ManxTaxPayer Posted September 10, 2021 Posted September 10, 2021 ....becomes the first qualifier in Open history to reach a major final. Incredible. Especially after the nature of her exit from Wimbledon. I wish I could have watched all this on television.
wrighty Posted September 10, 2021 Posted September 10, 2021 Reminiscent, if you're old enough, of Boris Becker winning Wimbledon aged 17 in 1985. He was unseeded and largely unknown, but presumably didn't have to qualify since Raducanu is the first to get to a final having qualified - assuming that accolade refers to all the grand slam tournaments and not just the US? I hope the British press don't ruin her life.
John Wright Posted September 10, 2021 Posted September 10, 2021 1 hour ago, wrighty said: Reminiscent, if you're old enough, of Boris Becker winning Wimbledon aged 17 in 1985. He was unseeded and largely unknown, but presumably didn't have to qualify since Raducanu is the first to get to a final having qualified - assuming that accolade refers to all the grand slam tournaments and not just the US? I hope the British press don't ruin her life. All grand slams, anywhere, ever
Bobbie Bobster Posted September 10, 2021 Posted September 10, 2021 2 hours ago, John Wright said: All grand slams, anywhere, ever
ManxTaxPayer Posted September 10, 2021 Author Posted September 10, 2021 4 hours ago, wrighty said: assuming that accolade refers to all the grand slam tournaments and not just the US? Yeah I think it refers to all grand slam tournaments
GreyWolf Posted September 10, 2021 Posted September 10, 2021 What a real breath of fresh air this girl is I hope she goes on to win it.
TheTeapot Posted September 11, 2021 Posted September 11, 2021 23 hours ago, ManxTaxPayer said: I wish I could have watched all this on television. Channel 4 are showing the final.
ManxTaxPayer Posted September 11, 2021 Author Posted September 11, 2021 The whole tournament without dropping a set. Amazing.
ManxTaxPayer Posted September 11, 2021 Author Posted September 11, 2021 And 2 and a half million bucks. Whoah.
wrighty Posted September 11, 2021 Posted September 11, 2021 2 minutes ago, ManxTaxPayer said: And 2 and a half million bucks. Whoah. A fraction of what's coming through sponsors and others. She's highly marketable - way more charisma and poise than Andy Murray, at 18 years of age! Incredible. As I said a couple of days ago - hope the press don't ruin her life.
ManxTaxPayer Posted September 12, 2021 Author Posted September 12, 2021 Hey, I wonder if Nigel knows where her father is from?
Mr. Sausages Posted September 12, 2021 Posted September 12, 2021 She should definitely enter some more tennis tournaments
pongo Posted September 16, 2021 Posted September 16, 2021 On 9/12/2021 at 1:59 PM, ManxTaxPayer said: Hey, I wonder if Nigel knows where her father is from? That's a great bit of Twitter. Unbelievable that Farage and his kind have managed to have such a detrimental influence on British politics.
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