Tennis Player - Cryptic Clue Thread

[time please]

First topic message reminder :

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)

E.g. Delivered without Jay, a robot, without Cy = Bjorn Borg

[laverfan]

No, not anymore. He is famous for winning a medal...

I assume it is a Tennis medal, or is that too much of a hint?

[lydian]

Its definitely in tennis....and I guess thats a big clue really.

[time please]

Jordi Arrese?


Was a big clue - and much needed!

[JuliusHMarx]

Jordi Arresse (I had to look up Olympic medal winners - can't remember him tbh)

Edit - t_p beat me to it!

[time please]

I had to look him up too Julius!

You go - your clues are fab, and I am determined to try and work one of them out!!

[lydian]

YAY!!!!!!!!! Well done guys!

I think he was also famous as the guy who first beat Borg when he came out of retirement years later.

[laverfan]

JHM... clue please. Tired of the Fedal debates.

[lydian]

Me too actually LF.

[JuliusHMarx]

Ruined, angry and French (lost rouge?)

[laverfan]

Me too actually LF.

We can commiserate on this thread.

[lydian]

lol...(although I've just replied to veejay on the other thread about Nadal's serve....guess it wasnt a Fedal point though...phew!)

I'm stumped on JHMs clue so far....I'm wondered whether the word "red" is taken out of the anagram of ruinedangrygaul or something similar...or maybe I need to look at the french words for ruined and angry too?

[JuliusHMarx]

'red' is taken out, but it's not an anagram

[laverfan]

Ruined - red = uin
Angry = ire, red(again)?
French bread, toast, baguette, bakery, bagel (may be I am hungry).

Is this a good direction, JHM?

[laverfan]

El Aynaoui?

[JuliusHMarx]

Ruined - red = uin
Angry = ire, red(again)?
French bread, toast, baguette, bakery, bagel (may be I am hungry).

Is this a good direction, JHM?

No

[laverfan]

Ruined = Mar (you have used it in the past - the Rios clue).
French tricolour - red = white or blue?


Male? Active?

[JuliusHMarx]

Ruin = mar, therefore ruined = ? (but with lost 'red', which gets you back to ?)
Angry = ?
And French = ?

[laverfan]

Ruined = Marred - red = Mar (as you say)

Angry = rile, irate, ire, fume, ... ?

Margit is what I can think of French.

Martin Damm (sounds like damn)?

or

Mart-ire something?

[laverfan]

Martin Jaite?

[JuliusHMarx]

A different word for angry.

And French

[time please]

furious = furieux?

[JuliusHMarx]

No. It's a common English word for angry.

[time please]

cross?

[JuliusHMarx]

OK - go on...

[time please]

I can't I have to run - much as I would love to stay.

So it is mar cross - over to you LF, NB, lydian or whoever is out there

It is going to be drumming in my head all through my meeting, I think

[laverfan]

Mar + cross = Marcos?

There is only one I know who is available in my short-term memory - Marcos Baghdatis?

Searching long-term memory now...

TP... you always find the correct word.

[JuliusHMarx]

Mar + cross = mar + cross!

'Mar cross' + and French

How can you get 'mar cross' and not get the answer?

[laverfan]

Marc Rosset is Swiss, ?

[JuliusHMarx]

Marc Rosset is Swiss, ?

Yes, but the clue doesn't say the player is French, it says 'and French' i.e. 'et'

Marred cross et, losing 'red' = mar cross et = Marc Rosset

[laverfan]

Understood, JHM. You are a cunning .

Thanks to TP for jogging my long-term memory by going for a jog of her own.

Give me bit and I will come up with a clue.

[laverfan]

Clue - Sounds like I am happy living in Virginia. (Yes, it is a clue)

PS: Before JHM chastises me for in-exact clues., corrected.

[lydian]

Arhhhh....nice work JHM (on the riddle) and LF (on the answer)

[laverfan]

Arhhhh....nice work JHM (on the riddle) and LF (on the answer)

Thanks, Lydian. Hopefully you can try your hand at the next one.

[lydian]

I'm presuming its a name ending in "...ova" given the Virginia clue. But there's quite a few "...ova's" in the game so I need to work out the other bits! I'll keep thinking...

[laverfan]

Lydian.

[lydian]

Was thinking....there's a town called Alexandria in Virginia. Can only think of Alexandra Panova.

[laverfan]

Was thinking....there's a town called Alexandria in Virginia. Can only think of Alexandra Panova.

Nope. The other letters in the clue and 'sound like' should help a bit. You might be surprised at the answer.

[laverfan]

Not expecting any activity on this today due to IW matches.

[polished_man]

She is blond, she is a total babe and she is going to win this year at IW

[laverfan]

She is blond, she is a total babe and she is going to win this year at IW

You would need ear plugs, though.

[laverfan]

Bump.

[JuliusHMarx]

Smileyova
Gigglyova
Generallycontentedova
Theythinkitsallova
Canyouhearmeova
Imgoingtohavetothinkthisoneova

[laverfan]

Smileyova
Gigglyova
Generallycontentedova
Theythinkitsallova
Canyouhearmeova
Imgoingtohavetothinkthisoneova

Brilliant choices so far, JHM.

'I am' - part of the name
VA - part of the name
Happy - Need to consider synonyms or similar words to 'happy'.

This is a very famous player with a significant title. (Not sure if this player has been used on this thread in the past. )

[JuliusHMarx]

This is a very famous player with a significant title.

Duchess? Empress? Queen?

[time please]

You're all doing really well....................carry on!

Will try and join in again but feeling preternaturally dim atm!

[laverfan]

This is a very famous player with a significant title.

Duchess? Empress? Queen?

I opened myself to that one.

I meant a Tennis title.

[JuliusHMarx]

Maria Sharapova?

[laverfan]

Maria Sharapova?

JHM, nice try though.

Hint: Retired Female.

[time please]

Hana Mandiklova?

but I have no idea why!!

[laverfan]

Hana Mandiklova?

but I have no idea why!!

TP. Not Hana, but you have given me an idea for another player.

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