Tennis All The Way.....(Trivia and Discussions...)

[M A N I S H]

"Tennis is a perfect combination of violent action taking place in an atmosphere of total tranquillity." Billie Jean King.

Was just wondering that there are no Tennis Fans here???

After Cricket this is my fav game....
The game has some legends...
Some of my fav have been...
Steffi Graf.
Pete Sampras.
Goran Ivanisevic.( boy he serves..)
Apna Leander...

What about you guys???

We can have trivia here too like the crick trivia thread...
I start off...

1)Who was Pete Sampras playing in the quarter-finals of the Australian Open in 1995 when a member of the crowd yelled out 'do it for your coach' (This caused Pete to break down and weep for his cancer-stricken coach and friend)?
a)Andre Agassi
b)Jim Courier
c)Patrik Rafter
d)Yevgeny Kafelnikov


2)Which Australian won back to back US open titles??


3)Which poem appears over the player's entrance to Wimbledon's Centre Court??


4)Who was the first person to win the Wimbledon by invitation??

Cheers..
Manish

[MavericK]

1: Jim Courier
2: Rafter

[htowner]

3)Which poem appears over the player's entrance to Wimbledon's Centre Court??

i think its "If" - Rudyard Kipling

[Iceman]

Originally Posted by M A N I S H

4)Who was the first person to win the Wimbledon by invitation??

I think this was Goran in 2001.

Regards,
Mansur

[M A N I S H]

Originally Posted by M A N I S H

"
1)Who was Pete Sampras playing in the quarter-finals of the Australian Open in 1995 when a member of the crowd yelled out 'do it for your coach' (This caused Pete to break down and weep for his cancer-stricken coach and friend)?
a)Andre Agassi
b)Jim Courier
c)Patrik Rafter
d)Yevgeny Kafelnikov


2)Which Australian won back to back US open titles??


3)Which poem appears over the player's entrance to Wimbledon's Centre Court??


4)Who was the first person to win the Wimbledon by invitation??

Cheers..
Manish

1)Jim Courier
2)Rafter
3) If... By Rudyard..
4)Goran...





Good answers ppl...


Ok..
New set..
1)Name the only grand slam that Michael Stich could win??
2)Name the womens tennis player to become number one without winning a single grand slam??
3)Which female player has hit fastest serve ever??
4)Which womens tennis player has won the maximum number of tournaments??

[Iceman]

Originally Posted by M A N I S H

New set..
1)Name the only grand slam that Michael Stich could win??
2)Name the womens tennis player to become number one without winning a single grand slam??
3)Which female player has hit fastest serve ever??
4)Which womens tennis player has won the maximum number of tournaments??

Hi,

1) Wimbledon (beat Becker that final, if I remember right...leading to that tongue-in-cheek Amul ad...Stich to the winner, bakhi sab Becker hai )

2) Hmm...Kim Clijsters?

3) Going to gamble on one of the Williamses here...Serena?

4) Martina Navratilova.

Regards,
Mansur

[M A N I S H]

Originally Posted by Iceman

Hi,

1) Wimbledon (beat Becker that final, if I remember right...leading to that tongue-in-cheek Amul ad...Stich to the winner, bakhi sab Becker hai )

2) Hmm...Kim Clijsters?

3) Going to gamble on one of the Williamses here...Serena?

4) Martina Navratilova.

Regards,
Mansur

Hmm..
answer 3 is wrong...

[MavericK]

Ok.. If not Serena... then Venus

[nothingLessThan6calls]

aay laaa...

tennis to mera passion... ..

isnt the answer margaret court for max no. of titiles i.e ques 3?..

[nothingLessThan6calls]

Originally Posted by nothingLessThan6calls

aay laaa...

tennis to mera passion... ..

isnt the answer margaret court for max no. of titiles i.e ques 3?..

oops..sorry...margaret ourt holds the record for max singles titles..

btw...is the answer mauresmo for fastest serve??..justa guess..