WIMBLEDON, England(AP) Thumbnail glances of the men's singles finalists at Wimbledon:
Rafael Nadal of Spain=
Ranked No. 1, seeded No. 2. ... Left-handed/two-handed backhand; 24, born and lives in Manacor, Mallorca, Spain. ... Owns seven Grand Slam titles, including Wimbledon in 2008, when he beat Roger Federer 9-7 in the fifth set. ... Lost to Federer in 2006 and 2007 finals at the All England Club. ... Also has won French Open five times, and Australian Open in 2009. ... Will be playing in 10th major final Sunday. ... Has won 40 singles titles, trailing only Federer among active players. ... 46-5 with four titles in 2010, both tour highs. ... Has dropped five sets this tournament, matching the most he has lost on his way to a Grand Slam final. ... Has beaten Kei Nishikori, Robin Haase, No. 33 Philipp Petzschner, Paul-Henri Mathieu, No. 6 Robin Soderling, No. 4 Andy Murray en route to the final. ... Won singles gold medal at Beijing Olympics in 2008. ... Finished year on top of rankings once, in 2008, and second four times, in 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2009. ... Became first left-hander in 2008 to finish year on top of rankings since John McEnroe in 1984. ... Writes right-handed. ... Coached by his uncle, Toni Nadal.
Tomas Berdych of Czech Republic=
Ranked No. 13, seeded No. 12. ... Right-handed/two-handed backhand; 24, born in Valasske Mezirici, Czechoslovakia, and lives in Monte Carlo, Monaco. ... Reached first Grand Slam final in 28th appearance; only one man, Australia's Kim Warwick, played in more major tournaments, 32, before making final debut. ... Previous best showing at a Grand Slam tournament was reaching semifinals at French Open a month ago. ... Has five career titles, most recently at Munich in 2009. ... Is the first Czech man to reach the Wimbledon final since Ivan Lendl in 1987. ... Only Czech man to win Wimbledon was Jan Kodes in 1973. ... Is one of just four players to own three career victories each against Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer; Novak Djokovic, Lleyton Hewitt and Andy Murray are the others. ... Has finished year in top 20 four times, in 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009. ... Has won one grass-court title, at Halle, Germany, in 2007. ... Career-best ranking was No. 9 in August 2007. ... Has beaten Andrey Golubev, Benjamin Becker, Denis Istomin, Daniel Brands, No. 1 Federer and No. 3 Djokovic en route to the final. ... 36-11 with zero titles in 2010; was runner-up at hard-court tournament at Key Biscayne, Fla., in April. ... Coached by Tomas Krupa.