In Pictures: Wimbledon hopefuls

The American holds the mental edge after a crushing display at Roland Garros, and looks on course to claim a fourth major in five attempts.

Williams is on a 31-match winning streak with a 75-4 win-loss record in the past 12 months and has the added comfort of knowing that her game is ideally suited to the All England Club

Maria Sharapova can(***)t be feeling confident, after entering the French Open final having lost 12 consecutive matches to Williams.

At 31, Williams is already the oldest woman to win a major since Martina Navratilova claimed a ninth Wimbledon singles title in 1990.

Perhaps it will be a little more competitive in the men(***)s round. As usual Great British hope Andy Murray joins tennis(***)s (***)Big Four(***) Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic and Rafa Nadal

The Championships - Wimbledon 2012: Day Twelve

Twenty-two nations, from Egypt to Ecuador, from Romania to Mexico, from Croatia to South Africa, from Hungary to Argentina have all triumphed at Wimbledon, but England have failed to produce a male champion for over 75 years.

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The famous four have now won 32 of the last 33 grand slams - and so far no-one has come close to ending that reign.

At 31, 17-times grand slam champion and Halle Open champion Roger Federer is a perennial crowd favourite.

Spain''s Rafael Nadal speaks during a pre

World number one Novak Djokovic, winner in 2011, will be chasing another title, and Rafael Nadal will be eager to show that last year(***)s astonishing second-round loss was just a blip in his career.

With Nadal seeded fifth this year a clash between the top four could be happening as early as the quarter-finals.

But don(***)t discount Tomas Berdych, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, Del Potro and David Ferrer who all possess the talent to finally break into that top four