{"id":62881,"date":"2015-10-05T11:21:27","date_gmt":"2015-10-05T11:21:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/6toplists.com\/?p=62881"},"modified":"2021-03-27T21:33:42","modified_gmt":"2021-03-27T21:33:42","slug":"top-10-tallest-tennis-players-in-the-world-3rd-1st","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/6toplists.com\/?p=62881","title":{"rendered":"Top 10 Tallest Tennis Players In The World 3rd-1st"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">3. Jerzy Janowicz<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"188\" src=\"http:\/\/6toplists.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/janowicz_2605646a-300x188.jpg\" alt=\"tallest tennis player, jerzy janowicz \" class=\"wp-image-62886\" title=\"Jerzy Janowicz Polish tennis player\" srcset=\"https:\/\/6toplists.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/janowicz_2605646a-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/6toplists.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/janowicz_2605646a-250x156.jpg 250w, https:\/\/6toplists.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/janowicz_2605646a-510x319.jpg 510w, https:\/\/6toplists.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/janowicz_2605646a.jpg 620w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Filip Jerzy Janowicz (born November 13, 1990 in Lodz, Poland) is a <strong>Polish tennis player<\/strong>. In his career he has won tournaments at ATP level and his <strong>best ranking position is the no. 14<\/strong> in August 2013. He reached the final at Roland Garros and the US Open juniors in singles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In 2012 BNP Paribas Masters while he was in the position no. 69 in the rankings, he defeated in straight games <a href=\"http:\/\/www.atpworldtour.com\/en\/players\/dmitry-tursunov\/t315\/overview\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dmitry Tursunov<\/a> and Florent Serra in the standings, and then Philipp Kohlschreiber (n. 19), <a href=\"http:\/\/6toplists.com\/top-10-tallest-tennis-players-in-the-world-10th-7th\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Marin Cilic<\/a> (n. # 15), Andy Murray (no. 3), Janko Tipsarevic (no. 9) and Gilles Simon (no. 20) to reach the end of his first Masters 1000 tournament played in which lose to No. 5 -ranked David Ferrer. Also in this final he managed to serve with a <strong>speed of 242 km \/ h<\/strong>, branded as <strong>his personal record<\/strong> and the seventh fastest serve in history since records exist, courtesy of his height reaching 2.04 meters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">\namzn_assoc_placement = \"adunit0\";\namzn_assoc_tracking_id = \"drainflies-20\";\namzn_assoc_ad_mode = \"search\";\namzn_assoc_ad_type = \"smart\";\namzn_assoc_marketplace = \"amazon\";\namzn_assoc_region = \"US\";\namzn_assoc_default_search_phrase = \"Jerzy Janowicz\";\namzn_assoc_default_category = \"All\";\namzn_assoc_linkid = \"d306a63510256465b058144540bb9659\";\namzn_assoc_title = \"Shop Related Products\";\namzn_assoc_search_bar = \"true\";\namzn_assoc_search_bar_position = \"top\";\n<\/script>\n<script src=\"\/\/z-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/onejs?MarketPlace=US\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Advantages<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Jerzy Janowicz is an <strong>attacking player<\/strong>. Right handed, <strong>he practices a two-handed backhand<\/strong> which it is known that he uses it regularly and successfully damped. This was particularly the case during his term in Bercy in 2012. It is now the <strong>second fastest server<\/strong> in the history of Bercy, with an 230 km \/ h ace during his match against Andy Murray, it also moves very well for a tall player and has great creativity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Jerzy Janowicz is based on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=z_jCJiInLB4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">aggressive serves <\/a>that usually exceed 200 km \/ h, his services are often measured between about 220 and 230 km \/ h &#8211; using a style of play more and more common on the ATP Tour. It also has a <strong>strong power back hand<\/strong> . He managed a timed service at 251 km \/ h during a Challenger in Szczecin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At Wimbledon 2013, <strong>he works his way to the semifinals<\/strong> where he falls before the one who would eventually became champion Andy Murray 6-7, 6-4, 6-4, 6-3. After this result Janowicz first managed to get in the top 20 of the ATP.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Jerzy Janowicz Meltdown | Australian Open 2013\" width=\"625\" height=\"352\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/7hfTDuISM4U?feature=oembed&#038;wmode=opaque\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2. John Isner<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"http:\/\/6toplists.