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Post by Deleted on Oct 13, 2012 10:36:29 GMT 1
As young Heather Watson reaches her first tour final just weeks after Laura Robson did the same British tennis seems to be in a good place right now. Note to Ghosty: it was only girly sets though......oh they are girls
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Post by Deleted on Oct 14, 2012 8:16:55 GMT 1
And she wins Well done Heather Watson !
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Post by theshrews81 on Oct 14, 2012 8:46:32 GMT 1
Awesome efforts, has been to our school before and she was such a lovely girl
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Post by hooverfoxhat on Oct 14, 2012 9:46:02 GMT 1
And budding young Brit Andy Murray once again beat Roger Federer in straight sets to reach the final of the Shanghai Masters, he plays Djokovic in the final
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Post by mrbunny on Oct 14, 2012 9:49:42 GMT 1
Good stuff, both girls ranked around 50 then after this week, good competition between them can help push them both on into the top 20 hopefully.
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Post by Shrewsfan1985 on Oct 14, 2012 10:49:15 GMT 1
That was a brilliant effort from Heather Watson.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 14, 2012 13:07:34 GMT 1
Murray just lost 5-7 7-6 6-3 to Djokovic in the Shanghai Masters final.
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Post by littlebluefoot on Oct 14, 2012 19:09:01 GMT 1
So Murray snatched defeat from the jaws of victory.......again
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Post by littlebluefoot on Oct 14, 2012 19:09:44 GMT 1
And she wins Well done Heather Watson ! Fair play and well done She legal yet?
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Post by markglasgow on Oct 14, 2012 19:28:05 GMT 1
Never thought I'd ever see British players do so well n the circuit. Murray always had the potential but to see the girls progress is wonderful!
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Post by Chief Inspector Swan on Oct 18, 2021 2:46:11 GMT 1
Cameron Norrie wins what is arguably the sixth biggest title in tennis. Well done sir, you’ve delivered a lot of joy to Britishers.
In a world with kindness and pleasure sometimes in short supply, this is the perfect antidote for those idealists amongst us.
Clearly the neutrals would have been pro-Norrie anyway given the clouds hanging over his opponent, although they aren’t quite clouds of Zverev smoking gun proportions…
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Post by kenwood on Oct 18, 2021 10:54:59 GMT 1
Cameron Norrie wins what is arguably the sixth biggest title in tennis. Well done sir, you’ve delivered a lot of joy to Britishers. In a world with kindness and pleasure sometimes in short supply, this is the perfect antidote for those idealists amongst us. Clearly the neutrals would have been pro-Norrie anyway given the clouds hanging over his opponent, although they aren’t quite clouds of Zverev smoking gun proportions… From previous interactions between us owd lad I would never have you down as an aficionado of tennis . I would have thought you would have gone for the more refined games, shove halfpenny perhaps or maybe a short session of bar billiards , you know, that type of interactive sport . You continually surprise me . 😉
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Post by Chief Inspector Swan on Oct 18, 2021 11:41:36 GMT 1
Cameron Norrie wins what is arguably the sixth biggest title in tennis. Well done sir, you’ve delivered a lot of joy to Britishers. In a world with kindness and pleasure sometimes in short supply, this is the perfect antidote for those idealists amongst us. Clearly the neutrals would have been pro-Norrie anyway given the clouds hanging over his opponent, although they aren’t quite clouds of Zverev smoking gun proportions… From previous interactions between us owd lad I would never have you down as an aficionado of tennis . I would have thought you would have gone for the more refined games, shove halfpenny perhaps or maybe a short session of bar billiards , you know, that type of interactive sport . You continually surprise me . 😉 God bless you, sir. I hope you have a lovely day.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 18, 2021 14:02:30 GMT 1
Congratulations Cameron.
That was a high profile win for sure. Well done.
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Post by zenfootball2 on Oct 18, 2021 14:48:52 GMT 1
well done Cameron;
BBC Cameron Norrie became the first Briton to win the Indian Wells title when he fought back from a set and a break down to beat Nikoloz Basilashvili.
Norrie, 26, won 3-6 6-4 6-1 against the Georgian to seal one of the biggest titles in tennis.
"I'm so happy, I can't even describe it," he said on court.
His exploits in California have propelled Norrie to British number one and he is in the running to reach the elite season-ending ATP Finals.
Norrie will rise to a career-high 15th in the world, having started the year ranked 74th, after a stunning season where he has reached six finals and won 47 matches.
Norrie had led in the first set with an early break but was pegged back as the big-hitting Basilashvili took charge. But the Briton, whose resilience and fitness have been the hallmark of his successful year, broke to love to level and force a deciding set.
The left-hander broke early in the third and saved three break points on his serve to take a 3-0 lead as unforced errors began to mount for the Georgian world number 36, who eventually sent a forehand long on championship point to hand Norrie the biggest title of his career.
"I can't really believe it. If you'd have told me I'd have won before the tournament started I wouldn't have believed you, so it's amazing," said Norrie, who is the first British player to reach the final at one of the elite Masters 1,000 events since Andy Murray won in Paris in 2016.
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Post by Shrewsfan1985 on Oct 19, 2021 12:34:02 GMT 1
Well done to Cameron Norrie on winning the Indian Wells Title.
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Post by venceremos on Oct 19, 2021 19:53:28 GMT 1
Odd that I haven't seen anybody suggest that South African born, New Zealand raised, US educated Cameron Norrie isn't British, whereas some decided Emma Raducanu was Canadian because she spent the first two years of her life there.
Norrie's lived in the UK for about 5 years, Raducanu about 17.
I know it's a less high profile tournament that Norrie won but, even so, you'd think someone would have commented. Strange how some were so keen to disown Raducanu but not Norrie. Wonder why?
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Post by Mortgagehound on Oct 19, 2021 19:55:21 GMT 1
Odd that I haven't seen anybody suggest that South African born, New Zealand raised, US educated Cameron Norrie isn't British, whereas some decided Emma Raducanu was Canadian because she spent the first two years of her life there. Norrie's lived in the UK for about 5 years, Raducanu about 17. I know it's a less high profile tournament that Norrie won but, even so, you'd think someone would have commented. Strange how some were so keen to disown Raducanu but not Norrie. Wonder why? It’s because he wasn’t wearing a South African tennis dress😂
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Post by shropshirelad42 on Oct 20, 2021 12:28:47 GMT 1
Odd that I haven't seen anybody suggest that South African born, New Zealand raised, US educated Cameron Norrie isn't British, whereas some decided Emma Raducanu was Canadian because she spent the first two years of her life there. Norrie's lived in the UK for about 5 years, Raducanu about 17. I know it's a less high profile tournament that Norrie won but, even so, you'd think someone would have commented. Strange how some were so keen to disown Raducanu but not Norrie. Wonder why? Well said. My thoughts exactly. Maybe there have been no derogatory comments because his parents are Welsh/Scottish !! But he and Emma Raducanu have both 'chosen' to be British, and that is completely acceptable to the majority of us.
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