Toepoke Posted January 11, 2019 Share Posted January 11, 2019 Such a shame, still only 31 and very much cut down in his prime. What a hero he's been for us though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
min Posted January 11, 2019 Author Share Posted January 11, 2019 Really gutted for him. He's provided many of my best sporting memories over the last 12 years or so. Lots of late nights / early mornings keeping track. A sad way to end - he's obviously in agony and shouldn't play at all in Australia - but what a legacy to leave! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lairdyfaeinverclyde Posted January 11, 2019 Share Posted January 11, 2019 It was a privilege watching him during his career. A successful proud sporting Scotsman is hard to come by. An inspiration to his home town and gave Dunblane a reason to smile again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caledonian Craig Posted January 11, 2019 Share Posted January 11, 2019 1 hour ago, Lairdyfaeinverclyde said: It was a privilege watching him during his career. A successful proud sporting Scotsman is hard to come by. An inspiration to his home town and gave Dunblane a reason to smile again. Agreed. He has to be the most successful Scottish sportsman on a world stage. You could argue about Stephen Hendry who dominated snooker in the 1990s but snooker is not really a sport played all over the globe like tennis is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lion Rampant Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 On 1/11/2019 at 7:19 PM, Caledonian Craig said: Agreed. He has to be the most successful Scottish sportsman on a world stage. You could argue about Stephen Hendry who dominated snooker in the 1990s but snooker is not really a sport played all over the globe like tennis is. I think the only one that comes close is Chris Hoy, and even he says that Murray is more successful than him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parklife Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 3 hours ago, Lion Rampant said: I think the only one that comes close is Chris Hoy, and even he says that Murray is more successful than him. Chris Hoy. Fuckin' behave. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamntg Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 1 hour ago, Parklife said: Chris Hoy. Fuckin' behave. Exactly. Who? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamntg Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 Being best at cycling is like being World Lacrosse Player of the Year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thplinth Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 (edited) https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Grand_Slam_related_tennis_records on that list he is pretty low surrounded by players I d not heard of in many cases. I think it was because relative to any other British player in such a long time he won majors and the Brit fest holy grail a British Wimbledon winner. But take that UK angle out and ask did he achieve more in his sport than a Chris Hoy? I don’t know. Edited January 14, 2019 by thplinth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parklife Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 2 hours ago, thplinth said: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Grand_Slam_related_tennis_records on that list he is pretty low surrounded by players I d not heard of in many cases. I think it was because relative to any other British player in such a long time he won majors and the Brit fest holy grail a British Wimbledon winner. But take that UK angle out and ask did he achieve more in his sport than a Chris Hoy? I don’t know. What players have you not heard of? I don't think you being ignorant on the history of tennis is really relevant to how much he has achieved tbh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thplinth Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 (edited) Laurence Doherty NP NP 5–1 1–0 6–1 1902–1906 (5) New Zealand Anthony Wilding 2–0 NP 4–1 NP 1906–1913 (8) United States Don Budge 1–0 1–0 2–0 2–1 1937–1938 (2) Australia Frank Sedgman 2–1 0–1 1–1 2–0 5–31949–1952 (4) United States Tony Trabert 0–0 2–0 1–0 2–0 5–0 1953–1955 (3) France Jean Borotra 1–0 1–2 2–3 0–1 4–6 1924–1931 (8) Argentina Guillermo Vilas 2–1 1–3 0–0 1–0 4–4 1977–1979 (3) United States Jim Courier 2–0 2–1 0–1 0–1 4–31991–1993 (3) United Kingdom Reginald Doherty 0–0 0–0 4–1 0–1 4–21897–1900 (4) United States Frank Parker 0–0 2–0 0–0 2–2 1944–1949 (6) Australia Lew Hoad 1–1 1–0 2–0 0–1 1956–1957 (2) Australia Ashley Cooper 2–0 0–0 1–1 1–1 1957–1958 (2) United States Robert Wrenn 0–0 0–0 0–0 4–1 4–1 1893–1897 (5) Spain Manuel Santana 0–0 2–0 1–0 1–0 4–0 1961–1966 (6) United Kingdom Andy Murray 0–5 0–1 2–1 1–1 3–8 2012–2016 (5) United States Bill Johnston 0–0 0–0 1–0 2–6 3–6 1915–1919 (5) United Kingdom Arthur Gore 0–0 0–0 3–5 0–0 3–5 1901–1909 (9) Czechoslovakia/Egypt Jaroslav Drobný 0–0 2–3 1–2 0–0 1951–1954 (4) Australia Gerald Patterson 1–3 0–0 2–1 0–0 3–4 1919–1927 (9) Australia Neale Fraser 0–3 0–0 1–1 2–0 1959–1960 (2) United Kingdom Wilfred Baddeley 0–0 0–0 3–3 0–0 –3 1891–1895 (5) Australia Norman Brookes 1–0 0–0 2–2 0–0 3–2 1907–1914 (8) United States Bobby Riggs 0–0 0–1 1–0 2–1 1939–1941 (3) Czechoslovakia Jan Kodeš 0–0 2–0 1–0 0–2 1970–1973 (4) United States Arthur Ashe 1–1 0–0 1–0 1–1 1968–1975 (8) United States Ellsworth Vines 0–0 0–0 1–1 2–0 3–1 1931–1932 (2) United States Jack Kramer 0–0 0–0 1–0 2–1 