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/John_Isner_2011_FO-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"John Isner tennis player\" class=\"wp-image-62896\" title=\"John Isner - 2.08m tall\" srcset=\"https:\/\/6toplists.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/John_Isner_2011_FO-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/6toplists.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/John_Isner_2011_FO-767x1024.jpg 767w, https:\/\/6toplists.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/John_Isner_2011_FO-187x250.jpg 187w, https:\/\/6toplists.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/John_Isner_2011_FO-510x681.jpg 510w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>John Isner is an <strong>American tennis player<\/strong> born April 26, 1985 in Greensboro, North Carolina. Professional player since 2007, he won ten titles on the ATP Tour and lost two in ten final Masters 1000: Indian Wells in 2012 where he faced <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rogerfederer.com\/en.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Roger Federer<\/a> in Cincinnati in 2013 and where he tilts against Rafael Nadal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>His best result in Grand Slam<\/strong> is a quarter-final at the US Open losing to Andy Murray in 2011. Described as &#8220;<em>Ivo Karlovi\u0107 in power connections<\/em>&#8221; by it, his <strong>serves are his greatest weapon<\/strong> of his game. He is one of the greatest players of the circuit (2.08 m, 108 kg).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In doubles, he won three titles including the Masters of Rome in 2011, together with his compatriot Sam Querrey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At Wimbledon 2010, he won the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=2W3bB7-adxM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">longest match<\/a> in<strong> tennis history<\/strong> against the French Nicolas Mahut.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He is coached by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.atpworldtour.com\/en\/players\/justin-gimelstob\/g354\/overview\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Justin Gimelstob<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Considered at the time as the successor of Andy Roddick, the American has <strong>not really fulfilled all the hopes<\/strong> placed in him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">\namzn_assoc_placement = \"adunit0\";\namzn_assoc_tracking_id = \"drainflies-20\";\namzn_assoc_ad_mode = \"search\";\namzn_assoc_ad_type = \"smart\";\namzn_assoc_marketplace = \"amazon\";\namzn_assoc_region = \"US\";\namzn_assoc_default_search_phrase = \"John Isner\";\namzn_assoc_default_category = \"All\";\namzn_assoc_linkid = \"d306a63510256465b058144540bb9659\";\namzn_assoc_title = \"Shop Related Products\";\namzn_assoc_search_bar = \"true\";\namzn_assoc_search_bar_position = \"top\";\n<\/script>\n<script src=\"\/\/z-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/onejs?MarketPlace=US\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Game style<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>His game relies on his very imposing size and is based on the <strong>terrible power<\/strong> he prints his blows mainly in serves and forehand. His <strong>main weapon is undoubtedly its serve<\/strong>. He is one of six tennis players who reached the milestone of 1,000 aces in a season, with Andy Roddick, Goran Ivanisevic, Milos Raonic, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.biography.com\/people\/pete-sampras-9470460\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pete Sampras<\/a> and Ivo Karlovi\u0107.<div class=\"related-article_box related-article-right\">\r\n    <div class=\"related-art-title\">Related<\/div>\r\n    <div id=\"thumbnail_box\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/6toplists.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/250624-pn-image-sport-john-isner.jpg);\"><a href=http:\/\/6toplists.com\/top-10-longest-tennis-matches-3rd-1st\/ class=\"related_a\"><div id=\"thumbnail_box_top\"><\/div><div id=\"thumbnail_box_bottom\"><div id=\"thumbnail_box_bottom_text\"><span style=\"color: white;\">Read article: <\/span><br><span class=\"related_span\" >Longest Tennis Matches: Isner vs Mahut<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A true reference in the field, <strong>some players mentally prepare before their match<\/strong> at the idea of playing the tie-breaks in front of him and do not have a lot of exchanges to play, making it an <strong>atypical opponent<\/strong> and feared.