welshbairn Posted June 23, 2019 Share Posted June 23, 2019 47 minutes ago, LeeVanTeeth said: Hope he's not too knackered to give that girlfriend of his a good seeing to tonight. He deserves it. And she's like a young Penelope Cruz. She won't let him have a shower first imo. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newbornbairn Posted June 23, 2019 Share Posted June 23, 2019 1 hour ago, MONKMAN said: Andy Murray is and will always be my sporting hero. This. The man is a legend. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvo Montalbano Posted June 23, 2019 Share Posted June 23, 2019 I know this is very premature given that he doesn't have a partner in the mixed yet, but given his love of tennis history and trivia, it might be something he does in later years if not this year: Has any male player in the open era won all there titles at Wimbledon or any of the Grand Slams? Obviously there are a few female players like Navratilova who have hoovered up title after title, but it's not something I can remember a male ever having a go at given the energy needed to play in the singles. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The OP Posted June 23, 2019 Share Posted June 23, 2019 8 minutes ago, Salvo Montalbano said: I know this is very premature given that he doesn't have a partner in the mixed yet, but given his love of tennis history and trivia, it might be something he does in later years if not this year: Has any male player in the open era won all there titles at Wimbledon or any of the Grand Slams? Obviously there are a few female players like Navratilova who have hoovered up title after title, but it's not something I can remember a male ever having a go at given the energy needed to play in the singles. John McEnroe won 5 normal doubles titles at Wimbledon, 4 US Open doubles titles and won the mixed doubles at the French Open. Not sure if that addresses your question because it was confusingly phrased. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cdhafc1874 Posted June 23, 2019 Share Posted June 23, 2019 I believe what he meant is has a male player completed the treble at Wimbledon only of men's singles, men's doubles & mixed doubles titles. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieStevenson Posted June 23, 2019 Share Posted June 23, 2019 2 hours ago, Salvo Montalbano said: I know this is very premature given that he doesn't have a partner in the mixed yet, but given his love of tennis history and trivia, it might be something he does in later years if not this year: Has any male player in the open era won all there titles at Wimbledon or any of the Grand Slams? Obviously there are a few female players like Navratilova who have hoovered up title after title, but it's not something I can remember a male ever having a go at given the energy needed to play in the singles. Hasn't been done by a male competitor at a grand slam since 1960. Here are the male Triple Crown winners: Despite Martina Navratilova hoovering up titles, she only has one Triple Crown. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvo Montalbano Posted June 24, 2019 Share Posted June 24, 2019 John McEnroe won 5 normal doubles titles at Wimbledon, 4 US Open doubles titles and won the mixed doubles at the French Open. Not sure if that addresses your question because it was confusingly phrased.Thought he'd be a contender, but also see below.I believe what he meant is has a male player completed the treble at Wimbledon only of men's singles, men's doubles & mixed doubles titles.Indeed. Hasn't been done by a male competitor at a grand slam since 1960. Here are the male Triple Crown winners: Despite Martina Navratilova hoovering up titles, she only has one Triple Crown.Yeah, sorry meant all three at one slam (Wimbledon singles, Doubles, Mixed for example) although not necessarily all in the same year (didn't expect that to be possible in the open era; I'm surprised the last one was as late as the 60s). So Murray has 2 singles titles, and he could pick up both doubles this year. If he say won the Men's doubles this year, I wonder if he'd have a crack at the mixed in a few years or if he wasn't competitive in the singles any longer. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheScarf Posted June 24, 2019 Share Posted June 24, 2019 Andy Murray, even speaking objectively, is Scotland's greatest ever sportsperson. Anyone thinking otherwise needs lobotomised immediately. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvo Montalbano Posted June 24, 2019 Share Posted June 24, 2019 Further to my own query, I can't see any who have won all three at Wimbledon in the Open Era. Ilie Năstase came closest, winning the Men's Doubles in 1973, the Mixed in 1970 and 1972 and making the final of the Men's Singles in 1972 and 1976. Tony Roche did the same, winning 5 Doubles and a Mixed title as well as making the Singles final in 1968, the first of the Open Era. In the Women's, Martina Hingis became the most recent winner of all three when she won the mixed in 2015 with Leander Peaes having won the Singles in 1997 and the Doubles in 1998 (when she won all 4 Slam Women's Doubles events). I haven't looked at the other Slams but given the Doubles seems more important at Wimbledon than the others, I'm going to guess that no male player has ever won all three tournaments in their career at the same Slam in the Open era. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lichtie23 Posted June 26, 2019 Author Share Posted June 26, 2019 Andy papped out of the Eastbourne doubles yesterday in straight sets. Played with Brazilian Marcelo Melo and were beaten by the top seeds 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AUFC90 Posted June 26, 2019 Share Posted June 26, 2019 Andy papped out of the Eastbourne doubles yesterday in straight sets. Played with Brazilian Marcelo Melo and were beaten by the top seeds Fucking bottlejob. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Lambies Doos Posted June 27, 2019 Share Posted June 27, 2019 Fucking bottlejob. He'll never win a fucking slam.. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheScarf Posted June 27, 2019 Share Posted June 27, 2019 I'm fairly horny for Wimbledon. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loki Posted June 28, 2019 Share Posted June 28, 2019 Looks like we could get a Murray brothers match up in Wimbledon. Scheduled to meet in the third round.Nadal Vs Kyrgios in the second round potentially. Nadal after his greeting about the seedlings will be papped out way before the semi finals. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheScarf Posted July 1, 2019 Share Posted July 1, 2019 I'm watching big Stan on Court 2 at the moment. His tennis is looking tasty. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salvo Montalbano Posted July 1, 2019 Share Posted July 1, 2019 What is the grass on Court One all about. Looks like it was laid late last night. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ftk Posted July 1, 2019 Share Posted July 1, 2019 Zverev and Tsitsipas both in trouble in their matches. Two players predicted to be grand slam champions in the future. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lichtie23 Posted July 1, 2019 Author Share Posted July 1, 2019 The Greek on the verge of going out 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fuctifano Posted July 1, 2019 Share Posted July 1, 2019 Out on his Tsitsipas 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loki Posted July 1, 2019 Share Posted July 1, 2019 Why the f**k can Americans not pronounce Djokovic right? Do they do it on purpose? I mean, he's only been playing on the tour for 12 years now...All BBC commentators say it wrong. The first sound of the surname should be Joke not Jock. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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