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Old 01-20-2011, 07:59 PM   #1
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4 out of 7 men who have won all four GS names starts with first name initial R

1) Rod Laver
2) Roy Emerson
3) Roger Federer
4) Rafael Nadal
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Old 01-20-2011, 08:02 PM   #2
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yes.
but what is with budge?
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yes.
but what is with budge?
I Don know.....
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Andre and Don disagree!
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Andre and Don disagree!
and Perry partly agree
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What about PetRos SampRas?
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Andre Kirk Agassi also partly agree
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What about PetRos SampRas?
doesn't count- he didn't conquer Paris
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doesn't count- he didn't conquer Paris
Yeah, thanks

I only read the title "is R important to win Grand Slam matches?".

Emerson also won the non-calender GS. Didn't know that. Nobody is taking that seriously I gather.
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another fact i find amazing is that players with the same first/last initial are more popular then their counterparts

AA Anddre Agassi
BB Boris Becker, Bjorn Borg

AAgassi more popluar than sampras, courier etc

BBecker more popular than lendl, edberg, wilander etc

BBorg more popular than mcenroe, connors etc
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You're forgetting Ratrick Rafter, Randy Roddick and Randre Agassi
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another fact i find amazing is that players with the same first/last initial are more popular then their counterparts

AA Anddre Agassi
BB Boris Becker, Bjorn Borg

AAgassi more popluar than sampras, courier etc

BBecker more popular than lendl, edberg, wilander etc

BBorg more popular than mcenroe, connors etc
hehe... it´s the Stan Lee Effect...

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4 out of 7 men who have won all four GS names starts with first name initial R

1) Rod Laver
2) Roy Emerson
3) Roger Federer
4) Rafael Nadal
same thing as?



...without the beautiful or mind of course...
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another fact i find amazing is that players with the same first/last initial are more popular then their counterparts

AA Anddre Agassi
BB Boris Becker, Bjorn Borg

AAgassi more popluar than sampras, courier etc

BBecker more popular than lendl, edberg, wilander etc

BBorg more popular than mcenroe, connors etc
Becker more popular than Edberg ? I doubt it.

In the current generation, who do you pick between Roger Rederer and Nafael Nadal ?
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Old 01-21-2011, 01:49 PM   #15
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Andy Murray, Tomas Berdych

Lew Hoad, Bill Tilden, Lleyton Hewitt?
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Another amazing thing is that they all had names. Yes, that is truly amazing if you think about it!
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Another amazing thing is that they all had names. Yes, that is truly amazing if you think about it!
Don't forget the nose. Last time I checked they all had a nose with TWO nostrils! Amazing!
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Andy Murray, Tomas Berdych

Lew Hoad, Bill Tilden, Lleyton Hewitt?
MuRRay is definitely due for a couple of slams with the double R in his last name!
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MuRRay is definitely due for a couple of slams with the double R in his last name!
If only his Mom had had the foresight to call him Randy Murray!
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If only his Mom had had the foresight to call him Randy Murray!
Or maybe AndRew MuRRay
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