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steven


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I can only find stats back to 1980, but since then:

Only eleven Brits have qualified for two Grand Slams (John Feaver, John Lloyd, Nick Fulwood, Chris Bailey, Jeremy Bates, Neil Broad, Andrew Castle, Danny Sapsford, Arvind Parmar, Jamie Delgado and now Josh Goodall)

Btw, Delgado, who has done it the most times (4 - USO 2000 and Wimby 1999/2004/2005), Castle 3 and Bailey 2 + a LL (which doesn't really count!) are the only ones to have done it more than twice.

Only four Brits have qualified for two Grand Slams within 12 months:

- Neil Broad 1990 AO/Wimby
- Andrew Castle 1991 AO/USO
- Arvind Parmar 1999 Wimby/2000 AO
- and now Josh Goodall 2006 Wimby/USO)

Btw, three Brits have qualified for the same slam two years in a row - John Feaver and John Lloyd, both 1982+1983 FO, and Jamie Delgado 2004+2005 Wimby)

But as far as I can see, Josh is the ONLY Brit in the last 27 years (and hence probably a lot longer than that) to have qualified for two Grand Slams in a row!

Brilliant. 


E&OE!!



-- Edited by steven at 23:50, 2006-08-25

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steven wrote:

But as far as I can see, Josh is the ONLY Brit in the last 27 years (and hence probably a lot longer than that) to have qualified for two Grand Slams in a row!

Brilliant. 


E&OE!!



-- Edited by steven at 23:50, 2006-08-25

Wow, that`s great!

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What are Josh's plans after the US open?  I would think that John Lloyd will pick him for the DC, he is the in form player and his tie break record this week shows he can handle pressure! And there is still a question mark over Greg, isn't there?


Josh might choose to stay in the US for some good weather training and maybe travel to the West coast to play in the Covington challenger, then on Lubbock in Texas if he is not needed for the DC....Then there is a good series of +H Challengers in France and Belgium....


If Josh can continue his good form, he could break the top 200 before the end of the year....



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Thanks for putting the achievement into perspective Steven, well done to Josh!

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I really hope we are witnessing a real talent coming to the fore....we all know it was not until Tim Henman was 21 that he really broke through so I really hope Josh can break the top 200 by the end of the year and then go on to become and top 100 player soon....he must be shoe in for the DC now !

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steven wrote:

But as far as I can see, Josh is the ONLY Brit in the last 27 years (and hence probably a lot longer than that) to have qualified for two Grand Slams in a row!

Brilliant. 


E&OE!!



Sadly this is probably more of an indicment of British tennis over that time period then a measure of Josh's achievement. (not taking anything away from Josh of course)

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