Tennis Discussion Thread

(28-06-2013 15:13 )rhinohorn75 Wrote:  

(28-06-2013 15:00 )Doddle Wrote:  

(28-06-2013 14:51 )rhinohorn75 Wrote:  I was always told at school that i'd never amount to much as I wasn't that good at anything.
If this statement is true, then could somebody please explain how the hell Tim Henman accrued approx £10m in earnings throughout his career?

Because he was quite good?

You could be right, making that much having never won a major tournament is quite an achievement. I must also take into consideration his sponsorship deal with Kleenex would have netted a few quid, especially the amount he must've used crying himself to sleep after losing another long, drawn out, 5 set, semi-final at wimbledon :-)

I know what you're getting at, but to be fair, to reach the semi-final, he has to do better than 124 other blokes, which isn't as easy as you might think

As for Kleenex, well...

(28-06-2013 14:51 )rhinohorn75 Wrote:  I was always told at school that i'd never amount to much as I wasn't that good at anything.
If this statement is true, then could somebody please explain how the hell Tim Henman accrued approx £10m in earnings throughout his career?

Because he spent about 8 years ranked in the world's top 10, which is quite an achievement, and he did win 11 tournaments even if you don't rank them as major and was runner up in another 17 tournaments.

not to mention sponsorship and other deals

Laura Robson through to the fourth round after a tense 3 set victory.
Well done Laura .

Laura Robson lost. But so did Serena Williams!

FFS BBC, stop jumping from channel to channel !!! BBC1 then BBC2 (for just half an hour), now back on BBC1. It's like watching STD66 and their moving of the girls constantly.

Poor Sabine Lisicki just did not perform today against Bartoli losing in straight sets 6-1 6-4.
Too one sided to be interesting really .

Hoping Djokovic destroy Murray tomorrow

Agassi v Roddick W Anna Kournikova as Umpire Playing for he Phone Number







Anna Kournikova was the hottest Tennis player ever by far! Sharapova has nothing on her!

Not really, what it meant is he had to win 5 matches

(29-06-2013 08:55 )Doddle Wrote:  

(28-06-2013 15:13 )rhinohorn75 Wrote:  

(28-06-2013 15:00 )Doddle Wrote:  

(28-06-2013 14:51 )rhinohorn75 Wrote:  I was always told at school that i'd never amount to much as I wasn't that good at anything.
If this statement is true, then could somebody please explain how the hell Tim Henman accrued approx £10m in earnings throughout his career?

Because he was quite good?

You could be right, making that much having never won a major tournament is quite an achievement. I must also take into consideration his sponsorship deal with Kleenex would have netted a few quid, especially the amount he must've used crying himself to sleep after losing another long, drawn out, 5 set, semi-final at wimbledon :-)

I know what you're getting at, but to be fair, to reach the semi-final, he has to do better than 124 other blokes, which isn't as easy as you might think

As for Kleenex, well...