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

Gary Denton · Intermediate Club Player

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

indiana · Tennis legend

Gary Denton wrote:
Sorry if this has been posted already. Feel free to delete, but there's a great little post-match interview on Freddie's ATP page with both of them.

Enjoy!

http://www.atpworldtour.com/Tennis/Players/Ni/F/Frederik-Nielsen.aspx?t=rh

Thanks for link, I hadn't seen it before. Anyway, folk should never need feel a need to apologise for posting something that may have been posted before smile

Helen40 · Grand Slam Champion

indiana wrote:
Gary Denton wrote:
Sorry if this has been posted already.
Anyway, folk should never need feel a need to apologise for posting something that may have been posted before

We shouldn't but I've certainly had sarcastic remarks for posting something that was posted a few pages before.

freerider · Futures level

here here, I'd much rather see something twice than not at all!

SMC1809 · All-time great

Folk should never need feel a need to apologise for posting something that may have been posted before.

daisy · County player

Mock the Week is repeated tonight on BBC2 at 10pm (10.30pm in Wales).
Andy Murray seemed to enjoy the mickey being taken out of him.

Gary Denton · Intermediate Club Player

http://www.thestar.co.uk/news/sheffield-s-wimbledon-tennis-ace-jonny-marray-brings-trophy-home-1-4724212

Glad to see that Jonny has been awarded a Civic Reception. Thoroughly deserved.
Some journalistic license, but at least they have taken the trouble to cover it.

Spectator · All-time great

Just to signpost a nice little article in the online version of Tennis highlighting Marray/Nielsen at Wimbledon as the doubles performance of the year (though those of a sensitive disposition might wish to skip the first paragraph).

indiana · Tennis legend

Spectator wrote:
Just to signpost a nice little article in the online version of Tennis highlighting Marray/Nielsen at Wimbledon as the doubles performance of the year (though those of a sensitive disposition might wish to skip the first paragraph).

A lot of the other categories in their 12 for '12 are interesting with good background reads, and have quite a lot of other British interest with :

Men's coach of they Year : Ivan Lendl

Men's Tournament of the Year : Olympic Games

Women's Upset of the Year ( Honourable Mention ) : Laura Robson vs Li Na at the US Open

Women's Newcomer of the Year : Laura Robson ( Men's is Jerzy Janowicz )

Men's Most Improved Player of the Year : Andy Murray ( they like Ivan smile ) ( Women's is Sara Errani )

There is a Quotes of the Year Category ( Men's is Andy Roddick, Women's is the short and sweet "Good luck with that" from Victoria Azarenka on being told the WTA were seriously commited to reducing grunting smile )

Also Feuds of the Year, and to come : Biggest Disappointments, Comebacks of the Year, Runner-ups of the Year ( fortunately I am sure won't be Andy ! ), and Stories of the Year.

They also pick Men's Player of the Year as Novak Djokovic and Women's Player of the Year as Serena Williams.

-- Edited by indiana on Thursday 6th of December 2012 07:49:32 PM

Spectator · All-time great

After looking (without success) for Jonny Marray in the New Year's Honours List, I was grateful for (Mr Stakhovsky's end of) the tweeted exchange between Neil Harman and Sergiy Stakhovsky:

@NeilHarmanTimes: Mixed emotions today. Huge congratulations to Andy Murray OBE. So sad to hear of passing of Tony Grieg, former England captain. RIP

Sergiy Stakhovsky @Stako_tennis: @NeilHarmanTimes what about Johny Marray??no award for him got being a first Brit to win @Wimbledon ???

@NeilHarmanTimes: @Stako_tennis @Wimbledon Jonny overlooked unfortunately. Guess that doubles doesn't count after all.

Sergiy Stakhovsky @Stako_tennis: @NeilHarmanTimes @wimbledon but that is such a bad gesture! after all no matter what you do for you country,you will be overlooked .. #shame

I suppose that it's because there were so many Olympians/Paralympians to honour this time around ... but I should think that Mr Marray's display of British fair play (and his work with young people on the same via the LTA) + Wimbledon title would make him quite a good candidate for honours at some point. Perhaps a crowd-sourced nomination?