bladan 293 Posted November 29, 2017 On 11/26/2017 at 19:29, Vinegar Tits said: For the fans and the morbidly curious, there will be a live stream of Jana Novotna's funeral tomorrow. It's actually a public funeral. Had I the money to travel or were anywhere near Brno at the moment I'd be going to pay my last respects to one of the true greats . Damn this death has hit me hard. That is because you are scared of death. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Vinegar Tits 606 Posted November 29, 2017 Actually, I'm not particularly scared of death. But I'm going to miss Jana Novotna so much. I don't think you know how much I adore tennis, and particularly that era of women's tennis. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,057 Posted March 13, 2018 American Ken Flach, who won 2 Wimbledon Men's Doubles Championships in the late 1980s with his partner Robert Seguso, has died aged a mere 54. http://www.stltoday.com/sports/ken-flach-olympic-gold-medalist-in-doubles-tennis-and-siue/article_a5519f81-2ab0-5b2a-8daa-8a4125f88ef2.html Also Gold in Men's Doubles at the Seoul Olympics in 1988 and a Mixed Doubles Championship at Wimbledon in 1986 (with Kathy Jordan). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,070 Posted March 14, 2018 Whoa that's a bit of a shocker. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,978 Posted June 7, 2018 Maria Bueno, former no. 1, not doing so bueno at the moment: https://www.sport24.co.za/Tennis/WTATour/former-tennis-no-1-maria-bueno-hospitalised-with-cancer-20180606 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Thatcher 2,417 Posted June 9, 2018 On 07/06/2018 at 20:55, gcreptile said: Maria Bueno, former no. 1, not doing so bueno at the moment: https://www.sport24.co.za/Tennis/WTATour/former-tennis-no-1-maria-bueno-hospitalised-with-cancer-20180606 Maria Bueno has died aged 78. Edit: Daily Mirror, The Sun, Daily Telegraph obituaries. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,371 Posted October 26, 2018 Todd Reid, an Australian tennis player who was once ranked 105th in the world and who won the 2002 Wimbledon boys' singles title, has died. He was 34. https://www.news.com.au/sport/tennis/australian-tennis-star-todd-reid-dead-at-34/news-story/caa94fb132d7b0ae19bdf6f4756b41ee 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bibliogryphon 9,586 Posted November 21, 2018 I have just done some research on winners of the Wimbledon singles titles and the results are the opposite to those that I observed in the actors category. Here are the ten longest surviving since their first win players Men 1948 Bob Falkenburg (b.1926) 1950 Budge Patty (b.1924) 1951 Dick Savitt ( b.1927) 1952 Frank Sedgman (b.1927) 1953 Vic Seixas (b.1923) 1955 Tony Trabert (b.1930) 1958 Ashley Cooper (b.1936) 1959 Alex Olmedo (b.1936) 1960 Neale Fraser (b.1933) 1961 Rod Laver (b.1938) Ladies 1956 Shirley Fry (b.1927) 1961 Angela Mortimer (b.1932) 1962 Karen Susman (b.1942) 1963 Margaret Court (b.1942) 1966 Billie Jean King (b.1943) 1969 Ann Jones (b.1938) 1971 Evonne Cawley (b.1951) 1974 Chris Evert (b.1954) 1977 Virginia Wade (b.1945) 1978 Martina Navratilova (b.1956) 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,070 Posted November 21, 2018 4 hours ago, Bibliogryphon said: I have just done some research on winners of the Wimbledon singles titles and the results are the opposite to those that I observed in the actors category. Here are the ten longest surviving since their first win players Men 1955 Tony Trabert (b.1930) Well put Tony's name in the 'People I Was Surprised To Find Were Alive'....I thought he died ...hell....quite a few years ago. SC 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Barry B Benson 72 Posted November 21, 2018 Absolutely hate those tennis players, one of those nonce's swiped at me while i was just tryna find a seat at Wimbledon, just cus i swooped a little too close to the court Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CaptainChorizo 1,983 Posted November 22, 2018 13 hours ago, Bibliogryphon said: I have just done some research on winners of the Wimbledon singles titles and the results are the opposite to those that I observed in the actors category. Here are the ten longest surviving since their first win players Men 1948 Bob Falkenburg (b.1926) 1950 Budge Patty (b.1924) 1951 Dick Savitt ( b.1927) 1952 Frank Sedgman (b.1927) 1953 Vic Seixas (b.1923) 1955 Tony Trabert (b.1930) 1958 Ashley Cooper (b.1936) 1959 Alex Olmedo (b.1936) 1960 Neale Fraser (b.1933) 1961 Rod Laver (b.1938) Ladies 1956 Shirley Fry (b.1927) 1961 Angela Mortimer (b.1932) 1962 Karen Susman (b.1942) 1963 Margaret Court (b.1942) 1966 Billie Jean King (b.1943) 1969 Ann Jones (b.1938) 1971 Evonne Cawley (b.1951) 1974 Chris Evert (b.1954) 1977 Virginia Wade (b.1945) 1978 Martina Navratilova (b.1956) The big discrepancy is because Pre Open Era the best male player's might have only played Wimbledon 2-3 times before going Pro(ie ineligable to play in Slams), thus having a larger pool of former winners.Whereas their weren't as many options available for the women so Margaret Court,BJK,Maria Bueno etc were still competing at 3 or 4 of the Slams year in year out, even before the Open Era. You would have had a lot more female Slams winner's if say Margaret Court went Pro after 2 Australian Open win's and didn't play a Slam again until 68. