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How to solve the Grand Slam crisis - and the problem of low pay in one fell swoop
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So my partner came up with this solution for solving the tennis crisis: The French Open is now practically on top of the US Open. And causing much angst. Wimbledon may well have to put back but can only be put off a few weeks at most, due to grass. So why not have Wimbledon, the US Open and the French Open all a...
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Who is your favourite British Player - Round One, Group C
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Of the 12 players listed, vote for your favourite. Top 4 go through to semifinals. In the event of a tie, when poll closes, any player tied in top 4 will be included in next round. Poll closes Monday 10 pm -- Edited by indiana on Monday 23rd of March 2020 10:05:32 PM
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Who is your favourite British Player - Round One, Group A
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Of the 12 players listed, vote for your favourite. Top 4 go through to semifinals. In the event of a tie, when poll closes, any player tied in top 4 will be included in next round. Poll closes Monday 10 pm -- Edited by indiana on Monday 23rd of March 2020 10:04:03 PM
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Who is your favourite British Player - Round One, Group E
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Of the 12 players listed, vote for your favourite. Top 4 go through to semifinals. In the event of a tie, when poll closes, any player tied in top 4 will be included in next round. Poll closes Monday 10 pm -- Edited by indiana on Monday 23rd of March 2020 10:07:05 PM
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Who is your favourite British Player - Round One, Group D
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Of the 12 players listed, vote for your favourite. Top 4 go through to semifinals. In the event of a tie, when poll closes, any player tied in top 4 will be included in next round. Poll closes Monday 10 pm -- Edited by indiana on Monday 23rd of March 2020 10:06:22 PM
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Who is your favourite British Player - Round One, Group B
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Of the 12 players listed, vote for your favourite. Top 4 go through to semifinals. In the event of a tie, when poll closes, any player tied in top 4 will be included in next round. Poll closes Monday 10 pm -- Edited by indiana on Monday 23rd of March 2020 10:04:42 PM
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Champion of Champions Fantasy World Tennis Event
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So, probably fuelled by a glass of two of Pinot Noir and a nice fuzzy feeling amidst all the madness, I thought in the absence of tennis for the next few weeks, folks might enjoy participating in this fantasy tennis event. The top 8 men and top 8 women of all time (as measured by grand slam wins) have gathe...
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Champion of Champions - Womens Event FINAL - Monica Seles versus Serena Williams - HARD
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So, the big final - Seles, the outsider, what a tournament she has had, versus Serena the 2nd seed. The final is on hard court. Seles won 9 slams, 6 of those where on hard courts. Her hard court slam record overall is 96 wins to 14 losses, 87% win loss. Serena has 13 of her 23 slams on hardcourts, 188 wins to...
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Champion of Champions - Mens Event FINAL - Roger Federer versus Rod Laver - HARD
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the big final, the man who set up the Laver Cup, plays his hero in the final Federer has won 20 slams, 11 on hardcourt. His win loss record in those events is 191 v 29 losses, 87% Laver won 11 slams and the Grand Slam twice, but nothing major on hardcourts, slams didnt play on them in those days. But he would h...
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Champion of Champions - Mens Event SECOND SEMIFINAL - Bjorn Borg versus Rod Laver - GRASS
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Our 2nd sem final pits two greats of the game, Bjorn Borg and Rod Laver on grass!! Borg won 11 slams but 5 of those (plus a losing final) where on the grass courts of Wimbledon - his Wimbledon grass court record was 51-4 and 92.7%, what an amazing record and a baseliner to boot!! The way he swapped from clay...
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Champion of Champions - Womens Event SECOND SEMIFINAL - Chris Evert versus Serena Williams - GRASS
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The second semi is a mouthwatering affair, certainly for Americans! Chris Evert, the Darling of American tennis in the 1970's and 80s versus the greatest player of the modern era, Serena Williams. And grass is the selected surface! Chrissie won 18 slams in total, 3 of those where at Wimbledon but she...
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Champion of Champions - Womens Event FIRST SEMIFINAL - Monica Seles versus Martina Navratilova - CLAY
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The first womens semi final is between two naturalised Americans, Monica Seles and Martina Navratilova, and it is on clay (as both played on the hard and grass in the QF stage). Monica has 9 grand slam titles and 4 RU spots. She played in 3 French Open finals and won 2 of those, in 1990 and 91. Her overall wi...
