YoungWillz 20,729 Posted July 6 Informal reports that Vic Seixas has been called out. 12 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Toast 15,924 Posted July 6 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. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drol 11,476 Posted July 6 Frank Sedgman now the only tennis start born in the 20s? Last of a whole longeve kind it seems. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lilham 730 Posted July 7 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. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drol 11,476 Posted July 7 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. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Toast 15,924 Posted July 7 50 minutes ago, lilham said: Rod Laver is 1938. That's a terrific age. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gisooo 3,096 Posted August 1 American tennis player Hugh Stewart (Wiki) dead 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. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Deathrace 1,155 Posted August 1 15 hours ago, Gisooo said: American tennis player Hugh Stewart (Wiki) dead 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. That's young for a tennis player of his era! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drol 11,476 Posted August 23 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. 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wannamaker 1,362 Posted September 5 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. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
An Fear Beag 1,487 Posted September 8 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. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RetroGamer47 361 Posted September 17 Coach Robert Lansdorp, (coached Sampras, Sharapova, etc) dead at 85. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,062 Posted September 17 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! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drol 11,476 Posted yesterday at 10:14 Lea Pericoli reportedly dead at 89. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
