Quick Quiz

by Guest Tue 24 Jul 2012, 12:40 pm

What links Jaroslav Drobny, Billie Jean King and Martina Navratilova?

by reckoner Tue 24 Jul 2012, 12:45 pm

All Czech?

by reckoner Tue 24 Jul 2012, 12:46 pm

They all fancy Ana Ivanovic?

by Guest Tue 24 Jul 2012, 12:47 pm

Nope, nope and nope, though I fancy a bit of Ana Very Happy

by reckoner Tue 24 Jul 2012, 12:48 pm

Ah don't we all, sigh!

They all won Wimby?

by Guest Tue 24 Jul 2012, 12:49 pm

On the right sort of lines....

This could be one of JHM's useless tennis facts Run

by Calder106 Tue 24 Jul 2012, 12:50 pm

Wore glasses on court ?

by Guest Tue 24 Jul 2012, 12:52 pm

Oh very warm indeed

by Calder106 Tue 24 Jul 2012, 12:53 pm

Calder106 wrote:Wore glasses on court ?

When winning Wimbledon

by Guest Tue 24 Jul 2012, 12:54 pm

Calder106 wrote:
Calder106 wrote:Wore glasses on court ?

When winning Wimbledon

Change the last word and we are there Smile

by reckoner Tue 24 Jul 2012, 12:55 pm

Roland Garros??

by Guest Tue 24 Jul 2012, 12:57 pm

Nearly. Another word for such tournaments?

by The Special Juan Tue 24 Jul 2012, 12:58 pm

Majors! Is Janko next? Or Shvedova?

by bogbrush Tue 24 Jul 2012, 12:58 pm

A Slam?

by bogbrush Tue 24 Jul 2012, 12:59 pm

reckoner wrote:They all fancy Ana Ivanovic?

Post of the day.

by Guest Tue 24 Jul 2012, 1:01 pm

Correct BB.

They wore glasses when winning Slams.

Strangely Ashe wore contacts when winning his.

by reckoner Tue 24 Jul 2012, 1:06 pm

bogbrush wrote:
reckoner wrote:They all fancy Ana Ivanovic?
Post of the day.

haha cheers BB!

That was fun, lkv2!

by barrystar Tue 24 Jul 2012, 1:10 pm

Very good - if I could cheekily tag on another quickie:

What links Jean Borotra and Frank Spencer?

by Guest Tue 24 Jul 2012, 1:11 pm

Betty?

by time please Tue 24 Jul 2012, 1:14 pm

They knocked themselves out with a tennis raquet?

Or pandemonium ensued when they both wielded one?

by Calder106 Tue 24 Jul 2012, 1:20 pm

Both wore berets ? Though I can't remember seeing Frank playing. Must have missed that episode.

by Guest Tue 24 Jul 2012, 1:21 pm

May have to bring back another one of me tennis quizzes this week.

by The Special Juan Tue 24 Jul 2012, 1:24 pm

Which player inadvertently led to the death of a linesman with their serve?

What sits on top of the Men's Singles Trophy at Wimbledon?

by Super D Boon Tue 24 Jul 2012, 1:32 pm

The Special Juan wrote:Which player inadvertently led to the death of a linesman with their serve?

What sits on top of the Men's Singles Trophy at Wimbledon?

Stefan Edberg

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by time please Tue 24 Jul 2012, 1:33 pm

Stefan Edberg.

Looks like an acorn (not Edberg) the top of the Wimbledon trophy!

Have we solved the Frank Spencer riddle yet?

by The Special Juan Tue 24 Jul 2012, 1:37 pm

Ah you're all too good.

No idea about that one. Something to do with something French?

by barrystar Tue 24 Jul 2012, 1:59 pm

time please wrote:Have we solved the Frank Spencer riddle yet?

Beret wearers was indeed what I was looking for.

by **JuliusHMarx** Tue 24 Jul 2012, 2:08 pm

What links Mark Phillipoussis and Jim Courier at Wimbledon?

by barrystar Tue 24 Jul 2012, 2:17 pm

Lost in the final 10 years apart to the day?

by **JuliusHMarx** Tue 24 Jul 2012, 2:21 pm

barrystar wrote:Lost in the final 10 years apart to the day?

Not quite what I was thinking, but along the right lines - more specific that that

by time please Tue 24 Jul 2012, 2:31 pm

One lost to Sampras at S's first W and the other to Federer at Fed's.

Therefore:

Both lost to a seven times champion at that champion's first Wimbledon triumph????

by **JuliusHMarx** Tue 24 Jul 2012, 2:37 pm

time please wrote:One lost to Sampras at S's first W and the other to Federer at Fed's.

Therefore:

Both lost to a seven times champion at that champion's first Wimbledon triumph????

by time please Tue 24 Jul 2012, 2:42 pm

barry set me up nicely to get that one

On a very similar theme: what links John McEnroe and Rafael Nadal at Wimbledon - twice!

by **JuliusHMarx** Tue 24 Jul 2012, 2:49 pm

Lost twice in the final , winning it in between?

by time please Tue 24 Jul 2012, 2:51 pm

on the right tracks, pretty warm but thinking a little more specific than that.

(hint: it was your clue that suggested this one)

by **JuliusHMarx** Tue 24 Jul 2012, 2:57 pm

Final opponent in Borg's 5th victory and Fed's 5th victory

by time please Tue 24 Jul 2012, 3:04 pm

That's the first part right thumbsup

There is another coincidence that links them at the same tournament for second part.

by barrystar Tue 24 Jul 2012, 3:04 pm

And when they won their first Wimbledon's they snapped a 5-in-a-row streak against the same opponent who had gotten to 5-in-a-row against them.

Symetry through the tennis ages.

by time please Tue 24 Jul 2012, 3:06 pm

barrystar wrote:And when they won their first Wimbledon's they snapped a 5-in-a-row streak against the same opponent who had gotten to 5-in-a-row against them.

Symetry through the tennis ages.

Absolutement!

by barrystar Tue 24 Jul 2012, 6:29 pm

The Wimbledon final was Fed's 7th win there, but what other milestone did he set numbered 6 with that win?

by time please Thu 26 Jul 2012, 1:50 am

I've been racking my brains to no avail with this one.

Don't know!

by Woestijnrog Thu 26 Jul 2012, 3:08 am

barrystar wrote:The Wimbledon final was Fed's 7th win there, but what other milestone did he set numbered 6 with that win?

6th season he won a title on grass, hard & clay?

by Woestijnrog Thu 26 Jul 2012, 3:32 am

Woestijnrog wrote:
barrystar wrote:The Wimbledon final was Fed's 7th win there, but what other milestone did he set numbered 6 with that win?

6th season he won a title on grass, hard & clay?

After checking that I realised that can't be the answer, it's the seventh season he won on all three surfaces. So let me try again:

6th season he won a title on grass, hard, clay & indoor?

by invisiblecoolers Thu 26 Jul 2012, 3:32 am

Nice quiz Lk, poor me saw this late, did u take the quiz time from me Very Happy

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