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verystrong.Withthesocialnetworkingsitesmore
oftenthannotbuzzingwithphotosofthethreeof
themtogethercaptioned‘thefriendswithwhomI
grewup’inseveraltournamentsandsometimesat
theFedCup,thetriowiththeirfriendshipstand
abovealltherest. embarrassingimitationsofher,shedoesadmitthat
thereasonwhyhedoesthemisbecauseshehates
them.Theyhavebeentravellingtogethersince
theirjuniordaysandtrytoplaytogetherwhenever
theygettime(thetwoparticipatedinastar-
studdedline-upattheHopmanCupin2013).
StanislasWawrinkaandRogerFederer
TheSwissNo.1andNo.2players,currently,both
withthemoststylishofsinglehandedbackhands
shareanimpeccablefriendshipwitheachother
despitethecompetitionandrivalryinthegame.
AfterStan’sfirsteverGrandSlamwin,Roger
Federermadesurethatthecongratulationswerein
orderbywelcominghimintotheeliteGrandSlam
club. AndyMurrayandRossHutchins
Amongsttheclosestfriendsinthetenniscircuit,
bothmembersoftheDavisCupteamhaveshareda
lovelyfriendshipforthepast16years. Ross
Hutchins’shockrevelationofhisHodgkin’s
Lymphomadiagnosissentthetennisfraternityin
frenzybuthopesremainedhighandspeciallyRoss’
bestfriendAndy,whoseprayersneededanswering
forthewell-beingofhisbestfriend.
AfterMurraydefeatedGrigorDimitrovatthe
BrisbaneInternationalin2013,hededicatedthe
victorytohisfriend.Chokedwithemotions,Murray
said,“You’regoingtobeokay.You’regoingtoget
through.”
NovakDjokovicandAnaIvanovic
ThesetwofellowSerbianshavebeenfriendssince
theywerefour.Therelationshiphasbeengoing
strongsincethen.Eventhoughwehearthe
occasionalcomplaintsfromAnaregardingNovak’s