2 Thomas Muster (pictured) defeated World No 1 Ivan Lendl at the Lipton tournament to reach the final in 1990. Whilst Muster was packing his car, he was run over by a drunken driver. He was severely injured and could not walk for 6 months. Through determination, Muster battled back into the top rankings. In 1995 he won 11 clay court tournaments, including the French Open. An extra title made Muster the Top player in the world. In 1997, he won the Lipton tournament which the victory been bittersweet. It was possible Muster would not play tennis again, yet his determination and courage is admired.
3 Jeff Tarrango was playing a third round match at Wimbledon against Alexander Montz in 1995. At a critical time in the match Tarrango served an ace, however, the umpire, Bernard Reball incorrectly overruled the linesman. This trigged the Tarrango, who legitimately complained that the call was to close overrule. When Tarrango finally settled down, the umpire gave him a warning for wasting time. Tarrango Screamed "NO WAY", and told the umpire that he was "the most corrupt official in the game". Jeff packed his gear up and stormed off the court. Reball was forced to default Tarrango and Jeff's wife, Bernadette, walked on the court and slapped Reball. Tarrango missed an opportunity of reaching the Quarter Finals and was banned from playing at Wimbledon in following year.
4 The women's tour has had a lot of players who are 14 years old playing in the circuit. Tracey Austin, Andrea Jaeger and Jennifer Capriati have all suffered mental burnout where they have quit the tour before they were 20. The Capriati situation was highly publicised by the media. She was arrested twice, for shoplifting and drug possession. Although she has come back, the WTA changed their rules, which state that younger players are limited to the number of tournaments they can play. Martina Hingis and Anna Kournikova both were affected by the situation, and felt they were victimised for other players' problems.
