Re: The Wimbledon Thread - anyone for tennis?

[JGK]

I've already got a bit on a whitewash for England.

If we do any better I think we'll regard that as a good result.

[horace]

aye....sage ...I was wrong to doubt you!!!!

[Henry]

Incredibly, Roger Federer and his wife now have ANOTHER set of twins-

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/10812543/Roger-Federer-and-wife-welcome-miracle-second-set-of-twins.html

There must be at least ONE future Grand Slam champion there.

[JGK]

Singles or doubles?

[beamer]

They can monopolise the finals of men's and women's singles, doubles and mixed doubles!

Has there ever been a "second generation" tennis player who's been that good though? Some sports have a tradition in that way, motorsport in particular (the money helps I suppose) and there's been a fair few in football and cricket, can't think of any tennis examples who've made it to the very top though.

[taipan]

Sandon Stolle?

[beamer]

I did think of him actually... fairly modest record as a singles player (peak ranking 50) but won a doubles Slam title along with many other tournaments in that format.

Any father/son/mother/daughter etc. combinations who have both won singles GS titles, or been ranked top 10 or thereabouts? There probably were in the old amateur days I suppose.

[taipan]

Can't think of any others offhand. Golf is similar.

[tricycle]

Can't think of any others offhand. Golf is similar.

Can think of only one immediately, and that was during the Open Championship's infancy. Old and Young Tom Morris. St Andrews has honoured them with the eighteenth hole. The latter died aged 24 with 4 Open Championshps to his name.

[taipan]

Nicklaus and Player's sons both turned pro but did not achieve much

[tricycle]

Yeah, plenty have become pros, but nobody's really succeeded since. Alejandro Canizares' father was a Ryder Cup player. The Stadlers.

[lardbucket]

Can't think of any others offhand. Golf is similar.

Phil Dent's lad.

[lardbucket]

Incredibly, Roger Federer and his wife now have ANOTHER set of twins.

Double fault.

[beamer]

Yeah, plenty have become pros, but nobody's really succeeded since. Alejandro Canizares' father was a Ryder Cup player.  The Stadlers.

Jay and Bill Haas are/were both pretty solid players, even if not major winners.

[JGK]

Yeah, plenty have become pros, but nobody's really succeeded since. Alejandro Canizares' father was a Ryder Cup player.  The Stadlers.

Tom Watson and Bubba?

[JGK]

I think Uvan Lendl and Petr Korda's daughters are decent pro golfers.

[tricycle]

Yeah, plenty have become pros, but nobody's really succeeded since. Alejandro Canizares' father was a Ryder Cup player.  The Stadlers.

Jay and Bill Haas are/were both pretty solid players, even if not major winners.

cheers, knew I was missing a recent one. HIs uncle was a PGA tour player too.... don't know anything about him, only heard that in commentary.

Tom Watson and Bubba?

But seriously, no.

[embee]

Kristie Smith is Wayne's daughter

[Henry]

Davis Love III?

[beamer]

I and II were a bit rubbish.

[tricycle]

at naming their sons too....

[lardbucket]

Yeah, plenty have become pros, but nobody's really succeeded since. Alejandro Canizares' father was a Ryder Cup player.  The Stadlers.

Tom Watson and Bubba?

Ballasteros?

[tricycle]

Javi's only an amateur.

Edit- He's inherited his dad's gallivanting skills though.

[beamer]

at naming their sons too....

There's a Davis Love IV apparently, known as "Dru"...

[tricycle]

misspelling simple names. If ever there was a one way street to being a pornstar...

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