Srichaphan is the most famous and the best tennis player Thailand could ever produce. I am not sure but I think he is one of the highest ranked Male tennis players from Asia if not the highest of all time. It is true that he could never win a Grand Slam tournament but he is famous for his gentle behavior and he is always popular among the fans for his politeness on the court and off the court.
So, it will be a great miss for the fans not to see him in Wimbledon. Of course, he is not doing well in the last one year and in 2007 his performance is bad mainly because he is suffering from wrist injury. This year he is full out from Wimbledon and most probably he will have to suffer further in the tennis calendar in 2007. However, Srichaphan should not be sad because he is most probably getting married with Natalia Glavoa, Miss Universe 2005.
Srichaphan has sponsorship deal with Addidas, Yonex and Thai Airways International. So he should be careful and take care of his injuries more so that he can come back and keep his sponsorship going. Of course, he is extremely popular in Thailand so earning money will not be a problem even if form gets worst. In his career, Srichaphan has never won any Grand Slam tournament. However, he reached highest ranking of nine in May 2003 in professional tennis. He reached the fourth round of Australian Open, Wimbledon and US Open.
In French Open his best performance is in the third round. Actually from 2002 to 2004 were golden years for Srichaphan. That time he showed some descent form. Let us hope that Srichaphan can improve his ranking and can become the best torch bearer for Asian tennis.
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