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Wimbledon 2017
- Thread starter Frutos
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Well done Jo. Great to see our local, Sydney-born Hungarian, doing so well. Huzzah!
Just like Mo Farrah Will Greenwood Kevin Pietersen etc I guess being British has been somewhat watered down.
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- #103
Murray takes the second set 6-4.
Cheeky Monkey
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- Jul 17, 2003
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Fantastic to see an Aussie in the quarter finals. Well done Jo. Not since Pat Cash I believe.
I was only joking, really. I wouldn't include Konta or especially Mo Farah in a list with Pietersen at all. they both moved to the UK as children (Farah was only 8) and developed their talents here - their sporting achievements ARE something deserving of our national pride.
Pietersen was a professional cricketer who came here for better sporting / financial opportunities. 'England' was nothing but a flag of convenience for him, IMO.
(Greenwood was born in Preston
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- #106
Murray wins it 7-6 6-4 6-4
Murray reaches the QF stage at Wimbledon, for the TENTH straight year.
Impressive stuff
Impressive stuff
Murray reaches the QF stage at Wimbledon, for the TENTH straight year.
Impressive stuff
Cracking stuff from the Brit (for now at least).
Ninja Elephant
Doctor Elephant
- Feb 16, 2009
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Rafael Nadal in trouble against Gilles Muller again (look up Wimbledon 2005), 2 sets down and not looking like a comback. That would be good news for Murray who is scheduled to face Nadal in the semi-final.
Over in the ladies, oddly nobody has mentioned that world number 1 and top seed Angelique Kerber was beaten by sexy Garbine Muguruza, last years French Open winner. Wozniacki is also out. It's so open for the ladies, as ever. Jelena Ostapenko is such a danger, but there are genuinely 4/5 women with a strong chance of winning it. Such a good Open this year, very open and competitive.
Over in the ladies, oddly nobody has mentioned that world number 1 and top seed Angelique Kerber was beaten by sexy Garbine Muguruza, last years French Open winner. Wozniacki is also out. It's so open for the ladies, as ever. Jelena Ostapenko is such a danger, but there are genuinely 4/5 women with a strong chance of winning it. Such a good Open this year, very open and competitive.
#Aftertiming, obviously, but I declared Murguruza the winner after her third round win. Went to lace a bet, but not tempted by the 8/1 on offer. Should have taken it.
By 'as ever', I guess you mean 'because Serena Williams is missing'?
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- #112
He can't play either of those until the final, should he and one of them make it.
Is it PotG?
Thrifty non-licker
Nadal's comeback has started.
I was only joking, really. I wouldn't include Konta or especially Mo Farah in a list with Pietersen at all. they both moved to the UK as children (Farah was only 8) and developed their talents here - their sporting achievements ARE something deserving of our national pride.
Pietersen was a professional cricketer who came here for better sporting / financial opportunities. 'England' was nothing but a flag of convenience for him, IMO.
(Greenwood was born in Preston
It was Blackburn and I selected the wrong player from that era who in fact was South African born Mike Catt.
Is it PotG?
Thrifty non-licker
Great to see Rafa so pumped up
Superb match this
Superb match this
Beach Hut
Brighton Bhuna Boy
Muller putting in a good shift 6-6 final set
Eggman
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Cracking game. Come on Gilles
Is it PotG?
Thrifty non-licker
Agree, top, top match. Come on Rafa.
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- #119
What a match, now 10-10 in the final set.
If Rafa gives it any more, he's gonna blow captain.