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Last Updated: Wednesday, 15 June, 2005, 14:20 GMT 15:20 UK
11. Joachim Johansson
Born: 1/7/82
Nationality: Swedish
Seeded: 11
World ranking: 10
Wimbledon best:
4th round (2004)
Recent record:
2004: 4th round
2003: N/A
2002: N/A

Swedish number one Joachim Johansson really could not have asked for a better start to 2005.

Just three days into the new year, he won his second career title with victory at the Australian Hardcourt Championships in Adelaide.

After reaching the last 16 at the Australian Open, the big-serving Swede had more hard-court success in Marseille, outgunning Croat Ivan Ljubicic in the Open 13 final.

Johansson, who goes by the nickname Pim-Pim, enjoys fast surfaces and will be hoping to improve his record at Wimbledon.

His only appearance at SW19 was last year when he lost to German Florian Mayer in the fourth round.

However, his best Grand Slam performance came a few months later when he reached the semi-finals of the US Open.

Johansson's huge serving outgunned even defending champion Andy Roddick before he lost to Lleyton Hewitt, and if the Swede finds his rhythm he will be hard to stop on grass.



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