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Winning Percentages of All Time Top Players on All Surfaces

Here are the winning percentages of the top players of all time on all surfaces.

All surfaces % * W–L
1. Sweden Björn Borg 82.72 608–127
2. Spain Rafael Nadal 82.34 550–118
3. United States Jimmy Connors 82.29 1217–262
4. Czechoslovakia/United States Ivan Lendl 81.76 1071–239
5. United States John McEnroe 81.55 875–198
6. Switzerland Roger Federer 81.32 814–187
7. Serbia and Montenegro/Serbia Novak Djokovic 78.32 401–111
8. United States Pete Sampras 77.44 762–222
9. Germany Boris Becker 76.91 713–214
10. Argentina Guillermo Vilas 76.78 919–278
* = minimum 400 wins

This all makes very interesting reading. It will be interesting to see if Djokovic can continue to rise. He needs a really good 2012 to pass Roger on this table!

Boris Becker’s Wife in Good Hands

Boris Becker seems to be loving it at the moment in Australia, but as we can see from this picture his wife is also enjoying him being away! ;)

Boris Becker Has Launched His Own TV Website

Have you ever wondered what Boris Becker is upto these days? Well no neither have I, but now you have an opportunity to see what Boris has been getting upto. Boris Becker has launched his very own internet TV website which hosts and provides video content just about Boris. This does seem quite self centered, but it is worth a look. Head over to Boris-Becker.tv.

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Boris Becker Joins Forces with Klip America

Boris Becker & Co of Baar Switzerland and Klip America of San Diego/California USA have jointly announced that Klip America will become the licensee for Boris Becker Tennis Rackets and Equipment in the United States, Europe, Australia, Africa and parts of Asia. As per the agreement, Klip America will also assume responsibility for Boris Becker Apparel in North America and Mexico.

Klip America served as the US Distributor for Boris Becker Tennis Equipment and Apparel for the past 18 months, now taking over as the licensee effective January 1, 2009.

Boris Becker & Co. is co-owned by tennis legend and three times Wimbledon Champion Boris Becker. He has been involved with Volkl Tennis for the past 10 years and this association will continue with a collection of premium rackets made for the Becker line that will be manufactured by Volkl using their high quality German technology.

“The Boris Becker Collection will be an exclusive high end and tight range of rackets. They will be made to the highest specifications and tolerances using technology developed specifically and approved for the Becker Collection,” said Sean Frost Managing Director of Klip America.