Tennis Player - Cryptic Clue Thread

[JuliusHMarx]

First topic message reminder :

Let's see how this pans out.

First person to get the confirmed correct answer gets to post the next clue. No need to give the number of characters in the name, but the clue must be for the first and last name (although variants of first name are allowed e.g. Andy or Andrew)

1. Delivered without Jay, a robot, without Cy.

[JuliusHMarx]

Pat Rafter

[newballs]

JHM the one and only Mr. Pat Rafter indeed.

[JuliusHMarx]

Rough? No even. A ghost we hear at the start of Rank's films.

[newballs]

looks like we stayed on the same continent (or rather large island)

Yvonne Goolagong

[JuliusHMarx]

looks like we stayed on the same continent (or rather large island)

Yvonne Goolagong

Correct (Evonne, I think)

[laverfan]

NB... your turn.

[carrieg4]

Patrick Rafter?

[JuliusHMarx]

Patrick Rafter?

Ummmm, we've moved on. NB should be giving us a clue, but you can do it if you want.

[carrieg4]

Ooops! Missed a page

[newballs]

Evonne it was. Yvonne sounds just as good though!

OK.

Sounds like dog-sled with an effervescent fruity beverage thrown in.

[JuliusHMarx]

Slav Imtoy?

Slep Epsidge?

[carrieg4]

Patrick Rafter?

[JuliusHMarx]

Patrick Rafter?

never heard of him!

[laverfan]

Clue - Can do attitude got Dee in the zoo.

Male Retired. (I personally think the player is a hard one to crack).

[newballs]

JHM the sounds like dog sled bit might just give you the first name and the remainder the surname.

[laverfan]

Argh... my bad. I will use it when I have turn. JHM and NB.

[laverfan]

Soderling?

[newballs]

laverfan it has something to do with pears.

[laverfan]

The two 'Pears' that I know of currently are Shahar Peer (ISR) and Sally Peers (AUS). I do not think either is correct.

[newballs]

laverfan I meant a drink made from pears!

[JuliusHMarx]

Is it listed here?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_soft_drinks_by_country

Otherwise, can't think of one made from pears

[newballs]

JHM who said anything about "soft" drinks?

[JuliusHMarx]

Fred the Sled Perry!

[newballs]

Yes indeed although it was really Fred "teetotal" Perry by all accounts.

[JuliusHMarx]

Let's do LF's then :-

Can do attitude got Dee in the zoo

Male retired

[laverfan]

Thanks, JHM.

[newballs]

Abel De Souza ???

[laverfan]

NB... The player is from Africa.

[newballs]

Retired African tennis player? Male??

African American woulds be easier!

South African, Zimbawean, Moroccan?

Pass

[laverfan]

African American Male it is.

PS: I am not aware of this player having played for the US though.

PPS: Clarification. African origin. Played in the US but did not represent the US.

[laverfan]

Pass

Do you want to provide the next clue?

[JuliusHMarx]

Let's do LF's then :-

Can do attitude got Dee in the zoo

Male retired

Can go attitude - Will?
Got Dee in zoo - the letter 'D'? in 'zoo' e.g. zodo? Or some sort of animal?

[laverfan]

JHM.. thanks.

'Can' in slang sometimes is spelt 'kan' and 'do'. It is a phonetic combination.

It not just the letter 'D' but 'Dee' and 'Zoo' combined. Did not know how to indicate if the combination should be phonetic or alphabetic.

[laverfan]

Would it help if I mention the country of the player?

[JuliusHMarx]

Would it help if I mention the country of the player?

It would help if you mentioned the player!

An anagram of Dee and Zoo? Is that for the surname?

[laverfan]

Yes, an anagram of Zoo and Dee or Di.

I will mention the name in a few posts.

[newballs]

Yes, an anagram of Zoo and Dee or Di.

I will mention the name in a few posts.

I was thinking African American and then French African. Yannick Noah is the only name I could conjure up other than Arthur Ashe.

Pass was typed from frustration! I'm looking forward to being enlightened!

[laverfan]

NB... My intention was not to cause frustration or suffering (unlike Nadal-Djokovic ).

The country is Nigeria, if that helps.

[newballs]

Nigeria?

Thought they were more into footie!

[JuliusHMarx]

From wiki, it must be Nduka Odizor.

I'm fairly certain even Nduka's Mum wouldn't have got that one!

[laverfan]

From wiki, it must be Nduka Odizor.

I'm fairly certain even Nduka's Mum wouldn't have got that one!

Correct. He has a title in Taipei, 1983.

Kan Du = Naduka

Di Zoo = Odizor

PS: http://www.atpworldtour.com/Tennis/Players/Od/N/Nduka-Odizor.aspx?t=pa&y=0&m=s&e=580#

Your turn JHM.

[newballs]

Dduka Odizor!

Who'd have thought it. It was there on the tip of my tongue...

Good one LF

[JuliusHMarx]

Star has cereal on

[laverfan]

Starace?

[JuliusHMarx]

No - male retired, a little bit more famous than Nducko Uzizoo

[laverfan]

Cereal? Muesli?

Muster?

Star could also be Star of David?

[newballs]

LF isn't there a star shaped cereal out there?

More of a porridge man myself!

[JuliusHMarx]

Cereal? Muesli?

Muster?

Star could also be Star of David?

Not sure how Muesli could equal Muster, but David is correct.
Cereal is not a brand/name of cereal, just a cereal.

[newballs]

David Rice the legendary late night Domino's pizza boy?

[JuliusHMarx]

David Rice the legendary late night Domino's pizza boy?

Well, I suppose it fits the clue, but it's not the one I was thinking of.

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