Morning all. Here are the answrs to the Wimbledon Quiz posted by Pete a couple of days ago. How did you do?
1 - Roger Federer is bidding to win his sixth consecutive Wimbledon title. How many men since 1900 have won six or more consecutive titles at one Grand Slam event (all time)?
A: 1 (Bill Tilden)
2 - Who did Federer last lose to at Wimbledon?
A: Mario Ancic
3 - Rafael Nadal is bidding to become only the third man in the Open era to complete a "Channel Slam" (joining Rod Laver and Bjorn Borg), winning Roland Garros and Wimbledon, back-to-back. Two Australian men turned the feat between 1950 and the Open era. Who were they?
A: Lew Hoad and Rod Laver
4 - Federer won Wimbledon last year without winning one of the sanctioned warm-up events (Queens, Halle, Nottingham, 's-Hertogengbosch). When was the last previous year that happened?
A: 2001 (Hewitt).
5 – Which Open-era player (male or female) has the most Grand Slam appearances?
A: Amy Frazier (71)
6 - Who was the first Wimbledon defending champ of the Open era to lose his title in the first round the following year?
A: Hewitt (2003)
7 - Eight male former Grand Slam champs are entered in Wimbledon; which one won his first major at earliest date?
A: Marat Safin
8 - Jimmy Connors leads all Open era performers with 236 wins at Grand Slam venues. Who's second on that list?
A: Andre Agassi (224)
9 - Since 1990, a British man has reached at least the third round every year but one - which year was it?
A: 2007
10 - France has the most players in the men's draw (15). Spain and the U.S. are tied with one other nation in second place, with 12. What nation is it?
A: Germany
Enjoy all tennis-related activities!
-- Andrew Burton