Rusedski had a successful July.
Rusedski has stayed involved with professional tennis in his retirement, and currently works for the Lawn Tennis Association as a talent and performance ambassador.
Rusedski held the record for fastest serve at 149 miles per hour until Andy Roddick broke it.
On 25 January 2009, Rusedski announced a shock return to professional tennis.
Because of this, Rusedski quickly retracted his announcement and to date is still retired.
Rusedski won more singles titles than compatriot Henman, with 15 singles titles compared to Henman's 11.
Rusedski also reached the final of the US Open in 1997 while Henman never made it past the semi-finals of a Grand Slam tournament.
Neither Rusedski nor Henman ever reached the quarterfinals of the Australian Open.
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