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Champion of Champions - Mens Event FIRST SEMIFINAL - Roger Federer versus Pete Sampras - CLAY
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Two of the grass and hard court titans of the game meet up and this time it is on clay - as Indy predicted! So what are their records on clay? Roger has won 20 slam titles in total with 1 win and 3 losing finals in Paris, between 2006 and 2009. His overall record on Paris clay is 70-17 which is around an 80% W/L...
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Champion of Champions - Mens Event Match Four - Rafa Nadal versus Rod Laver - HARD
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Our final mens quarterfinal pitches Rafa versus Rod, another mouthwatering match. This is on hardcourt. Rafa , of course, is the greatest ever on clay and some think the greatest full stop. The clay master has 19 slams, but of those 5 of them are on hardcourt surfaces in Australia or US. He does also ha...
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Champion of Champions - Womens Event Match Four - Serena Williams versus Billy Jean King - HARD
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So, the final match in the quarter finals piches Serena Williams versus Billy Jean King. Serena is thought by many to be the greatest ever; Billy Jean is possibly the most influential player of all time and played in the most famous match in American tennis history, the Famous Battle of the Sexes in Hou...
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Champion of Champions - Mens Event Match Three - Novak Djokovic versus Bjorn Borg - CLAY
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So this is the one I have been waiting for and the Gods of tennis have thrown up clay for this match as well as the ladies match! Where do we start with this? Novak Djokovic - possibly the GOAT in many peoples eyes, if not yet, possibly by the end of his career. Novak has won 17 slams, all 4 slams, but won just...
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Champion of Champions - Womens Event Match Three - Steffi Graf versus Chris Evert - CLAY
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So match three commences, we all know the rules by now! Steffi Graf versus Chris Evert and on clay courts as well. Steffi won 22 slams in her career, 6 of those where on the clay of Roland Garros, where she played 9 finals in total. She is the last non American citizen in this event, although she is marr...
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Roland Garros
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Out of the blue my son has booked a ground pass for us on the first Tuesday. If anyone has any advice on how to make the most of this I'd be really grateful.
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Champion of Champions - Womens Event Match Two - Helen Wills Moody versus Martina Navratilova - GRASS
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Match 2 has been drawn to be played on grass, meaning clay will come up in the bottom half of the draw. For grass courts though, this is a match for the ages. 4th seed - Helen Wills Moody has won 19 slams in total, 15 of those on grass at Wimbledon and the US Open, and has won 8 Wimbledon titles in total. She al...
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Champion of Champions - Mens Event Match Two - Pete Sampras versus Roy Emerson - HARD
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Match 2 sets up a game between two of the best grass players ever, but on hardcourts (like the ladies, clay is hiding away til later!). This match is Pete Sampras who is 4th seed and won 14 slams, 7 of those on hardcourts, with 5 in the US and 2 in Australia. Emerson was for a while the GOAT, with 12 slams to h...
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Champion of Champions - Mens Event Match One - Roger Federer versus Bill Tilden - GRASS COURT
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The mens opening match has been selected and is on GRASS. Federer is perhaps the greatest man player of all time - perhaps but others will argue with that! Federer has won 20 slams, 8 of which were on grass. But facing him is Bill Tilden. Tilden won 10 slams and 4 Pro slam titles in his career and of the 10 sl...
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Champion of Champions - Womens Event Match One - Margaret Court versus Monica Seles - HARDCOURT
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Opening match of the event and the match is an intriguing one. The court draw has made this a HARDCOURT match up. Possibly the greatest player of all time, Margaret Court of Australia, playing Monica Seles, former Yugoslavian, US Citizen and also Hungarian citizen as well. Court won 24 slams, at a...
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Top Shot
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https://twitter.com/Carretero77/status/1236982744422289408
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Which tour do you prefer and why?
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I was wondering if people might share their views on this? I tend to read both atp and Wta related posts on this forum, but I've always, very clearly followed the mens game with a passing interest in womens. For me , when I was young and playing tennis, as a lad, my heroes where the Borg, McEnroe, Connors e...
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Foreign Dependency
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I know I'm heading into taboo topic here and I'll either get my account closed down and/or the LTA show up at my door. Any coaches, players or parents here can give me an actual reason why the LTA refuses to acknowledge foreign help they have received with their players etc etc? I know that most of the Br...
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