Tennis Thread

Just realised this was one of the big sporting events that the UK hadn't won.

I thought the ODI Cricket World Cup was one of the last ones to tick off but forgot about women's tennis.

The Euro's is one but struggling to think of many more that we actively take part in on a serious basis.
 
MCFC1993 said:
Might be a short lived thread but Raducanu's about to start her 4th round match v Shelby Rogers on Amazon Prime.

Raducanu hasn't dropped a set yet, she's had to play 3 qualifying rounds as well, so she's won 6 matches 2-0. She's up against an American in New York, who's just knocked out the No1 seed, so it'll be tough.

Big opportunity for Raducanu though.
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Might be lol
 
crooky said:
Just realised this was one of the big sporting events that the UK hadn't won.

I thought the ODI Cricket World Cup was one of the last ones to tick off but forgot about women's tennis.

The Euro's is one but struggling to think of many more that we actively take part in on a serious basis.
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Cricket......???
 
crooky said:
Just realised this was one of the big sporting events that the UK hadn't won.

I thought the ODI Cricket World Cup was one of the last ones to tick off but forgot about women's tennis.

The Euro's is one but struggling to think of many more that we actively take part in on a serious basis.
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Virginia Wade won it in ‘68
 
From today's Times...

"The influences on Leylah Fernandez’s tennis game are nothing if not eclectic. Her father, Jorge, remains her primary coach, despite his sporting background coming in football rather than tennis. A former professional player at a string of clubs across South America, he is a huge admirer of Pep Guardiola, watching the documentary All or Nothing: Manchester City with his daughter. He encouraged her to take aspects of Guardiola’s approach into her game, emphasising the values of patience and varying angles of attack.

“I like Pep Guardiola, his style is kind of like my tennis game so I’m learning from him,” she said this year. “I love Real Madrid, but right now we’re kind of taking a break from them and supporting Manchester City.”"
 
You'll either never hear of her again, save for a good but losing run in the odd tournament or she'll be the the uber dominator of women's tennis for the next 10 years.
 
Haha…just realised the tournament hasn’t finished & the Men’s final is tomorrow…and even as a tennis fan I’ll probably not watch it.
 
Two 18yr old tennis lasses in the US Open final showing that quality and fitness and strength and resilience. Great to see, but at what age must they identify talent and coach it like that? Great to see, but these girls can't have known anything other than training, nutrition, discipline etc all their young lives. Were champions this young when we were young?
 
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