Former tennis ace Boris Becker has tipped Roger Federer to make a winning return to Wimbledon next year.
Federer was beaten by Rafael Nadal in an epic final this year which robbed the Swiss star of a record sixth successive Wimbledon men's singles title.
But Becker, who won the title three times during his career, believes Federer, now ranked No.2 in the world, is favourite to reclaim his crown despite the continued improvement of Britain's Andy Murray and the power of reigning world No.1 Nadal.
"I don't think the game will be dominated just by Nadal or Federer," said Becker. "I think with Murray and Novak Djokovic, the four of them will dominate next year."
"But I believe Federer has a good chance of coming back as No.1 because Nadal plays a very physical game and has to watch his body a little bit now. He cancelled the Masters in Shanghai and the Davis Cup because of injury, so he needs to be back in his best shape."
"Federer's game is bit lighter but he has to watch over his shoulder as Andy had a fantastic second half of the year. Tennis is in good shape at the moment."
"Federer had a rough summer and the Olympics wasn't great for him but he has the motivation for next year and I choose him to win Wimbledon."
Becker was speaking at the launch of the Laureus MotorV8 project at the Daytona karting track in Milton Keynes, along with former F1 champion Mika Hakkinen and ex-New Zealand rugby star Sean Fitzpatrick.
The program aims to broaden the mechanical skills of young people to improve their employability and provide a diversionary activity for them, both inside and out side school hours.
Meanwhile, Stefan Edberg, winner of six grand slam singles titles, predicts Murray will win a maiden grand slam title next year and it could come as soon as the Australian Open next month.
"Sometimes that first grand slam comes when you least expect it," said Edberg. "While Andy has a great shot at Wimbledon with the support of the crowd, he could do it away from here and Melbourne is a real chance."
"He is setting things up for a great year because he has proved he can beat everyone. The only thing that can stop you is injury and he doesn't appear to be affected by that."
Murray's recent progress - a US Open Final appearance and back-to-back Masters titles - has put the 21-year-old Scot among the elite and Edberg added: "Andy has great hands and moves really well, which is very important. He has a good all-round game and he has gained a lot of momentum lately."
"Andy is performing every time he goes out on the court and now all he needs is that last step to become a grand slam champion."
"If he keeps going this way he will win a major, no question. Previous slam winners have taken it step by step before lifting one of the majors."
"You cannot just burst on to the scene and do it. Now, the momentum has changed and there are question marks over Roger. And will Rafa stay number one forever now that he has a few injuries?"