10 men who will be hoping to go all the way at Wimbledon

10 men who will be hoping to go all the way at Wimbledon

Wimbledon is preparing to welcome back the world’s best players for the 2018 championships.

Roger Federer will bid for a ninth title at the All England Club, while Rafael Nadal has the chance to close the gap on his great rival on the all-time list.

Here, Press Association Sport picks out 10 contenders and hopefuls in the men’s draw.

Roger Federer

Roger Federer will aim to lift the Wimbledon trophy for the ninth time
Federer will aim to lift the Wimbledon trophy for the ninth time (Gareth Fuller/PA)

Rafael Nadal

Rafael Nadal felt last year's Wimbledon was a missed opportunity
Nadal felt last year’s Wimbledon was a missed opportunity (Steven Paston/PA)

Alexander Zverev

Alexander Zverev reached his first grand slam quarter-final in Paris
Zverev reached his first grand slam quarter-final in Paris (John Walton/PA)

Juan Martin del Potro

Juan Martin del Potro is back among the top seeds
Del Potro is back among the top seeds (Adam Davy/PA)

Marin Cilic

Cilic has been runner-up at two of the last four grand slams
Cilic has been runner-up at two of the last four grand slams (Gareth Fuller/PA)

Novak Djokovic

Novak Djokovic retired during his quarter-final against Tomas Berdych last year
Djokovic retired during his quarter-final against Tomas Berdych last year (Gareth Fuller/PA)

Nick Kyrgios

Nick Kyrgios will hope to make headlines for the right reasons at Wimbledon
Kyrgios will hope to make headlines for the right reasons at Wimbledon (Adam Davy/PA)

Denis Shapovalov

Denis Shapovalov is emerging as one of tennis' biggest draws
Shapovalov is emerging as one of tennis’ biggest draws (Steve Paston/PA)

Stefanos Tsitsipas

Stefanos Tsitsipas has a fine one-handed backhand
Tsitsipas has a fine one-handed backhand (John Walton/PA)

Alex de Minaur

Alex de Minaur won the grass-court title in Nottingham
De Minaur won the grass-court title in Nottingham (Mike Egerton/PA)

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