THE 2017 CONTENDERS

BBC pundit and former Brit No 1 Tim Henman’s top tips...

ANDY MURRAY

wimbledon wins: 2

The world No 1 and defending

Wimbledon champ had shingles earlier this year, but fought his way back to the french open semis in June. ‘illness means you can’t practise enough. if he feels healthy, he’s still a favourite.’

ROGER FEDERER

wimbledon wins: 7

roger won this year’s Australian open after a six-month break recovering from injury, but skipped the french open to save himself for Wimbledon. ‘if he can win on the hard court of australia, he can definitely win on grass.’

RAFAEL NADAL

wimbledon wins: 2

rafael has just won a record-breaking 10th french open.

‘rafa’s feeling good about his game and is a threat for any tournament. people forget that he’s only 30 because he’s been around for so long.’

NOVAK DJOKOVIC

wimbledon wins: 3

Novak lost his mojo recently, crashing out of the french open.

‘He was so good 12 months ago, having won four grand slams in a row. now he’s rebuilding his career and has changed his team. it’s really interesting that he’s working with andre agassi.’

JOHANNA KONTA

wimbledon wins: 0

The British female No 1 is on top form, and

Serena Williams’ pregnancy has left the women’s draw wide open.

‘she’s had an incredible couple of years, but Karolina pliskova has had impressive results and venus williams is still a great champion.’