Tennis

[maggiebee]

Just read this on Facebook.

Andy Murray, the first Brit to win Wimbledon in 77 years....

Unless women are people too....

Virginia Wade (UK) Ladies' Singles Champion 1977

[bibblebub]

this is an excellent gif http://is.gd/gKEGbw

[marval]

Yes, I wish some people would get it right.

[TTG]

She also won the US and Australian open titles.

[Wharton]

Are you referring to SIR Andy Murray, sports personality of the year?

[DTCwordfan]

He ain't knighted yet and shouldn't be until the end of his career. On that basis, arise Dame Wade, Dame Jones and Dame Barrett.

[nungate]

Shouldn't that be Dame Mortimer? She was still Mortimer when she won in '61

I've always wondered when I man get's a Knighthood his wife becomes Lady Whoever, but when a woman is awarded a Damehood, how come her husband or significant other doesn't gain a sort of title too? It's one of life's little mysteries I suppose ....

[DTCwordfan]

I guess so, nungate. How many still remember that little fact of tennis history to begin with?

Arise Sir Andy, you'll be forgotten in 50 years, especially by the Daily Wail.

[Wharton]

In an independent Scotland all he would have been awarded is a new set of baws :-)

[DTCwordfan]

or have a few SNPs fawning under his sporran.

[nungate]

While I don't exactly remember the matches (too young ... choke ) I do know my tennis history I suppose.

While it's very nice for people to say Andy should be knighted and all that, I think that's something that should be awarded at the end of his tennis career and after he's got a few more slams under his belt. I feel the same about some others who have been awarded knighthoods over the past few years - seems like they are being handed out like sweeties these days

[DTCwordfan]

I agree with you, nungate and it started with the last govt and Blair re the Olympics....on retirement is apropos for services to the sport at a minimum.