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Vote for the player you think was the greatest from those below [18 vote(s)]

Bjorn BORG
27.8%
Fred PERRY
72.2%
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Two player tie break, closes at 10.15 pm. If tied at 10.15, I will extend an hour. If still tied at 11.15...not sure yet! 

 

U know the rules, lets vote in the greatest in your opinion!



-- Edited by JonH comes home on Tuesday 26th of May 2020 05:24:51 PM



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This is so close to me, but much as I would like to vote for Fred, it is Borg's 5 back to back French/Wimbledon titles that does it for me, in a career that finished at 26. If Borg had played 5 more years, 11 slams could have been 16-21 perhaps and we would rank him as the greatest without question.

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Borg for me too.

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Borg for me too.

 Well, it seems others think Perry so far!



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10-4 to Perry!

It's amazing and makes me proud to think 3 of the best 24 men and women players ever are Brits! Fab!

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10-4 to Perry!

It's amazing and makes me proud to think 3 of the best 24 men and women players ever are Brits! Fab!

You were apparently very unconvinced by Andy's presence though   



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10-4 to Perry!

It's amazing and makes me proud to think 3 of the best 24 men and women players ever are Brits! Fab!

You were apparently very unconvinced by Andy's presence though   

 It was said with a heavy sense of scepticism I'm afraid!



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I'm wondering if the Serbian board would have jankovic and Ivanovic into the final 12?! Pretty certain they probably would ...heh ho.

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10-4 to Perry!

It's amazing and makes me proud to think 3 of the best 24 men and women players ever are Brits! Fab!

You were apparently very unconvinced by Andy's presence though   

 It was said with a heavy sense of scepticism I'm afraid!

It shouldn't be.

If you reversed Murray and Djokovic's records, personally I would still have had both to go through. 



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10-4 to Perry!

It's amazing and makes me proud to think 3 of the best 24 men and women players ever are Brits! Fab!

You were apparently very unconvinced by Andy's presence though   

 It was said with a heavy sense of scepticism I'm afraid!

It shouldn't be.

If you reversed Murray and Djokovic's records, personally I would still have both  to go through. 

 Wow!



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indiana wrote:
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10-4 to Perry!

It's amazing and makes me proud to think 3 of the best 24 men and women players ever are Brits! Fab!

You were apparently very unconvinced by Andy's presence though   

 It was said with a heavy sense of scepticism I'm afraid!

It shouldn't be.

If you reversed Murray and Djokovic's records, personally I would still have both  to go through. 

 To be honest,  andy stacks up and would be in my top 20npf all time, I feel though we dont give enough credit to those stars of yesteryear, although  realise we differ on that!



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Yes, it is my view of how I judge current players vs past players and the credit I think appropriate where I clearly diverge from some folk and there is an argument to be had.

Nout to do with British biased. eg. I picked Borg in this play-off. 



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indiana wrote:

Yes, it is my view of how I judge current players vs past players and the credit I think appropriate where I clearly diverge from some folk and there is an argument to be had.

Nout to do with British biased.

 Nope, I dont think you would be and you voted for Borg against Perry here, which proves the point. But I find it hard to believe 11 out of 15 people genuinely think Perry was the greater of him and Borg, I really do, and the evidence of that and Angela Mortimer going through to the semis makes me think there is some correlation, of which being British is the only one I can currently point to!

And it may be fair enough! 

Although I do agree Perry is also a top 20 player of all time and , in fact, ahead of Andy. Just not ahead of Borg! 



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11-4, 45 mins to go, Perry looking secure.

Semifinal draw will follow around 1030 pm tonight, assuming this one doesnt have a surprise ending!

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Borg was my original choice. Of the four I picked the only one that made it to the next round was Connors and that was a distant second



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