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He owes the nickname &#8220;Big Ben&#8221;, in addition to his large, square template to the feeling that it is &#8220;ringing the bells&#8221; when he hits balls to the serve. His <strong>baseline game is based primarily on a forehand<\/strong> also very powerful and steady. He is becoming a formidable tennis player with a very soft touch. Finally, he has a strong mind. However, its large gauge prevents move quickly. On the downside, although having gained regularity, and <strong>his return of serve are judged<\/strong> a little tender and constitute weaknesses. This makes him a <strong>player of fast surfaces<\/strong>, coating allowing it to best express his qualities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It is also to date one of the <strong>greatest runners in the history of tennis<\/strong>. Indeed, he played many games suspense, the insane, but especially exceptionally long scenario (he played the<strong> longest game in the history<\/strong> against Nicolas Mahut), which mainly shows his great mental qualities. His longest game (vs Mahut) is <strong>featured on our Toplist of 10 Longest Tennis Matches<\/strong>, as well as his game vs Mathieu: <a href=\"http:\/\/6toplists.com\/top-10-longest-tennis-matches\/\">http:\/\/6toplists.com\/top-10-longest-tennis-matches\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Highlights: Andy Murray (GBR) v John Isner (USA)\" width=\"625\" height=\"352\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/cbZIlDESmlQ?feature=oembed&#038;wmode=opaque\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">1. Ivo Karlovic<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"219\" height=\"300\" src=\"http:\/\/6toplists.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/ivo-karlovic-156-mph-serve-219x300.jpg\" alt=\"Ivo Karlovic, tallest tennis player\" class=\"wp-image-62921\" title=\"Ivo Karlovic - 2.08m\" srcset=\"https:\/\/6toplists.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/ivo-karlovic-156-mph-serve-219x300.jpg 219w, https:\/\/6toplists.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/ivo-karlovic-156-mph-serve-183x250.jpg 183w, https:\/\/6toplists.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/ivo-karlovic-156-mph-serve-510x699.jpg 510w, https:\/\/6toplists.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/ivo-karlovic-156-mph-serve.jpg 511w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 219px) 100vw, 219px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Ivo Karlovi\u0107, born 28 February 1979 in Zagreb, is a <strong>Croatian tennis player<\/strong>, professional since 2000.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nicknamed the &#8220;Croatian Giant&#8221;, &#8220;Dr. Ivo&#8221; or &#8220;white Shreky&#8221; he reaches a <strong>height of 2.11 m<\/strong>, the tallest player on the ATP circuit. Simple a good player, he is <strong>very comfortable on grass<\/strong> where he has gleaned two titles at the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nottingham_Open\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nottingham Open <\/a>and the quarterfinals at Wimbledon in 2009.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Fastest tennis serve<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>He is also one of the <strong>best servers in the league<\/strong> with an average of <strong>18 aces per match<\/strong> in 2008, but the former holder of the <strong>fastest service<\/strong> on the professional circuit in first ball. This service and withering of rare effectiveness, however contrasts with his <strong>backhand, which is very low<\/strong>. Ivo Karlovi\u0107 is one of six players who <strong>surpassed the 1,000 aces in a season<\/strong> with Pete Sampras, Goran Ivanisevic, John Isner, Andy Roddick and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.atpworldtour.com\/en\/players\/milos-raonic\/r975\/overview\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Milos Raonic<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">\namzn_assoc_placement = \"adunit0\";\namzn_assoc_tracking_id = \"drainflies-20\";\namzn_assoc_ad_mode = \"search\";\namzn_assoc_ad_type = \"smart\";\namzn_assoc_marketplace = \"amazon\";\namzn_assoc_region = \"US\";\namzn_assoc_default_search_phrase = \"Ivo Karlovic\";\namzn_assoc_default_category = \"All\";\namzn_assoc_linkid = \"d306a63510256465b058144540bb9659\";\namzn_assoc_title = \"Shop Related Products\";\namzn_assoc_search_bar = \"true\";\namzn_assoc_search_bar_position = \"top\";\n<\/script>\n<script src=\"\/\/z-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/onejs?MarketPlace=US\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<p>On Saturday, March 5, 2011, he became the new owner after Andy Roddick, of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=5iCsIV-Vy8Q\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">fastest service at 251 km \/ h<\/a> (156 mph) in a doubles match of the first round of the Davis Cup in 2011 against Germany, he nevertheless <strong>lost in five