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Informal reports that Vic Seixas has been called out.

 

 

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53 minutes ago, YoungWillz said:

Informal reports that Vic Seixas has been called out.

 

Ooh, I think I've got him in the Poker Pool.

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Frank Sedgman now the only tennis start born in the 20s? Last of a whole longeve kind it seems.

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On 06/07/2024 at 10:50, drol said:

Frank Sedgman now the only tennis start born in the 30s? Last of a whole longeve kind it seems.

Rod Laver is 1938.

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29 minutes ago, lilham said:

Rod Laver is 1938.

It's a typo. Was the 20s of course. Still plenty of A-list tennis players born in the early 30s.

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50 minutes ago, lilham said:

Rod Laver is 1938.

 

That's a terrific age.

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American tennis player Hugh Stewart (Wikidead at 96

 

He played his collegiate tennis at the University of Southern California and won the doubles title at the 1951 NCAA Tennis Championships partnering Earl Cochell and the following year won the singles title at the 1952 NCAA Tennis Championships.

 

At the Pacific Coast Championships in 1953 he was a doubles runner-up with Enrique Morea to Tony Trabert and Vic Seixas.

 

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15 hours ago, Gisooo said:

American tennis player Hugh Stewart (Wikidead at 96

 

He played his collegiate tennis at the University of Southern California and won the doubles title at the 1951 NCAA Tennis Championships partnering Earl Cochell and the following year won the singles title at the 1952 NCAA Tennis Championships.

 

At the Pacific Coast Championships in 1953 he was a doubles runner-up with Enrique Morea to Tony Trabert and Vic Seixas.

 

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That's young for a tennis player of his era!

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Federer's former coach, and player on his own, Peter Lundgren dead at 59.

 

Never mentioned here, but from a quick search he had a long history of ill health.

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Chilean tennis player Luis Ayala dead at 91. He was the runner-up in 2 Roland-Garros finals and was the first Chilean to reach the top 10 in the world rankings.

 

He was also picked in the Hare's deadpool this year.

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On 05/09/2024 at 04:03, wannamaker said:

Chilean tennis player Luis Ayala dead at 91. He was the runner-up in 2 Roland-Garros finals and was the first Chilean to reach the top 10 in the world rankings.

 

He was also picked in the Hare's deadpool this year.

In fact, this was the third year in a row that @DeathByArsenicpicked him in the Hare's pool. One of those brilliantly random picks that the Hare's throws up, and that leaves me scratching my head and wondering how the player came up with them.  

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4 hours ago, RetroGamer47 said:

Coach Robert Lansdorp, (coached Sampras, Sharapova, etc) dead at 85.

They thought he knew about ground strokes before; get a load of his knowledge of ground strokes now!

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Lea Pericoli reportedly dead at 89.

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Neale Fraser dead at 91.

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6 hours ago, tracy said:

Neale Fraser dead at 91.

Sorry for getting christian name wrong now amended but Neale not Neil is a hit for me.RIP  to the 1960 Wimbledon champion.

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