: Tue Jan 27, 2009 4:02 pm  

Lord_Percy wrote:

Virginia Wade, 1977, was the last singles winner of a grand slam.

Oh, I say!

He'll come back with some pathetic excuse about meaning a Mens winner.

: Tue Jan 27, 2009 4:21 pm  

William Hill (according to the paper) were quoting 14/1 for the top four to win in the prem over the next two days. Fantastic odds if they are still offering them

: Tue Jan 27, 2009 4:22 pm  

Billy Banter wrote:

Oh, I say!

He'll come back with some pathetic excuse about meaning a Mens winner.

Hey, Jeremy Bates has won a grand slam title since then. OK, it was the mixed doubles, but that was never mentioned either!

: Tue Jan 27, 2009 5:07 pm  

Lord_Percy wrote:

Hey, Jeremy Bates has won a grand slam title since then. OK, it was the mixed doubles, but that was never mentioned either!

Jamie Murray also won the Wimbledon mixed doubles a couple of years back.

: Tue Jan 27, 2009 5:28 pm  

Lord_Percy wrote:

Hey, Jeremy Bates has won a grand slam title since then. OK, it was the mixed doubles, but that was never mentioned either!

Even John Lloyd has won a mixed doubles title.

With Wendy Turnbull (damn, Australian).

Who did Master Bates win it with?

: Tue Jan 27, 2009 5:30 pm  

John D H wrote:

Jamie Murray also won the Wimbledon mixed doubles a couple of years back.

With Jelena Jankovic.

: Tue Jan 27, 2009 6:52 pm  

fredie wrote: no uk player has won the grandslam since 1932

Lord_Percy wrote:

You're totally wrong there actually.

the grandslam is winning the 4 major grand slam titles in a year . show me the money baby

: Tue Jan 27, 2009 11:54 pm  

Weds major matches

Nadal (1) v Simon (6)
Verdasco (14) v Tsonga (5)

Women

Suarez-Navarro v Dementieva (4)
Kuznetsova (8 v S Williams (2)

Also Laura Robson and Heather Watson trying to get into the last eight in the Girls singles. I'm still trying to find out if there are any Brits left in the Boys Under 7s.

: Wed Jan 28, 2009 12:33 am  

Billy Banter wrote:

With Jelena Jankovic.

He was trying to get layed and she carried him the whole way through the comp

: Wed Jan 28, 2009 8:19 am  

Verdasco wins again, I fancied Tsonga to win that one too.

Both the English girls made it through to the last 8.