Weeks 26 & 27: Wimbledon (grass) - men's doubles

philwrig · Hall of fame

RE: Weeks 26 & 27: Wimbledon (grass) - men's doubles

Montana Doug · Futures qualifying

So over here in the States I was watching doubles on Saturday afternoon.....my wife said, "They are showing doubles now then?" I replied that it was not only doubles but an Englishman playing....she said really?

What a pleasant surprise and one that I will cherish for a long time. Great match and so happy for Jonny! It is a shame that he won't be playing in the Olympics or could that change?

steven · Tennis legend

Jonny has soared 55 places this morning to WR 21

With Freddie (up even more places to 24), he is now 9th in the Race to WTF too!

GB now have 10% of the ATP doubles top 40, with Jonny at 21, Colin 31, Ross 33 and Jamie 39.

(if only we had 10% of the singles top 40, but still, one day ...)

Jan · Hall of fame

great achievement for Jonny - so pleased for him!

Spectator · All-time great

So 3.8 million people saw Marray and Nielsen play. (It definitely had an impact ... had many conversations yesterday with people who'd never heard of him before this weekend but were singing his praises) But am I correct in picking up from the LTA story and various tweets that he (a) won Wimbledon, (b) went out with his family, (c) got up and had breakfast at the NTC, (d) went down to Clapham Common and hit some tennis balls with kids for an LTA event, explaining along the way that of course he'd pointed out his error at a crucial point in a tiebreaker because anyone would because that's what one does?

What can one say but "thank you"?

-- Edited by Spectator on Monday 9th of July 2012 06:53:34 PM

Helen40 · Grand Slam Champion

Well done Jonny. So what's next?

Rich · Lower Club Player

It's fantastic to have 8 British men in the top 100 in doubles. We often hear it said that the more players we get at a higher level the more chance of greater success. Now I appreciate that probably nobody anywhere would have picked Jonny and Freddie to win the mens doubles but Colin and Ross won Eastbourne and you do get the feeling that now we have a few more men in the top 100 doubles that success is becoming more. After all look at Ken and Jaime making the final at Eastbourne. Jonny's success will surely make all the guys believe a bit more than you can do it. After all whether by luck or hard work or both in reality Jonny has just proved it.

helki · Futures qualifying

Helen40 wrote:
Well done Jonny. So what's next?
On local TV tonight where he was back at his local tennis club, with his trophy and plenty of admirers, including lots of youngsters, he said he was having a holiday and then off to the States.

Bob in Spain · Tennis legend

Spectator wrote:
So 3.8 million people saw Marray and Nielsen play. (It definitely had an impact ... had many conversations yesterday with people who'd never heard of him before this weekend but were singing his praises) But am I correct in picking up from the LTA story and various tweets that he (a) won Wimbledon, (b) went out with his family, (c) got up and had breakfast at the NTC, (d) went down to Clapham Common and hit some tennis balls with kids for an LTA event, explaining along the way that of course he'd pointed out his error at a crucial point in a tiebreaker because anyone would because that's what one does?

What can one say but "thank you"?

-- Edited by Spectator on Monday 9th of July 2012 06:53:34 PM

Seems to me as though Jonny Marray is just an all round "top bloke", who just happens to be a Wimbledon Champion as well.

Jan · Hall of fame

"what they just said"

steven · Tennis legend

RJA wrote:
Count Zero wrote:
did anyone see this? was it good. wonder if it will be able to see on iplayer etc?
Sadly BBC Breakfast is one of the few programmes which is never shown on iplayer.

Who needs iPlayer when they put it on the BBC Sport site http://bbc.in/M06xoF

-- Edited by steven on Tuesday 10th of July 2012 11:07:25 AM

freerider · Futures level

jonny going to be on bbc breakfast at 8.20

Count Zero · Tennis legend

did anyone see this? was it good. wonder if it will be able to see on iplayer etc?

RJA · Hall of fame

Count Zero wrote:
did anyone see this? was it good. wonder if it will be able to see on iplayer etc?

Sadly BBC Breakfast is one of the few programmes which is never shown on iplayer.

Gary Denton · Intermediate Club Player

You can tell the lad's not used to the limelight. He still has that very endearing did- that- really -happen-to-me look on his face Glad to hear that he and Freddie are playing in the US Open together.

Couldn't have happened to a nicer, more unassuming guy.