sets<\/strong>. It will be dethroned a year later by Australian <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=uqmy9oxEJig\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Samuel Groth <\/a>(263 km \/ h). On June 19, 2015 in Halle, during his quarterfinal match against Tomas Berdych, <strong>Karlovi\u0107 generates 45 aces<\/strong>, beating his record for most aces in a match in two sets. In August 2015, he made his 1000th ace in career at the Canada Masters against Milos Raonic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He <strong>characterizes his way of serving<\/strong> with a final rebound significantly higher than previous, accompanied by a roaring sound. This ritual announcing his opponent of the initiation of the &#8220;prune machine&#8221; as some call it, typical <strong>dreaded by many players<\/strong> at the idea of seeing scroll balls and wait for a possible drop in regime Ivo finally get a break opportunity.<div class=\"related-article_box related-article-right\">\r\n    <div class=\"related-art-title\">Related<\/div>\r\n    <div id=\"thumbnail_box\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/6toplists.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/djokovicnadalopv1.jpg);\"><a href=http:\/\/6toplists.com\/top-10-longest-tennis-matches-10th-7th\/ class=\"related_a\"><div id=\"thumbnail_box_top\"><\/div><div id=\"thumbnail_box_bottom\"><div id=\"thumbnail_box_bottom_text\"><span style=\"color: white;\">Read article: <\/span><br><span class=\"related_span\" >Longest Tennis Matches: Stepanek vs Karlovic<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Formidable opponent<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Very comfortable on grass<\/strong> (he reached the quarterfinals at Wimbledon and won two titles on this surface), it is much less on earth, despite a title in Houston in 2007. He never reached beyond the third round of Roland Garros. On <strong>hard surface, the results are more mixed<\/strong> although with two titles and eighth finals at the 2010 Australian Open.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If indeed he has never won a major tournament, <strong>Ivani\u0161evi\u0107 still represents a formidable opponent<\/strong> for even the best players in the world (he beat two world number ones <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=qeOrOJFEYmc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Roger Federer in the Cincinnati Masters <\/a>2008 and Novak Djokovic in Open Doha 2015). He <strong>provides the mental challenge his opponents<\/strong> often forcing them to make the decision to tie-breaks. His playing style, few focused on physics, allowing it to retain a remarkable level of overall game even at an advanced age.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Karlovic is also <strong>featured in our 10 Longest Tennis Matches article<\/strong>: <a href=\"http:\/\/6toplists.com\/top-10-longest-tennis-matches\/\">http:\/\/6toplists.com\/top-10-longest-tennis-matches\/<\/a> where we covered his 5 hours and 59 minutes match against Stepanek.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-embed-handler wp-block-embed-embed-handler wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=FhZr7yA2Cbs\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>3&#8230;.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":71,"featured_media":62936,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1232,1252],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-62881","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sport","category-tennis"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/6toplists.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62881","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/6toplists.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/6toplists.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/6toplists.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/71"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/6toplists.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=62881"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/6toplists.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62881\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":115531,"href":"https:\/\/6toplists.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62881\/revisions\/115531"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/6toplists.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/62936"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/6toplists.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=62881"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/6toplists.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=62881"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/6toplists.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=62881"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}