She the north

[shack]

At age 19, Bianca is still a few years away from her physical peak. Unlike swimmers, tennis players could be at or near their peak until their 30's.

Has any player, male or female, climbed over 100 notches in rankings in just one calendar year?

(Bobby Riggs lost to BJ King because he was like 30 years older, was allowed only one serve and had to cover the doubles court. Not exactly a level playing field.)

That sounds like a stream of consciousness post.

3 random comments unrelated to one another.

 

[malata]

Eugenie who?

the princess?

 

[Twister]

Great game, where can one download it free ?

 

[Nathan 88]

This entire thread should be in the sports section.

 

[art van dele]

This entire thread should be in the sports section.

This is not a sports thread. It’s proud to be a Canadian thread.

 

[happ]

She did it

Weeeeeeeee

 

[Darts]

3 random comments unrelated to one another.

Yes sir, 3 posts in 1. How's that for efficiency.

 

[tml]

As she might say: Bianca Freakin' Andreescu!!!!!!

 

[shack]

Yes sir, 3 posts in 1. How's that for efficiency.

So what did King/Riggs have to do with "She the north"?

 

[shack]

She might be trans

That sounds like you are saying calling someone trans is an insult.

 

[happ]

No comment i dont want to lose my job

 

[Darts]

I googled Margaret Court, getting some interesting results. She won her Slams in a shorter period of time including 10 Australian Opens.

Was the Australian consider a Slam back then?

 

[wazup]

That sounds like a stream of consciousness post.

3 random comments unrelated to one another.

That's be because he's our old rocky/skyrider reincarnated with a new handle,

 

[shack]

That's be because he's our old rocky/skyrider reincarnated with a new handle,

That would explain some things.

 

[Insidious Von]

happ you have to stop masturbating in the piledriver position, there's only one Ron Jeremy.

 

[richaceg]

She tenacious...she was starting slow vs other opponents but she seem to figure out Serena...

 

[jdeck]

Was the Australian consider a Slam back then?

Wimbledon is the oldest, founded in 1877, followed by the US in 1881, the French in 1891, and the Australian in 1905. However, of these four, only Wimbledon was a major before 1924–25, when all four became designated Grand Slam tournaments. Skipping majors—especially the Australian Open because of the remoteness, the inconvenient dates (around Christmas and New Year's Day) and the low prize money—was not unusual before 1982.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Slam_(tennis)

There's no doubt that Margaret Court is one of the greatest players in tennis history, but it's hard to compare her records to today's players because the competition she had back in her best days wasn't anything like it is today, especially pertaining to the Australian Open where many players didn't travel to it due to the travel expense and the relatively low monetary rewards back then. Same with Rod Laver's records. Comparing eras is like comparing apples and oranges.

 

[shack]

Australian Open where many players didn't travel to it due to the travel expense and the relatively low monetary rewards back then. Same with Rod Laver's records. Comparing eras is like comparing apples and oranges.

Agree to an extent. I believe that Court won a higher percentage of Aussie Opens of her totals than Rod did. (Laver had 3 Aussies of his 11 majors and Court had 11 Aussies of her 24) Laver travelled more than anyone else and I believe he was world number 1 for 7 years consecutively. Federer was number one for 4 1/2 years consecutively

Comparing different eras to each other is extremely difficult, but Laver dominated his era more than anyone in any other era.

I know that GOAT is subjective. Just giving my reasons why Laver should be included in any discussion.

 

[Darts]

Skipping majors—especially the Australian Open because of the remoteness, the inconvenient dates (around Christmas and New Year's Day) and the low prize money—was not unusual before 1982.

Thanks for the historical background. It's always a pleasure to see a post from a member of substance (instead of some of the stuff we get from some other members).

Also, thanks for your post in the other thread clarifying "bun" versus "buns".

 

[jdeck]

Thanks for the historical background. It's always a pleasure to see a post from a member of substance (instead of some of the stuff we get from some other members).

Also, thanks for your post in the other thread clarifying "bun" versus "buns".

Hey, happy to help Darts! And thanks for your comment too.