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Did you have a favourite tennis player growing up? Mine was Boris Becker. Won Wimbledon aged 17.

Posted by Loyola Jul 17 '23, 14:07

I think he’s in jail now for tax evasion.

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Jimmy Connors quickly followed by John McEnroe. Women's side, Chris Evert. I was grown up but I loved the way Steffi Graf moved around the court. -- nm - zunk takes things literally Jul 17, 14:26
Agassi and Michael Chang. I liked watching Becker and copied his serve when I was learning to play. Loved McEnroe! -- nm* - Krusty Jul 17, 14:25 4
- I did that too. It must be the hardest serve to copy. Pretty tough on the back too. -- nm - Loyola Jul 17, 14:30 1
  - I tried a few others but found the motion worked well for me. I can't imagine it's easy to do as you get older. -- nm - Krusty Jul 17, 14:35
- Chang was also one of my favorites for the effort he put in, particularly moving around the court. -- nm - Max Jul 17, 14:26 1
  - He was just so much fun to watch with his speed, especially when he played the French open where he was sliding all over the court. -- nm - Krusty Jul 17, 14:27
Becker, Lindl, Sampras…Chang. The dude with the flowy, Fabio hair…who is now bald. That one gal that looked like the Wonder Years actress - Flavorize Jul 17, 14:15
I don't believe I've ever had any love for tennis. -- nm - Beryllium Jul 17, 14:13 1
- Love means nothing in tennis. -- nm - Reagen Jul 17, 15:39
wasn't on my radar as a teen, so I'll say Billie Jean King for humiliating that blow hard jerk -- nm - zeitgeist Jul 17, 14:11
I started watching tennis during the very last few matches of Bjorn Borg, and nobody ever really measured up to him for me. - mara 🍂 Jul 17, 14:10 3
- I was a big Connors fan, as well. And Chris Evert, of course. -- nm - Spawn Jul 17, 14:12 2
  - McEnroe vs Connors was always especially fun. -- nm - mara 🍂 Jul 17, 14:13 1
    - Yeah, I was happy however they came out. I actually had a lot of Connors style shirts back in the day. - Spawn Jul 17, 14:14
John McEnroe. -- nm - Spawn Jul 17, 14:08

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Did you have a favourite tennis player growing up? Mine was Boris Becker. Won Wimbledon aged 17.

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