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Re: Tennis [merged]
« Reply #225 on: July 09, 2012, 04:24:33 PM »
Stosur won one so he must be a chance

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« Reply #226 on: July 09, 2012, 06:58:32 PM »
a good effort by Tim Henman

sadly wrong era for Henman, will never win a slam

Sad comparison.

One guy an Oxford sissy, the other an English hating Scotsman. Total opposites

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« Reply #227 on: July 09, 2012, 10:53:27 PM »
a good effort by Tim Henman

sadly wrong era for Henman, will never win a slam

Sad comparison.

One guy an Oxford sissy, the other an English hating Scotsman. Total opposites

Both play for great britain.

Both are chockers

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Re: Tennis [merged]
« Reply #228 on: July 10, 2012, 10:09:28 PM »
a good effort by Tim Henman

sadly wrong era for Henman, will never win a slam

Sad comparison.

One guy an Oxford sissy, the other an English hating Scotsman. Total opposites

Both play for great britain.

Both are chockers

Agree.

No question that Murray is the better player however

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Re: Tennis [merged]
« Reply #229 on: September 11, 2012, 10:13:18 AM »
is Henman finally going to stop choking

We shall see, 2 sets to 1 up

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« Reply #230 on: September 11, 2012, 11:14:54 AM »
Murray has finally won one. The Olympics gold he won looks to have broken the ice and lead to finally getting the monkey off the back in a Grand Slam.
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« Reply #231 on: January 08, 2013, 08:53:21 PM »
how is sam choker going? man what a lemon  :whistle

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« Reply #232 on: January 10, 2013, 12:09:01 PM »
how is sam choker going? man what a lemon  :whistle

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« Reply #233 on: January 10, 2013, 12:45:32 PM »
 :lol

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« Reply #234 on: January 16, 2013, 06:09:50 PM »
Stosur 5-2 up in the last and then loses 5 games straight including 3 service games  :P. The problem is she continually goes into lollipop mode and just hits nothing balls back instead of dictating the game once she gets into a winning position. 

Only Tomic left. At least he seems mentally switched on now.
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« Reply #235 on: January 16, 2013, 06:16:18 PM »
Weak. Just doesn't have the killer instinct required at the level. I'd laugh but it's just sad now.

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« Reply #236 on: January 16, 2013, 09:04:26 PM »
Yep it's sad now. She just puts so much pressure on herself that she cracks.
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« Reply #237 on: January 17, 2013, 07:25:44 AM »
Who was that slam winner that had the yips for years

Novotna was it?

Hopefully she is seeing someone to sort that voice in her head out

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« Reply #238 on: January 17, 2013, 08:25:54 AM »
Who was that slam winner that had the yips for years

Novotna was it?

Hopefully she is seeing someone to sort that voice in her head out

Yep greatest choke in the History of women's tennis daniel. 1993 Wimbledon had Steffi Graf down for the count serving for the match and choked losing in 3 sets

Stosur's problem isn't all the grand slams because she won the 2nd slam final she played in against arguably the best female player of all time in Serena Williams

Her problem is playing here at home - for whatever reason she cannot cope with the expectations placed on her, which creates the pressue she puts herself

Actually feel sorry for her, can't see it ever getting better for her here at home now
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« Reply #239 on: January 17, 2013, 10:42:23 PM »
Tomic through to now meet Federer in the 3rd round. We'll see how much Tomic has really improved.
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