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« Reply #105 on: October 21, 2015, 01:43:53 PM » |
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illie nastase possibly?
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« Reply #106 on: October 21, 2015, 02:08:47 PM » |
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Another tennis question to keep you occupied:
In the Open era only 3 defending champs in the Mens Grand Slams tournaments have lost in the 1st round the following year. Rafter (US Open). Becker (AUS Open). Hewitt (Wimbledon).
All three shock victors went on to have solid top 50 careers (in one case a top 10 career).
Name the 3 winners.
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« Reply #107 on: October 21, 2015, 04:30:51 PM » |
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illie nastase possibly?
He is one of the three
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« Reply #108 on: October 21, 2015, 04:31:04 PM » |
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roscoe tanner?
was the biggest server on grass when i was a lad, but never won wimbledon
would be guessing any more. tony roche maybe? could never win wimbledon because of Newcombe and Laver. might have won queens
Roche is the 2nd
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arbboy
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« Reply #110 on: October 21, 2015, 04:48:05 PM » |
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Another tennis question to keep you occupied:
In the Open era only 3 defending champs in the Mens Grand Slams tournaments have lost in the 1st round the following year. Rafter (US Open). Becker (AUS Open). Hewitt (Wimbledon).
All three shock victors went on to have solid top 50 careers (in one case a top 10 career).
Name the 3 winners.
Great question. Fair play to anyone who knows the answer to that. I just googled it and wouldn't have remembered any of the 3 games in question.
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« Reply #111 on: October 21, 2015, 05:26:15 PM » |
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Karlovic beat Hewitt in the 1st round IIRC
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DungBeetle
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« Reply #112 on: October 21, 2015, 05:28:11 PM » |
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Yep Karlovic is one of them.
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« Reply #113 on: October 21, 2015, 05:44:13 PM » |
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Carlos Moya beat Becker in the first round the year he got to the final (97?) - Did Becker win it in 96?
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Shit post Nakor, such a clown.
What do you get when you cross a joke with a rhetorical question?
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« Reply #114 on: October 22, 2015, 10:53:20 AM » |
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Yep - Moya is correct well done.
Final one was Cedric Pioline beating Rafter.
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« Reply #115 on: April 04, 2016, 04:14:22 PM » |
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I thought that Peter and Kasper might become the first ever father-and-son premier league champions but another pair beat them to it - who?
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Longines
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« Reply #116 on: April 04, 2016, 04:18:20 PM » |
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And on the same subject there are 7 father-and-son combos where both have played more than 10 games each in the PL. Who?
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« Reply #117 on: April 04, 2016, 04:23:40 PM » |
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I thought that Peter and Kasper might become the first ever father-and-son premier league champions but another pair beat them to it - who?
Ian Wright and Shaun Wright-Phillips?
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« Reply #118 on: April 04, 2016, 04:29:14 PM » |
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And on the same subject there are 7 father-and-son combos where both have played more than 10 games each in the PL. Who?
Steve and Alex Bruce? Paul and Tom Ince? Ian Wright and Shaun WP? maybe bradley wp too? Peter and Kasper Alan and jack cork gordon and gavin strachan? lets try those 7 and see if we have them right
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« Reply #119 on: April 04, 2016, 04:36:41 PM » |
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I thought that Peter and Kasper might become the first ever father-and-son premier league champions but another pair beat them to it - who?
Ian Wright and Shaun Wright-Phillips?
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