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Tennis is the ONLY sport (I think) with this unique convergence of an event(s) that has never(?) happened @ other sports.
What is it?
HINT: GOAT.
First correct answer = Wall Of Fame listing.
Winner / Correct answer: Monday, 16th Jan, 2017.
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When players and umpires can chat.
Posted by: O | 01/09/2017 at 06:07 PM
People may clap for errors.
Posted by: O | 01/10/2017 at 08:00 AM
HINT: GOAT.
Posted by: Tennis Planet | 01/10/2017 at 06:54 PM
Regardless of the country Federer is playing in, the majority of the viewers in the stadium continue to consider him the GOAT
Posted by: Murph | 01/10/2017 at 07:45 PM
Yeah !!
Posted by: alex | 01/10/2017 at 08:39 PM
The generally acknowledged Goat has a losing record against the two wannabe Goats.
Posted by: Alpha | 01/11/2017 at 03:32 AM
Should both Roger and Serena win the tournament it will be the confirmation of their undisputed GOAT status, both women and man.
Posted by: Veglia | 01/11/2017 at 04:45 AM
Goats are dethroned their titles and made crying and crying.
Posted by: O | 01/11/2017 at 08:09 AM
Goats losing to challengers.
Posted by: O | 01/11/2017 at 08:22 AM
Goats cry like babies.
Posted by: O | 01/11/2017 at 08:41 AM
previous GOATs are very respectful and whole heartedly support to-be GOATs
Posted by: Johnny | 01/11/2017 at 09:10 AM
3 highly potential GOAT candidates are playing in the same generation to become THE GOAT
Posted by: Johnny | 01/11/2017 at 09:22 AM
3 Goat candidates out there playing at same time. #3 slam winner has h2h lead over both #2 and #1 slam winner. #2 slam winners has heh against #1 slam winner.
3 Goat candidates out there playing and yet none of them is #1 right now.
Posted by: Alpha | 01/11/2017 at 11:40 AM
Federer, Nadal and Djokovic have their own records. But Federer has many more records than the other two.
Also, one of Federer's extraordinary records will never be equalled - 24 consecutive tournament finals won.
Posted by: Fionski | 01/11/2017 at 01:02 PM
All goats have wife and children.
Posted by: O | 01/11/2017 at 01:49 PM
Goats are thirty plus.
Posted by: O | 01/11/2017 at 03:13 PM
Rafa does not.
Posted by: nick | 01/11/2017 at 06:26 PM
Goat is still competing
Posted by: alex | 01/12/2017 at 06:16 PM
AO draw is out:
Top: Murray/Stan
Bottom: Raonic/Djokovic
Federer in Murray's quarter
Nadal in Raonic's quarter
Posted by: O | 01/12/2017 at 06:28 PM
Federer has a nice draw? maybe he'll beat Raonic in the final?
Posted by: O | 01/12/2017 at 06:57 PM
it used to be said when I was young that the string of a tennis racquet was catgut . Then it turned out that it was not the gut of a poor fluffy pussycat but it was sheep's gut. Well now with the modern era of racquets and the need to improve every aspect of the player's equipment it has been found that the racquet string of the top players is made of GOAT gut .
And if I don't get a WOF for that I will be truly gutted !!
Posted by: Stella | 01/13/2017 at 04:59 PM
Brilliant!
Posted by: O | 01/13/2017 at 05:08 PM
don't agree on that. While getting the extra one will put Serena over the top getting the extra one will do nothing for RF. He already has way more than Rafa, Nole and Sir A
Posted by: Stella | 01/14/2017 at 02:09 PM
WINNER: JOHNNY
"3 highly potential GOAT candidates are playing in the same generation to become THE GOAT".
Posted by: Tennis Planet | 01/16/2017 at 03:58 PM
Congratulations Johnny!
I disagree Rafa has any chance of claiming the GOAT status. He's missing year-end No 1s, WTF titles, etc. The only way he can compensate for that is winning 20+ slams, ain't happening.
Posted by: Veglia | 01/16/2017 at 05:00 PM
You have my vote!
Posted by: Clifford | 01/16/2017 at 10:29 PM
Hohooooooooooo..my first hall of fame!!!
Posted by: Johnny | 01/17/2017 at 10:31 AM
3 goat candidates is the answer. Well, there is Federer , Serena and that's all.
Rafa is far below and failing.
Nole is even further below and failing.
Sir A M is even further behind and at his age will never hit 17 or 18.
As for the women -- everyone has forgotten Martina N who, in my mind is the greatest ever, -- but anyway she isn't playing any more.
So -- who are the 3 please ?????????????????????????????????/
Posted by: Stella | 01/18/2017 at 09:42 AM
Stella, I fully agree. See my initial answer above. Roger and Serena! Rafa and Nole are so far behind it is just not realistic to talk about 3 GOATs at this moment. Maybe if Nole wins another 5 slams, 15 masters and a few year-end No 1s.
TP, please reconsider.
Unless you thought Roger, Mike and Bob :)
Posted by: Veglia | 01/18/2017 at 11:40 AM
STELLA / VEGLIA
It doesn't mean Federer, Nadal and Djokovic are in the race to be a GOAT - TODAY.
There was a time when both Nadal and Djokovic were billed to 'quite to semi-realistically' dethrone Federer from the top perch - or at least land next to him - or just be in the conversation thereby eliminating Federer from the undisputed GOAT pedestal.
The raging and irresistible GOAT debate is evidence.
Just the existence of the possibility 'once upon a time' - however weak or strong based on your perspective - qualifies as a SUPER rare event - maybe in ANY discipline - forget sports.
Posted by: Tennis Planet | 01/18/2017 at 03:19 PM
That's because we have short memory. If Rafa/Nole stop where they are today, I'm not convinced in 20 years people will think Djokovic was closer to GOAT status than Borg or Rafa than Sampras. Not to mention Laver. To me, this moment in tennis is no more special than when Magic/Bird/young Jordan shared the courts in NBA. And, certainly does not feel more special than Messi/Ronaldo rivalry in soccer. This last one my friend is going on for almost a decade. What's the attendance at AO? 700k over the whole tournament? That's about 10 soccer matches. That's less than weekend attendance in any major European soccer league. One weekend, one country!
And back to tennis ... Serena has won almost as many Slams as Rafa and Nole combined! So that's what's special. She also dated Drake!
Posted by: Veglia | 01/18/2017 at 08:07 PM
agreed. People have short memories. If Nole and Rafa don't get 17 then in 10 years from now they'll disappear from the argument and a new potential goat will appear. My point with Martina - she has more titles, more total slams and more weeks at Number 1 than Serena but she's retired. Serena is in your face so Martina doesn't exist.
And as far as shortt memories are concerned Murray was just voted UK's greatest sportsman EVER -- can't people remember back more than a few years.
So TP, they were in the GOAT discussion in the past but are not at this moment in time , The AO 2017.
And maybe Novak should string his racquet with some of my GOAT GUT
Posted by: Stella | 01/19/2017 at 10:51 AM