Gee SCREAMER !! Posted September 9, 2021 Share Posted September 9, 2021 On 14/06/2021 at 00:13, maxjam said: I rate Djokovic's athleticism highly, he always seems as though he could run around forever. Federer however is my favourite player, the way he glides around the court and plays the game is sublime. I never really enjoyed Nadal's brute strength approach, but he is obviously a clay court God. Due to the era they play in and amount of Grand Slams they have won, I would put them as the top 3 players of all time - now imagine if one or two of them hadn't been here. The other one(s) would have picked up 30-40 Grand Slams rather than the 20 they all just about have. Insane domination over the past 10 years and whilst it will be good to see a few new faces winning titles in the coming years I can't help but feel we've witnessed a golden age in tennis. Borg maybe. Won 11. Never played in Australia- probably still classed as an amateur tournament then ?. Retired at 26. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Van der MoodHoover Posted September 9, 2021 Share Posted September 9, 2021 4 minutes ago, angieram said: I love it when things like that happen. Did you ask him if he likes tennis? ? That slipped my mind. But I asked him how much he admired A levels, mathematics and Tom Lawrence (although not necessarily in that order....) ? angieram 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmyp Posted September 10, 2021 Share Posted September 10, 2021 (edited) Emma Raducanu, First qualifier in history to reach a grand slam final. What an absolutely incredible achievement! Well done Emma. Edited September 10, 2021 by jimmyp angieram, r4derby, Wolfie and 6 others 5 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BucksRam Posted September 10, 2021 Share Posted September 10, 2021 3 hours ago, jimmyp said: Emma Raducanu, First qualifier in history to reach a grand slam final. What an absolutely incredible achievement! Well done Emma. Couldn't agree more. I'm old enough to remember Virginia Wade winning. She's already done amazingly well. On this form there's no reason she can't win it. TimRam 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Comrade 86 Posted September 10, 2021 Share Posted September 10, 2021 Just incredible... Hard to overstate the magnitude of what this lass is achieving. jimmyp, BucksRam, Parsnip and 1 other 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mozza Posted September 10, 2021 Share Posted September 10, 2021 Wow, she's good. jimmyp 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolfie Posted September 10, 2021 Share Posted September 10, 2021 4 hours ago, jimmyp said: Emma Raducanu, First qualifier in history to reach a grand slam final. What an absolutely incredible achievement! Well done Emma. Amazing. 9 matches without dropping a set. Just wow. jimmyp 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eddie Posted September 10, 2021 Share Posted September 10, 2021 All-Canada final. ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parsnip Posted September 10, 2021 Share Posted September 10, 2021 1 hour ago, Eddie said: All-Canada final. ? I could never get on board with Greg Rusedski's apparent Britishness but thankfully Emma is roast beef and yorkshire pudding. Carl Sagan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eddie Posted September 10, 2021 Share Posted September 10, 2021 16 minutes ago, Beetroot said: I could never get on board with Greg Rusedski's apparent Britishness but thankfully Emma is roast beef and yorkshire pudding. I like how down-to-earth she is - never poutine on an act. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stive Pesley Posted September 10, 2021 Share Posted September 10, 2021 1 hour ago, Eddie said: Emma is roast beef and yorkshire pudding. She didn't need egging on to batter her opponent, that's for sure. She rose to the occasion, in what was a roasting, pressure cooker environment Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolfie20 Posted September 10, 2021 Share Posted September 10, 2021 2 hours ago, Eddie said: I like how down-to-earth she is - never poutine on an act. Bit of a cheesy comment if you ask me Eddie 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malagaram Posted September 10, 2021 Share Posted September 10, 2021 On 06/09/2021 at 22:21, angieram said: Emma Raducanu now in the QF of the US Open after totally outplaying the American Shelby Rogers who beat Ash Barty last round. Great tennis! Good luck in the final Emma,go on girl,you can do it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malagaram Posted September 10, 2021 Share Posted September 10, 2021 5 hours ago, Eddie said: All-Canada final. ? Correct Sir,she was born in Montreal but moved to England with her parents as a 2 year old Parsnip 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malagaram Posted September 10, 2021 Share Posted September 10, 2021 2 minutes ago, Malagaram said: Correct Sir,she was born in Montreal but moved to England with her parents as a 2 year old Correction,Emma was born in Toronto Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angieram Posted September 10, 2021 Share Posted September 10, 2021 24 minutes ago, Malagaram said: Correct Sir,she was born in Montreal but moved to England with her parents as a 2 year old Given that her parents are Chinese and Romanian, and she has been invested heavily in by the British LTA since a very young age, I think we have as much right to claim her as anyone! Carl Sagan, Malagaram and RoyMac5 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmyp Posted September 11, 2021 Share Posted September 11, 2021 (edited) https://www.bbc.com/sport/tennis/58514875 If you don’t have Amazon prime you can now watch tonight’s women’s final on channel 4. Edited September 11, 2021 by jimmyp TimRam 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parsnip Posted September 11, 2021 Share Posted September 11, 2021 22 hours ago, angieram said: Given that her parents are Chinese and Romanian, and she has been invested heavily in by the British LTA since a very young age, I think we have as much right to claim her as anyone! Seeing as she's British, which she will tell you if you ask her, then I think we're the only country to have a claim. angieram 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parsnip Posted September 11, 2021 Share Posted September 11, 2021 Can't believe that I'm of an age where a 9pm start means I may well watch it in the morning rather than stay up so late. TimRam 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimRam Posted September 11, 2021 Share Posted September 11, 2021 On 10/09/2021 at 08:01, BucksRam said: Couldn't agree more. I'm old enough to remember Virginia Wade winning. She's already done amazingly well. On this form there's no reason she can't win it. Yes to both statements!. Fun facts...Sue Barker was in the other semi final. Virginia Wade won the US open 9 years earlier. She also reached semi final of Wimbledon in the year after winning it. BucksRam 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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