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Kotetsu534
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Pretty surreal seeing Suarez Navarro scrunch her face up and fist pump into the camera before leaping into her coaches' arms after winning Doha. Took her chance when Ostapenko lost her cool as the winning line drew into view and took the biggest title of her life. Wonder who the next women to win a Premier 5 (or higher) level event with a one-handed BH will be.
Kotetsu534
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The Stan/Baghdatis final was error-strewn before an incredible second set TB. Baghdatis had a bunch of set points to square the match but Stan was too solid when it mattered.
perfectchaos007
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Lleyton Hewitt un-retires
Confirmed by @DavisCup: Australias captain Lleyton Hewitt will replace Nick Kyrgios in the #DavisCup tie vs. U.S.
Confirmed by @DavisCup: Australias captain Lleyton Hewitt will replace Nick Kyrgios in the #DavisCup tie vs. U.S.
perfectchaos007
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RIP Bud Collins 1929-2016
Not tennis but maybe you're still interested: China vs. Japan table tennis final starting now.
http://www.ittf.com/ittv/
http://www.ittf.com/ittv/
Simply Sami
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Krygios embarrassing Australia again on Twitter. Really hope he gets bored and retires quickly.
Good match between Bouchard and Svitolina at the Malaysian Open final...rained delayed a few times and Genie had the lead 5-4 in the third set but a few errors killed her...still much better then last year for her,Svitolina has won all 4 of their matches so far,since Bouchard beat her at the Wimbledon Junior final in 2012.
Genie choked that match away several times. Mental midget.
Yeah I das that. Please dont retire. At least play the olympics. T.T
Yeah I das that. Please dont retire. At least play the olympics. T.T
perfectchaos007
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Obviously Sharapova is financially secure and can live off her brand and ventures the rest of her life. Sharapova is the type of competitor that wouldn't play in tournaments if she didn't feel like she could win so whenever she feels like she can't win slams anymore, then she probably will retire. Now may be that time. We shall find out tomorrow
Well she has always been a part-time busines woman, so yeah...
Still, she is yet to oficially announce her Sugarpova Chocolate line, there is also the book she is writing and her agent hinted at her buying a Fashion Brand. I am hoping the conference is about one of those things, but I know its sounds weird making such an announcement in that way.
Rafa=FedKilla
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Tomic to Hewitt when he was playing Isner today. "Nick's sitting down in Canberra. Bullshit he's sick." Haha
A lot of the speculations are hilarious...some say she is buying the WTA Tour
some say she is pregnant...Chocopova announcement etc etc Never saw her Live,if she doesnt retire I would love to see her in Montreal this year...which reminds me,better start looking into tickets for that soon.
If it's a chocopova launch it will both be hilarious and piss me off a little with the worrying. But I think her management said it was not a business thing.
Well she could still win slams if she's healthy. But for a year now her arm has been bothering her and if it looks like a permanent thing, it might be more of a bother than trying to get fit for fight is worth.
/trying to talk myself into accepting it all
Well she could still win slams if she's healthy. But for a year now her arm has been bothering her and if it looks like a permanent thing, it might be more of a bother than trying to get fit for fight is worth.
/trying to talk myself into accepting it all
That whatshername (courtney something) that is a reporter from the wta confirmed it is not related to Chocopova.
perfectchaos007
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If it is an announcement on retirement, I hope she finishes out the season. Or at least represents Russia in Rio
So do I. But if her retirement is based on an injury its probably an immediate one, considering she always said she exhausts all sorts of ways to treat an injury and will always do. So yeah...
perfectchaos007
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Has she played a match since her beatdown by Serena at the AO? Would be sadly fitting if that's how her career ended.
She hasn't, but it wouldn't really be, her career can't be said to have been defined by losses to Serena when she's got a career grand slam.
perfectchaos007
Member
She could have won many many more without her in the way though.
According to Li Na, a lot of players simply play better when Serena is not in the draw.
RedAssedApe
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that shoulder surgery in 2008 is what really screwed her over. gotta give her props coming back from that and getting the career grand slam regardless of how bad her H2H against serena is
perfectchaos007
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She has had an amazing hall of fame career and is one of only a handful of women to complete the career grand slam in the open era. Who would have guessed she would end up with more French open titles than any other major? Careers are weird sometimes.
Lone_Prodigy
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Me: "She's going to retire, wait until Serena retires, and then come back."
My brother: "Roddick is still waiting for Federer to retire."
My brother: "Roddick is still waiting for Federer to retire."
perfectchaos007
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She failed a drug test!
Lone_Prodigy
Member
Bombshell
Especially in tennis where failed drug tests and bans are usually swept under the rug.
perfectchaos007
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Well that was boring. Now we wait on the ITF to hand her a probation period sentence. As long as she doesn't use the drug again she won't be suspended.
The Cilic way.