However, he reached four ATP Tour finals
last year, winning three of then to
bump his titles tally up to six.
Hrbaty has reached the last eight at
two out of the last three major events,
with a first-round exit at the French
Open a recent blip.
He has reached at least the quarter-finals
of every Grand Slam except Wimbledon,
where he has a miserable record.
In eight visits to SW19, he has got
past the first match just twice - up
to last year, he had won just one out
of eight matches on Wimbledon's lawns.
Hrbaty prefers to play on a sounder
surface than grass, and the chances
are he will be preparing for the American
hard-court season sooner than most of
his fellow Wimbledon seeds.
