One ATP player successfully used a unique tactic to reach Slam final multiple times, heck, consecutive times - @ one Slam.
What tactic. Who player. What Slam.
HINT: Czech.
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07/25/2022
05/01/2022
Quiz question.
Name two high profile retired players (One from ATP one from WTA) who famously said "I am not on the tour to make friends".
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04/29/2022
Quiz question.
Two players on the court @ a Slam match.
Fan yells out: "He is a punk, you are a legend".
Who are the two players on the court?
Who is a punk and who is a legend - according to the fan?
HINT: Both players belong to a club that houses players who have won more than 7 career Slams.
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07/21/2021
Quiz question.
Name tennis player who attended one of the most prestigious universities in the world.
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07/02/2021
Quiz question.
Name multi-Slam winner (ATP) who admitted to knowing which side of the court a certain other multi-Slam winner will serve when they played each other - based on what the player did while serving. And he was always right.
Heck, name the serving player too.
Heck, heck, describe what the player did while serving.
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06/18/2021
Quiz question.
Name multi-Slam winner (ATP) who demanded a certain other multi-Slam player (ATP) to surrender his Slam titles because he admitted to 'cheating'.
Heck, name the 'cheater' too.
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05/04/2021
Who is this WTA four time Slam winner (open era)?
She has faced multiple court proceedings relating to charges of tax evasion and fraud.
In 2009, she was found guilty of tax evasion and ordered to repay €3.5 million.
In 2015, Banque de Luxembourg successfully filed complaint against her for credit and property fraud amounting to $5.2 million, however they were unable to recoup it.
In 2018, she was once again charged with fraud, for deliberately misleading the courts on her financial set-up during the previous case.
| Grand Slam Singles results | |
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| Australian Open | F (1994, 1995) |
| French Open | W (1989, 1994, 1998) |
| Wimbledon | F (1995, 1996) |
| US Open | W (1994) |
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06/04/2020
Quiz question.
Name player who deliberately (there was absolutely no doubt about it in the minds of everyone watching including his opponent's who was hit) hit his opponent with the shot AND did not apologize.
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05/24/2020
Quiz question.
Name player whose parents - out of anxiety - famously roamed the nearest shopping mall while their son was competing at a Slam final.
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03/04/2020
Quiz question.
Which player who has been active in the last, say three years, throws / threw the ball higher than anybody else to begin his serving motion?
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01/13/2020
Quiz question.
109 hurting Federer?
Why?
For rock people, 109 is Connors' career titles total. Geeeeeeezzzzzzz!!!!!!!
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01/03/2020
Quiz question.
Group ONE:
Federer and Djokovic.
Group Two that contrasts Group One:
Wawrinka.
What does it mean?
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11/03/2019
Quiz question.
Name country that ABSOLUTELY owns a certain 'sport' - meaning no other country has even a chance.
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10/24/2019
10/13/2019
Quiz question.
Name very high profile and active professional athlete without six pack - other than Federer.
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10/10/2019
Quiz question.
Federer is the ONLY one from among the top ten today to NOT have this.
What is it?
Heck, forget top ten, there may not be single player on the tour today - rank notwithstanding - lacking it.
Too much?
How about top 50? It's possible.
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Novak Djokovic | 32 | ||||
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Rafael Nadal | 33 | ||||
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Roger Federer | 38 | ||||
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Daniil Medvedev | 23 | ||||
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Dominic Thiem | 26 | ||||
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Alexander Zverev | 22 | ||||
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Stefanos Tsitsipas | 21 | ||||
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Kei Nishikori | 29 | ||||
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Karen Khachanov | 23 | ||||
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Roberto Bautista Agut | 31 |
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10/04/2019
Quiz question.
Should Wilander and Edberg lose some ‘juice’ for being successful tennis players - FAR more than other multiple Slam winners?
Why?
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08/26/2019
Quiz question.
For rock people, Murray is returning to Challenger Circuit to get ready for ATP.
Name the last high profile player to do the same.
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08/19/2019
Quiz question.
He (Jeffery Espstein) resembled someone - with fairly decent profile - from the US Tennis world - mainly. And tennis world includes everyone associated with the sport - not just players.
Who?
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07/29/2019
Quiz question.
Name high profile ATP player whose mother not only played tennis but was also ranked No. 2 in his country.
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05/06/2019
Quiz question.
High profile player retired during the match because she was justifiably scared of diarrhea (upset stomach). Fact she was wearing all white didn't help. Or it did?
Name the player.
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04/08/2019
Quiz question.
Someone on this site has something common with an active high profile ATP player.
Who? What?
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03/27/2019
Quiz question.
Clown loses Slam final.
Clown refuses post match interview request from fairly high profile reporter.
And it becomes fairly good sized news.
Who player. Who reporter. What Slam.
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03/15/2019
Quiz question.
Federer does a certain thingy MOST during the match. What is it?
Like Roddick shook his hand - most - to adjust his wrist bracelet before serving.
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02/19/2019
Quiz question.
Tennis player looks 100% better in retirement than he / she did when active.
Name the player.
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01/14/2019
Quiz question.
One high profile (active) athlete can be MOST associated with this ONE word: Huge.
Who is the athlete - and why?
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01/05/2019
Quiz question.
Name the two high profile players who competed @ a Slam match with a score of FOUR tie breaks - and nothing else.
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12/30/2018
Quiz question.
What do the following have in common?
Serena.
Shaq.
Usain Bolt.
Wilt Chamberlain.
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08/19/2018
Quiz question.
Name at least two current players (ATP/WTA) whose loyalty to the country they officially represent is under question.
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06/19/2017
Shouldn't this increase Federer's chances of winning 2017 Wimbledon?
Hiring someone who is as interested in Federer winning Wimbledon as Federer himself is?
How about if there's a possibility that he may be MORE interested in Federer winning Wimbledon than Federer himself is?
Who can that be?
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Quiz question.
Nadal wins a match and within the next 10 minutes or so is really scared and nervous.
Which match and why was he scared?
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Real Quiz Question.
There is something eerily similar between what has transpired over the last month and the Feb/March period in another year. Which year and why?
Gary is locked out for 48 hours. Sorry, mate, but let's give Veglia a chance to answer a real quiz. It's easier than it looks.