1946–1947 (2) Australia Adrian Quist 3–1 0–0 0–0 0–0 1936–1948 (13) Switzerland Stan Wawrinka 1–0 1–1 0–0 1–0 2014–2016 (3) Australia James Anderson 3–0 0–0 0–0 0–0 3–0 1922–1925 (4) Brazil Gustavo Kuerten 0–0 3–0 0–0 0–0 1997–2001 (5) I heard of five of the above including Murray and Bobby Riggs who I think I know coz he challenegd Billie Jean King for being pish when he was an old man. oh maybe six... I am not a tennis fan but will murray not be the same with the passage of time. edit: these were just the names immediately above and below Murray on the list. Edited January 14, 2019 by thplinth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dezmondo Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 (edited) 5 hours ago, thplinth said: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Grand_Slam_related_tennis_records on that list he is pretty low surrounded by players I d not heard of in many cases. I think it was because relative to any other British player in such a long time he won majors and the Brit fest holy grail a British Wimbledon winner. But take that UK angle out and ask did he achieve more in his sport than a Chris Hoy? I don’t know. According to this list he's the 39th most successful men's player to ever play tennis. I'd say that's pretty good! That list is flawed as a measure of overall success though as it has many players from an era that just isn't comparable to today's game. It also doesn't include other titles, ranking, Olympic Golds etc. It also neglects the fact that everyone is aware of in that Andy was in the most difficult generations ever. You're also missing the obvious in the fact that injury (if he indeed retires) has cost him around 30% of his career and potentially his prime, missing out on more GrandSlams. I'm confident he would have added another 2 had he stayed fit. I'm sure an algorithm could be done taking into account all factors, and I'd guess it would have Andy in the top 15 male players ever. Scotland's most successful sportsman by absolute miles! Edited January 14, 2019 by dezmondo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toepoke Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 12 minutes ago, dezmondo said: According to this list he's the 39th most successful men's player to ever play tennis. I'd say that's pretty good! That list is flawed as a measure of overall success though as it has many players from an era that just isn't comparable to today's game. It also doesn't include other titles, ranking, Olympic Golds etc. It also neglects the fact that everyone is aware of in that Andy was in the most difficult generations ever. You're also missing the obvious in the fact that injury (if he indeed retires) has cost him around 30% of his career and potentially his prime, missing out on more GrandSlams. I'm confident he would have added another 2 had he stayed fit. I'm sure an algorithm could be done taking into account all factors, and I'd guess it would have Andy in the top 15 male players ever. Scotland's most successful sportsman by absolute miles! Yes I don't think you can put too much credence on the tennis titles won prior to the open era. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parklife Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 13 minutes ago, Toepoke said: Yes I don't think you can put too much credence on the tennis titles won prior to the open era. Exactly. 32 minutes ago, dezmondo said: According to this list he's the 39th most successful men's player to ever play tennis. I'd say that's pretty good! That list is flawed as a measure of overall success though as it has many players from an era that just isn't comparable to today's game. It also doesn't include other titles, ranking, Olympic Golds etc. It also neglects the fact that everyone is aware of in that Andy was in the most difficult generations ever. You're also missing the obvious in the fact that injury (if he indeed retires) has cost him around 30% of his career and potentially his prime, missing out on more GrandSlams. I'm confident he would have added another 2 had he stayed fit. I'm sure an algorithm could be done taking into account all factors, and I'd guess it would have Andy in the top 15 male players ever. Scotland's most successful sportsman by absolute miles! Excellent post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thplinth Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 (edited) 49 minutes ago, Toepoke said: Yes I don't think you can put too much credence on the tennis titles won prior to the open era. That is bullshit. Time and place. You are effectively stripping them of their titles or demoting them to lesser titles. It is like these wankers who talk about the premier league era. edit: oops not you personally Mr Poke. (I am a rude cunt these days for sure, apologies to all) Edited January 14, 2019 by thplinth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toepoke Posted January 15, 2019 Share Posted January 15, 2019 1 hour ago, thplinth said: That is bullshit. Time and place. You are effectively stripping them of their titles or demoting them to lesser titles. It is like these wankers who talk about the premier league era. edit: oops not you personally Mr Poke. (I am a rude cunt these days for sure, apologies to all) No offence taken. I also dislike the historical revisionism of inferring that the start of the EPL was football's year zero, because it ignores decades of competitive professional sport. The idea that Andy Murray is not as great a player in history as William Renshaw because he won Wimbledon 7 times is patently ridiculous. They may haved played the same game but they were completely different sports. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caledonian Craig Posted January 15, 2019 Share Posted January 15, 2019 Tennis is a far different sport now than it was even 20 to 25 years ago. Racquet technology for a start and players now are far fitter and need to be to be able to compete at the highest level. The art of returning serve has improved immensely as well. Looking back to the days of William Renshaw there is no real comparison. Wimbledon was almost akin to a UK title back then as the majority of the players competing were British. It is easy for folk who are not real tennis fans to look at Murray's career and say 'Pffft why the fuss? He ONLY won three slams.' That does him a massive disservice. Three slam titles in an era where three of the greatest players of all-time have been playing in the form of Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic. Lest we forget Murray has also been runner-up in a slam eight times. In those eight finals it is only Federer, Nadal or Djokovic who have denied him the title. He is also only one of nine players in tennis history to have made the final of all four slam finals on three different surfaces. Also do not downplay the feat of two Olympic Gold Medals. Do not fall into the silly category of football fans claiming olympic title means Jack to tennis players. Novak wept missing out on a gold medal and Federer is so desperate for a singles gold and has said it time and again. And then there is his exploits in the Davis Cup where I do believe he holds the record for most rubbers won in a Davis Cup campaign the year GB won it. On top of that there is the ATP World Finals title he won which is much sought after and the kudos of being world No 1 for 37 weeks. I think career match wins is a more accurate way of judging where he stands amongst the all-time greats. Of singles players primarily he stands in 15th place on the list. It is very fair to say had Murray been playing in the late 1990's early 2000s he would have won many more slams than he has now. If he is to retire now he can go with his head held high as he has done himself and Scotland proud. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phart Posted January 15, 2019 Share Posted January 15, 2019 It's like greatness in boxing. Duran lost to SRL,Hagler and Hearns but is a greater boxer than all of them, cause context matters. As they say in cycling when you win a tournament "who came 2nd"? To judge the quality of the win. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parklife Posted January 15, 2019 Share Posted January 15, 2019 7 hours ago, Caledonian Craig said: being world No 1 for 37 weeks. 41 weeks according to the ATP website (14th most in Open era) https://www.atptour.com/en/rankings/former-no-1s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caledonian Craig Posted January 15, 2019 Share Posted January 15, 2019 16 minutes ago, Parklife said: 41 weeks according to the ATP website (14th most in Open era) https://www.atptour.com/en/rankings/former-no-1s My apologies. It shows that even his fans can underplay his achievements. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slasher Posted January 17, 2019 Share Posted January 17, 2019 I might venture a couple of quid on Zverev to win this. He looks in great form. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toepoke Posted January 21, 2019 Share Posted January 21, 2019 Is Tsitsipas the next superstar of the game?... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chripper Posted January 21, 2019 Share Posted January 21, 2019 1 hour ago, Toepoke said: Is Tsitsipas the next superstar of the game?... Beating Federer is a good first sign, but it's too early to tell. To be honest, I think the women's game has a brighter future than the men's. Osaka, Sabalenka and Stephens are already at a place where they can challenge Serena and Halep. Then there's future stars like Kenin and Anisimova. Those two superstars in the making, add Osaka to the mix and women's tennis is the healthiest it's ever been. Whereas Thiem, Zverev, Coric, etc, are nowhere near Nada, Federer or Djokovic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parklife Posted January 22, 2019 Share Posted January 22, 2019 22 hours ago, Chripper said: Beating Federer is a good first sign, but it's too early to tell. To be honest, I think the women's game has a brighter future than the men's. Osaka, Sabalenka and Stephens are already at a place where they can challenge Serena and Halep. Then there's future stars like Kenin and Anisimova. Those two superstars in the making, add Osaka to the mix and women's tennis is the healthiest it's ever been. Whereas Thiem, Zverev, Coric, etc, are nowhere near Nada, Federer or Djokovic. Yeah. Young, up and coming players aren't as good as the 3 best male players in history. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chripper Posted January 22, 2019 Share Posted January 22, 2019 1 minute ago, Parklife said: Yeah. Young, up and coming players aren't as good as the 3 best male players in history. That's a defeatist attitude. So what, "the three best male players in history are still playing" so I might as well settle for second best? That wasn't Murray's attitude. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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