New Posts For Thread: BIGGEST WIMBELDON UPSETS IN THE MEN'S?https://community.betfair.com/tennis/go/thread/view/94186/29207779/biggest-wimbeldon-upsets-in-the-mensIs that it just now/Thought the guy that beat Becker in '87 was bigger myself as he did seem unbeatable there at that point by Lendl et al let alone whoever that guy wasBastl was a memorable upset, but Sampras wasn't the same player he was (admittedly still very good though). He had slipped down the rankings and retired a few months later.https://community.betfair.com/tennis/go/thread/view/94186/29207779/biggest-wimbeldon-upsets-in-the-mens?post_id=521366509#521366509Bastl was a memorable upset, but Sampras wasn't the same player he was (admittedly still very good though). He had slipped down the rankings and retired a few months later.Fri, 29 Jun 2012 02:30:25 -0500In 2002, world number 145 George Bastl beat seven-time Wimbledon champion Pete Sampras in five sets after receiving a wildcard into the draw. THink this counts as a major upsethttps://community.betfair.com/tennis/go/thread/view/94186/29207779/biggest-wimbeldon-upsets-in-the-mens?post_id=521365919#521365919In 2002, world number 145 George Bastl beat seven-time Wimbledon champion Pete Sampras in five sets after receiving a wildcard into the draw. THink this counts as a major upsetFri, 29 Jun 2012 01:21:46 -0500I still maintain to perform day in day out for two weeks as a 17-year-old (perhaps I underrated his reputation up to that point) is still better than Rosol today.https://community.betfair.com/tennis/go/thread/view/94186/29207779/biggest-wimbeldon-upsets-in-the-mens?post_id=521357881#521357881I still maintain to perform day in day out for two weeks as a 17-year-old (perhaps I underrated his reputation up to that point) is still better than Rosol today.Thu, 28 Jun 2012 17:05:05 -0500Saw Beckers first ever match at Wimbledon on an outside court where he won 6-0 6-0 6-4, and couldnt believe close up how hard he was hitting the ballAlways remember two teenage girls walking up to the court, looked at the names on the scoreboard andhttps://community.betfair.com/tennis/go/thread/view/94186/29207779/biggest-wimbeldon-upsets-in-the-mens?post_id=521357871#521357871Saw Beckers first ever match at Wimbledon on an outside court where he won 6-0 6-0 6-4, and couldnt believe close up how hard he was hitting the ballAlways remember two teenage girls walking up to the court, looked at the names on the scoreboard andThu, 28 Jun 2012 17:04:37 -0500iirc he only just missed a seeding too. ranked in the top 20 i think which for a 17 year old was obviously phenomenalhttps://community.betfair.com/tennis/go/thread/view/94186/29207779/biggest-wimbeldon-upsets-in-the-mens?post_id=521357825#521357825iirc he only just missed a seeding too. ranked in the top 20 i think which for a 17 year old was obviously phenomenalThu, 28 Jun 2012 17:03:15 -0500becker was only about 16/1. he'd won queens the week before. probably 4th or 5th favouritehttps://community.betfair.com/tennis/go/thread/view/94186/29207779/biggest-wimbeldon-upsets-in-the-mens?post_id=521357741#521357741becker was only about 16/1. he'd won queens the week before. probably 4th or 5th favouriteThu, 28 Jun 2012 17:01:13 -0500If we saw as much tennis then as we did today Becker wouldnt have seemed as big an upsetHe actually did quite well at Wimbledon the year before, reaching the 3rd round and only lost because of injury to Scanlon, who was highly rankedHe then reached thttps://community.betfair.com/tennis/go/thread/view/94186/29207779/biggest-wimbeldon-upsets-in-the-mens?post_id=521357733#521357733If we saw as much tennis then as we did today Becker wouldnt have seemed as big an upsetHe actually did quite well at Wimbledon the year before, reaching the 3rd round and only lost because of injury to Scanlon, who was highly rankedHe then reached tThu, 28 Jun 2012 17:01:04 -0500Becker had just won Queens. Hardly a shock on this scale.https://community.betfair.com/tennis/go/thread/view/94186/29207779/biggest-wimbeldon-upsets-in-the-mens?post_id=521357725#521357725Becker had just won Queens. Hardly a shock on this scale.Thu, 28 Jun 2012 17:00:56 -0500I think the volumes traded and lost on Nadal vs Soderling were bigger because of the clay factor.https://community.betfair.com/tennis/go/thread/view/94186/29207779/biggest-wimbeldon-upsets-in-the-mens?post_id=521357691#521357691I think the volumes traded and lost on Nadal vs Soderling were bigger because of the clay factor.Thu, 28 Jun 2012 17:00:13 -0500I'd say Becker winning it first time out was the biggest upset. A sustained performance like that over two weeks as a 17-year-old qualifier ranks higher than a one-off that Rosol pulled off today.https://community.betfair.com/tennis/go/thread/view/94186/29207779/biggest-wimbeldon-upsets-in-the-mens?post_id=521357617#521357617I'd say Becker winning it first time out was the biggest upset. A sustained performance like that over two weeks as a 17-year-old qualifier ranks higher than a one-off that Rosol pulled off today.Thu, 28 Jun 2012 16:58:42 -0500