The grass season is criminally short, lasting just a few weeks. Yet still, the grass season has a star-studded lineup of superstars, all of whom shine on the surface. Here is my list for the top 5 grass players currently on the tour.

Number 5: Novak Djokovic

Grass is without a doubt Novak’s weakest surface. His game is heavily dependent on defense and consistency, rather than finesse and offense. However, it’s hard to deny his dominance on the surface, winning three Wimbledon’s in the past.

Obviously Novak has not been playing his best tennis of late, but a struggling Novak on grass is still one of the best grass players on tour. I guess that’s a testament to how versatile and incredible Novak really is.

Number 4: Milos Raonic

Raonic has not had the greatest season so far, having been injured for most of it and performing poorly. However, Raonic is still a former Wimbledon finalist, and has the game to dominate on clay.

His big serve is even more unreturnable on the slick lawns of SW19, and his backhand slice is even more effective on the surface.

Raonic is signed up to play Stuttgart, so it will be interesting to see how he performs on his best surface after being injured and unfit for so long.

Number 3: Alexander Zverev

Zverev dominates on clay and grass. The two surfaces suit his gamestyle best despite being polar opposites. Zverev has made the finals of Halle the past two years, losing Mayer and Federer.

Zverev’s slam results at Wimbledon have not been that good, but then again none of his slam results were good ’till he made the quarterfinals of the French Open this year, so I don’t think we can apply that logic to Zverev.

Although Zverev is tall, a big disadvantage on grass, his serve and flat groundstrokes are much more effective, and he moves well on the surface. Looking forward to seeing him make a deep run during Wimbledon.

Number 2: Marin Cilic

Cilic is easily the second best grass player right now. Last year he should have won Queens, losing in the final to Feliciano López after holding match points, and made the final of Wimbledon.

Cilic is like Zverev in the sense that they both are taller with big serves and flat strokes. Cilic is great on grass because the offensive brand of tennis he plays, involving high risk shots and first strike plays, are more effective on grass. His shots penetrate deeper in to the court, and slide off the slick grass.

Marin Cilic performed well at the Australian Open, a fast hard court, so imagine how he will do at Wimbledon, where the conditions are even more in his favor.

Number 1: Roger Federer

This one is kinda obvious. Federer is quite easily the best grass player of all time, and despite being 37 years old is still the best on tour. Impressive or sad? You decide. I don’t even need to explain why Federer is so good, because his 8 Wimbledon titles speak for themselves.

As long as Federer doesn’t get injured, I can’t see anyone stopping him on grass this year. Unless Tommy Haas decides to come out of retirement.