After a frustrating 18 months due to injury, former World No. 10 Ernests Gulbis is more motivated than ever after dropping to No. 589 and is ready to take on Novak Djokovic in the Wimbledon third round.
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Ernests Gulbis, en route to the 2014 Roland Garros semi-finals, memorably admitted he was "jumping on the last train" of his career. Today, after reaching the third round at The Championships, the Latvian is reconsidering his words. "I was wrong. Maybe now is the last chance train. Maybe it's going to be another last chance in five years. Who knows." Gulbis, who once declared he'd like to be World No. 1, a dream held by many professionals, but achieved by only 26 players since 1973 in the history of the Emirates ATP Rankings, has had his fair share of injuries in recent years. Having overcome shoulder, right wrist and calf problems over the past couple of seasons, the former World...
