The rise of Poland

Tennis players with Polish roots!

Tennis players with Polish backgrounds have been shooting up the the world rankings for a while now, building up their reputations and those of the "foster" nations they represent.
Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark, Wimbledon finalist Sabine Lisicki of Germany, Lisicki's fellow German Angelique Kerber and Canadian Aleksandra Wozniak, all have Polish parents or grandparents and speak fluent Polish. On the men's side, Switzerland's Stanislas Wawrinka has Polish ancestry, as his surname suggests. But this year's Wimbledon has been a tennis party for Poland itself, with the country boasting a player in both the men's and women's semifinals. Poland was guaranteed its first male Grand Slam semi-finalist in history when Jerzy Janowicz and Lukasz Kubot battled out the first all-Polish men's quarter final, which ended with a straight-sets win for the big serving Janowicz.
On the female side it was number 4 in the world Agnieszka Radwanska who almost made it to the finals before loosing against Sabine Lisicki 7-9 in the third set. Radwanska has now established herself in the top flight for several years and she will remain candidate for future grand slams titels.

Wimbledon is a good omen for Polish tennis players as we see it right now. At this year's Wimbledon they are all making tennis more famous, more popular even though Poland does not have a single grass court.Amazing !