Battle of the Tennis Players

[Goughy]

Safin, Rios

 

[BoyBrumby]

Got to go with the men with the GSs on board: Safin & Chang. Rios must be one of the few guys ever to be ranked one without winning one of the big ones.

 

[Mister Wright]

Haven't Safin & Chang already been in the first round?

Anyway...Safin & Chang.

 

[Magrat Garlick]

Haven't Safin & Chang already been in the first round?

No, we had too many players, so had to knock out nine to make an even number.

 

[Mister Wright]

No, we had too many players, so had to knock out nine to make an even number.

Fair enough. Should have those that didn't win grand slams fighting it out to make the main draw imo.

 

[headhunter]

Safin

 

[Simon]

Safin and Chang

 

[Sanz]

Safin and Chang

 

[dontcloseyoureyes]

Safin and Chang.

 

[Jono]

Safin and Chang.

Remember Marcelo Rios. Gun name.

 

[_Ed_]

Safin & Chang

 

[duffer]

Rios must be one of the few guys ever to be ranked one without winning one of the big ones.

The only one in fact. Why I nominated him. That in mind I'm going Safin and Rios.

 

[Magrat Garlick]

Safin 4-0 4-0
Chang 4-2 4-0

Next battle up in an hour.

 

[ripper868]

Bhuapti, got him and Leander Paes' signatures as a 12 year old when they were world no 2's (to the woodies)

Rios

Always remember his spinning backhand at the aussie open.

 

[Magrat Garlick]

First round, battle nineteen

Manuel Santana

French Open 1961, 1964 (doubles 1963)
US Open 1965
Wimbledon 1966
Davis Cup final 1965, 1967
World No. 1 1966
Quoted as saying "The grass is just for cows."

Bobby Riggs

Wimbledon 1939 (also doubles)
US Champion 1939, 1941
US Pro Champion 1946, 1947, 1949
Beat Don Budge on pro tour in 1946
World No. 1 1941 (amateur), 1946-47 (pro)

First round, battle twenty

Stan Smith

US Open 1971 (doubles 1968, 1974, 1978, 1980)
Wimbledon 1972 (final 1971)
Australian Open doubles 1970
Masters 1970 (final 1971, 1972)
World No. 1 1971, 1972 (unofficial)
Career titles: 35 + 54 doubles

Gustavo Kuerten

French Open 1997, 2000, 2001
Masters Cup 2000
5 Masters Series titles (Monte Carlo 2, Rome, Hamburg, Cincinnati)
World No. 1 for 43 weeks in 2000 and 2001

 

[grecian]

santana

smith

 

[BoyBrumby]

Santana, the last Spanish clay-courter before Nadal to overcome his distaste for the senior surface & Smith, on the grounds the Kuerten wasn't too flash on anything but the red stuff.

 

[Anil]

santana and smith

 

[Goughy]

Santana & Smith

 

[Mister Wright]

Santana & Kuerten