Recent content by Mainad

True but the principle of progressing because of walkovers is still the same for both or anybody else in that position.

In all fairnesss though, it was hardly his fault that his opponents kept bailing on him. Ditto Felix.

Some of us are wedded to the 6 Slams or you're out rule. They don't think out of the box enough IMO.

Come on, what player in history has ended up with 20+ Slams other than the Big 3? Acknowledged ATPs like Edberg and Becker only won roughly about a quarter of these totals and yet are considered ATGs like them. Murray's Slam count is far closer to their's than their's are even to Sampras!

But did he? The Slam count isn't everything IMO. Murray won titles all across the board (Slams, WTF, Olympics, Masters 1000, ATP500s, ATP250s) and was ranked world #1. He remains the only active player to accomplish all that. For me, whole career achievements are just as important in this type...

Trying to 3-peat? He was the 2 times defending champion.

Would be quite happy to see Lehecka take it and so justify ending Nadal's career at the Madrid Masters. :cool:

Why what? He is as far as I'm concerned.

Yes, sorry should have specified Nottingham instead of Eastbourne which was a WTA event only until 2009. Nonetheless he never even made a final at Nottingham despite playing there. His fellow Brit (albeit imported) Rusedski won 2 titles there. I feel Henman could have done the same or won at...

Am keenly anticipating a final with Rublev.

2 important differences: 1. Paire still plays tennis, Kyrgios does not. 2. Paire wears a beard (at least when he plays), Kyrgios does not.

You can't ignore Perry. He won more Slams than Budge or Kramer and, unlike Kramer, he completed the CGS.

Thanks, I would love to but don't think it will happen as I don't play professional tennis (and am not even in Madrid).

Well, there were Wimbledon, Queen's and Nottingham in the UK alone. He made 3 finals at Queen's (1999 lost to Sampras, 2001-2, lost both times to Hewitt). No finals at any of the others.