John Lloyd (born 27 August 1954, in Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, England) is a former professional tennis player and current television commentator.
During his career, he reached one Grand Slam singles final and won three Grand Slam mixed doubles titles. He was the first husband of the former top woman player Chris Evert and is the younger brother of the former British Davis Cup captain David Lloyd.
John Lloyd is a fervent supporter of the football team ...
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John Lloyd (born 27 August 1954, in Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, England) is a former professional tennis player and current television commentator.
During his career, he reached one Grand Slam singles final and won three Grand Slam mixed doubles titles. He was the first husband of the former top woman player Chris Evert and is the younger brother of the former British Davis Cup captain David Lloyd.
John Lloyd is a fervent supporter of the football team Wolverhampton Wanderers. It is due to Lloyd's influence that Andy Murray is also a Wolves fan and is often seen wearing the Wolves shirt that was presented to him by Lloyd.
At the Australian Open in December 1977, Lloyd became the first British male tennis player in the Open era to reach a Grand Slam singles final. He lost in five sets to America's Vitas Gerulaitis 6–3, 7–6, 5–7, 3–6, 6–2. No other British player reached a Grand Slam final for 20 years, until Greg Rusedski reached the US Open final in 1997. Lloyd never progressed beyond the...
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