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,978 Posted December 30, 2018 For some reason, I overlooked that Boris Becker had skin cancer surgery in October: https://www.tennisworldusa.org/tennis/news/Tennis_Stories/61377/boris-becker-undergoes-successful-skin-cancer-surgery/ Plus there are his financial, legal and romantic problems, I might eventually have to create a thread for him. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,070 Posted December 30, 2018 1 hour ago, gcreptile said: I might eventually have to create a thread for him. Do I need to send you money? Make a video of me praying on a mat? Holding up placards like I'm in a Dylan video? All the above? What do I have to do to stop this? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,978 Posted December 30, 2018 32 minutes ago, Sir Creep said: Do I need to send you money? Make a video of me praying on a mat? Holding up placards like I'm in a Dylan video? All the above? What do I have to do to stop this? You cannot stop it. It's futile. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,070 Posted December 30, 2018 3 hours ago, gcreptile said: You cannot stop it. It's futile. All your base are now belong to us 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Vinegar Tits 606 Posted December 31, 2018 12 hours ago, gcreptile said: For some reason, I overlooked that Boris Becker had skin cancer surgery in October: https://www.tennisworldusa.org/tennis/news/Tennis_Stories/61377/boris-becker-undergoes-successful-skin-cancer-surgery/ Not a melanoma so very little to worry about. As for the rest of his woes, he's so bloody brazen he won't do anything silly. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,070 Posted January 8, 2019 Posted July 3, 2016 Authorities say 8-year-old George Carter and his father, Peter Carter, were exercising some of the family's 24 cows at their home in Georgetown when one cow apparently became startled and trampled George. SC http://m.wcvb.com/news/father-doesnt-know-what-spooked-cow-that-killed-son/40345706 ------------------------------------------------------ I post that to show it's the only instance of a Peter Carter being mentioned on DL. A bovine death linked to tennis? Snowflake Roger Federer STILL pining over his former coach, also named Peter Carter, who died in two thousand fucking two (2002). GET A HOLD OF YOURSELF, man! SC Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,057 Posted February 4, 2019 Graham Stilwell, British player probably best known for partnering Mark Cox in the men's doubles, dead at 73: https://www.atptour.com/en/news/graham-stilwell-2019-obituary Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CaptainChorizo 1,983 Posted February 12, 2019 Marco Trungelliti Afraid to go back to his home country of Argentina. He reported to the TIU names who approached him about match fixing,apparently a few other players from the country had already been banned. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,057 Posted March 14, 2019 On 06/01/2013 at 15:47, Red Flag said: Britain's number 3 Ross Hutchins diagnosed with Hodgkin's lymphoma Report of the death of Ross' father Paul Hutchins, who was GB's longest serving Davis Cup captain: https://twitter.com/DavidLawTennis/status/1106282404354891776 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alt obits guy 3,371 Posted March 16, 2019 On 14/03/2019 at 16:18, YoungWillz said: Report of the death of Ross' father Paul Hutchins, who was GB's longest serving Davis Cup captain: https://twitter.com/DavidLawTennis/status/1106282404354891776 Obit for Paul Hutchins: http://www.espn.com/tennis/story/_/id/26267245/hutchins-ex-british-davis-cup-captain-dies-73 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CaptainChorizo 1,983 Posted May 13, 2019 Nicole Gibbs The 26 year old wta player has been diagnosed with Salivary Gland Cancer 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,070 Posted June 12, 2019 Nicole Gibbs, who reached No. 68 in the world in 2016 (I took the time to look that shit up! ), will have to take a break, as the 26-year-old American has been diagnosed with a treatable form of cancer. It’s a rare one called mucoepidermoid carcinoma (salivary gland cancer), Gibbs wrote on Twitter Monday. And it was discovered during a routine trip to the dentist. Gibbs is slated for surgery on Friday. And she reports her surgeon says the removal of the growth should do the trick. Her doctor even OKd her playing those tournaments. SC Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoungWillz 21,057 Posted July 3, 2019 Ann Jones is watching the Edmund-Verdasco match. Actually thought it was an aging rock star or Worzel Gummidge. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,647 Posted July 3, 2019 1 hour ago, YoungWillz said: Ann Jones is watching the Edmund-Verdasco match. Actually thought it was an aging rock star or Worzel Gummidge. Ladies champion 50 years ago - there's a few won it since her and carked by now 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
