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Jul 8th 2012, 10:45 am

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Re: Wimbledon

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Originally Posted by Karlos The Jackal

Big win???...................He doesnt frequent restaurants that often then!

With $20+ million of prize money and $23 million from Adidas he must be doing something right.

Jul 8th 2012, 10:51 am

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Re: Wimbledon

So come on then, tell me a 'big win'?

Doesnt mean coming second or raping Adidas for sponsorship money!

Has he won a Grand Slam, no................thats a big win!
Not being all England grass court champion in Spalding!

Maybe he will Wimbldon later, good luck to him!

Jul 8th 2012, 10:56 am

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Re: Wimbledon

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So come on then, tell me a 'big win'?

Doesnt mean coming second or raping Adidas for sponsorship money!

He has 8 Masters 1000 titles... putting him joint-sixth on the all-time list. Not exactly terrible.

Yes, he's never won a slam but his tournament record recently is as good as Federer's...

Jul 8th 2012, 11:02 am

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Yes, he's never won a slam but his tournament record recently is as good as Federer's...

He's good but he's not in the same league as R-Feds.

Jul 8th 2012, 11:28 am

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He's good but he's not in the same league as R-Feds.

Not in the same league as the best tennis player of all time... who'd have thought

Jul 8th 2012, 11:30 am

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Re: Wimbledon

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Not in the same league as the best tennis player of all time... who'd have thought

Angus Podgorny?

Monty Python sketch

Jul 8th 2012, 11:34 am

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Angus Podgorny?

http://britishexpats.com/forum/showp...7&postcount=11

Jul 8th 2012, 11:38 am

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Re: Wimbledon

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Not in the same league as the best tennis player of all time... who'd have thought

Exactly.

Recent record or no recent record. Nowhere near Federer.

He's good, but he's a good 3-7 world rank player.

Jul 8th 2012, 11:40 am

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Re: Wimbledon

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Most players would be happy beating Djokovic or Federer (multiple times) in Masters 1000.

Jul 8th 2012, 11:41 am

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Most players would be happy beating Djokovic or Federer (multiple times) in Masters 1000.

But it's like beating Spain in a friendly.

Or beating the Aussies in a one-day series.

Or beating the Kiwi's in an Autumn rugby test.

Kind of makes no difference.

Jul 8th 2012, 11:54 am

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Re: Wimbledon

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But it's like beating Spain in a friendly.

It's more like beating Spain in the Euros, and then it being dismissed because it's not the World Cup.

Jul 8th 2012, 12:04 pm

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Re: Wimbledon

You lot are hard bunch to please...

He is 4th in the world which puts him ahead of 6,894,594,840 people on the planet. It blows me away when I think of anyone with that kind of world ranking can wake up in the morning and think "there are only 2 people on the planet better than me at what I do"

But not only that he is also meant to be Mr Congeniality as well....

Sheeesh tough gig....

Jul 8th 2012, 12:12 pm

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Re: Wimbledon

I am about to be dragged to a pub with some mates to watch this. How long is it going to last?

I am not a tennis fan.

Jul 8th 2012, 12:14 pm

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Re: Wimbledon

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It's more like beating Spain in the Euros, and then it being dismissed because it's not the World Cup.

In the first group game maybe.

Jul 8th 2012, 12:16 pm

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Re: Wimbledon

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Originally Posted by lullabelle

He celebrates a big win by going for a meal with his family and having a glass of champagne. Not by spit roasting a starstruck model in a hotel room.

Well there is two options for a night out I thought I'd never have to choose between;
Nice family meal versus spit-roasting a model (in a hotel room for added sordidness)

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