The 2008 TIME 100 Finalists

Read about the leaders, artists, enterpreneurs and thinkers who, in your opinion, deserve a spot on this year's TIME 100 —Scott Brown and Michelle Kung

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AGE: 20
OCCUPATION: Professional tennis player
NUMBER OF TIME COVERS: 0
PREVIOUS APPEARANCES ON THE TIME 100: 0

PRO: The Serbian denied the seemingly unbeatable Roger Federer the 2008 Australian Open title, and in the process, became the youngest player in the Open era to have reached all four Grand Slam semi-finals.

CON: He has one Grand Slam. Federer has 12.

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