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Discussion in 'Southampton' started by The Ides of March, Oct 24, 2016.

  1. Le Saint

    Le Saint Well-Known Member

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    I can’t imagine what she was thinking though!
     
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  2. Saints_Alive

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    I was wondering where our Andy Murray replacement would come from and she's very nearly English too!
     
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  3. tomw24

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    Nor can I because I've never been in that situation. I just don't want to criticise her much really because she played her part in a super final and she's had a stunning tournament.
     
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    Reaction from her old club when she won it:

     
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  5. Le Saint

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    I’m just intrigued to understand what she expected to happen.
     
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  6. tomw24

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    Raducanu will be world number 23 when the rankings are updated on Monday. That's a leap of 127 in the space of a tournament.

    Before Wimbledon she was outside the top 300, needing to qualify for the slams. Now she's going to be seeded in all tournaments.
     
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  7. Saints_Alive

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    Wimbledon is going to be a blast for years to come, can't wait!
     
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  8. thereisonlyoneno7

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    I could understand her frustration at the time. I didn't like her continuing to bitch about it afterwards. That wasn't a great look. But hopefully she'll learn. As has been said, she's a street-fighter that one.
     
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    She's never won a WTA tour match as a pro!
     
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  11. ChilcoSaint

    ChilcoSaint What a disgrace
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    The Australian Open starts on 17th January. You doing anything that week Emma?
     
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  12. Le Saint

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    But what was she actually complaining about. Did she expect her to carry on dripping blood all over the court?!
     
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  13. Le Tissier's Laces

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    Not sure really. Probably about the time it was taking. As I said, can understand why it messed with her head at the time, but she was still wittering about it afterwards.
     
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    She had calmed down by the time of the presentations, and gave a very gracious speech.
     
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  15. San Tejón

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    The Fernández thing. I thought I saw her smiling at one stage, before it kicked off, and wondered if her support team had perhaps goaded her into making an issue of it, right in front of Emma, in an attempt to mess her head at such a crucial time.
    Time outs happen in a lot of tennis matches and Fernández took one herself, after the first set, without Emma making an issue of it.
     
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  16. tomw24

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    HA! Red Bull **** up Verstappen's pit stop!
     
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    My stream died <wah>
     
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  18. tomw24

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    Oh **** off Max.
     
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    Back just in time for that though!
     
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  20. tomw24

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    Well, that one is Max's fault.
     
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