Until the last couple of years, this Spanish baseliner was widely regarded as a claycourt specialist but he's produced some good results on the hard surface in recent times. Made the last eight here 12 months ago and also finished the season strongly, winning in Metz and finishing runner-up in Beijing. Should he bring that form here he'll be around in week two. Off the court, he has posed nude in Cosmopolitan magazine and been named Spain's most stylish man.
TEN-YEAR GRAND SLAM HISTORY
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Australian Open
QF
4R
3R
1R
1R
2R
1R
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French Open
QF
4R
QF
4R
QF
3R
4R
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Wimbledon
2R
2R
1R
2R
3R
1R
2R
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US Open
3R
4R
4R
4R
1R
3R
4R
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