Stefan Edberg
Stefan Edberg
Stefan Bengt Edbergis a Swedish former world no. 1 professional tennis player. A major proponent of the serve-and-volley style of tennis, he won six Grand Slam singles titles and three Grand Slam men's doubles titles between 1985 and 1996. He also won the Masters Grand Prix and was a part of the Swedish Davis Cup-winning-team four times. In addition he won four Masters Series titles, four Championship Series titles and the unofficial Olympic tournament 1984, was ranked in the singles...
NationalitySwedish
ProfessionTennis Player
Date of Birth19 January 1966
CityVastervik, Sweden
CountrySweden
I think that over the years people grew to understand what I stood for. They knew what type of player I was. I think they respected me for that.
I felt that I did have the crowd behind me. That obviously helps a lot.
Now I'm feeling really good. I just want to keep it going as long as I can now because I'm feeling physically fit and mentally very well.
At the moment I'm feeling very good out there. I'm not feeling tired. I'm moving really well. That makes all the difference in the world.
I'm really focused on what I'm doing right here, right now. For me there's no point in looking any further. I can look forward tomorrow.
The crowds can be very loud, especially when you're playing in the evening.
I'd won the Australian Open twice, but winning Wimbledon takes something special.
Once you succeed in tennis, financially you become quite well off.
For me, and most of the other players, too, if you had to pick one of the four Grand Slams, you would pick Wimbledon. It's got tradition, it's got atmosphere, and it's got mystique.
I had one good racket, a Wilson Javelin. It was my favorite racket, and I made the mistake of putting it next to the heater. It just got so hot that it melted.
A good thing is I've been playing tennis I think every day for the last two months. I really haven't had a day off. I've been doing things that I did used to do.
I'm telling you, it's so exciting playing out there because I'm playing well, you have the crowd behind you, and it's such a good feeling. I'm really having a good time out there.
As years go by, chances of winning here are getting slimmer. That's just a matter of fact. It does get tougher, but it's possible, there's a tiny little chance.
If I'm going to be out there, I want to be in the top 10 and really have a chance of winning a Grand Slam.