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Randle
30 Jun 13 00:41
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You seriously expect anyone to believe England  has actually produced a decent tennis player?
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Report AyersRock June 30, 2013 12:53 AM BST
she was produced by the lawn tennis association at Roehampton so yes

a shame they cant produce a male player
Report aaronh June 30, 2013 1:02 AM BST
I dunno Ayers, Australia must have worked pretty hard with her before she moved to the UK at 6 years old
Report AyersRock June 30, 2013 1:06 AM BST
Laugh not even them aaron she left OZ when she was 18 months

the Singaporeans had her for 4 and half years and then she left at 6, maybe they should take the credit, the Singaporeans are world renowned for their tennis academy

randle get a handle on facts before you fishCool
Report Has this ever happened before? June 30, 2013 8:13 AM BST
LaughLaughLaughLaughLaugh

2 mugs busted

always pleasing
Report Joel June 30, 2013 9:45 AM BST
She was born in Australia which is why she has the winning mentality.
Report Nige down south June 30, 2013 9:54 AM BST
Well the Aussies have to grab what they can currently :-)
Report Randle June 30, 2013 12:30 PM BST
Joel 30 Jun 13 09:45 
She was born in Australia which is why she has the winning mentality.


exactly
Report Has this ever happened before? June 30, 2013 12:36 PM BST
yep aussie sport doing well right now LaughLaughLaughLaugh
Report xmoneyx June 30, 2013 1:20 PM BST
wasn't the queen German,changed name to Windsor
Report 3setpoints June 30, 2013 3:55 PM BST
most of the top british women aren't british Confused

robson, keovathong, baltacha
Report aaronh June 30, 2013 3:59 PM BST
Keothavong was born in Hackney
Report rob_dylan June 30, 2013 5:49 PM BST
Who cares about keothovong and baltacha.  I resent them two getting any publicity at all.
Report aaronh June 30, 2013 5:51 PM BST
why is that
Report 3setpoints June 30, 2013 5:55 PM BST
Top 6 british WTA:

Robson born Australia
Watson born Guernsey, mother is from Papua New Guinea
Konta  born Australia
Baltacha born in Ukraine
Moore born in Hong Kong
Keovathong born in UK but of Laos descent

a mixed bunch
Report rob_dylan June 30, 2013 5:59 PM BST
They are ranked about 200 in the world, they are not prospects and unlikely to ever compete meaningfully in grand slams.  No reason to think they are not nice girls, but it is an embarassment the amount of column inches they received.  Robson looks a genuine prospect to me and is only 19.  Murray of course is top notch, I will follow their careers keenly.  Generally I believe that tennis in UK gets far more public support than it deserves, largely because of Wimbledon.  I am not a natural cynic regards British sport, but Why are the LTA so sh1t?  Genuine question, sure many on here no far more than me on the sport.  Look at the number of top notch golfers we have produced in the last 30 years, why no tennis players until Murray who didnt use the LTA.
Report aaronh June 30, 2013 6:00 PM BST
Keothavong and Baltacha have never really received a great deal of hype or column inches. they are/were average at best and were the best we had for a long time. Before Baltacha made top 50, who was the last before that Confused
Report rob_dylan June 30, 2013 6:01 PM BST
Dont know about the others, but Robson is english ffs.  Have you heard her speak?  Two of my sisters were born in aus, try telling them theyre not english and you wont get much change.
Report aaronh June 30, 2013 6:01 PM BST
I am not a natural cynic regards British sport, but Why are the LTA so sh1t?

I wish we knew Plain

this whole idea that EVERY player isn't working hard enough is clearly a load of ****
Report rob_dylan June 30, 2013 6:02 PM BST
Aaronh... Jo Durie.  Top ten iirc.
Report edy June 30, 2013 6:02 PM BST
Australians, British, Germans, even Frenchies are all just apes that one day learned to stand upright (more or less looking at the general public these days) and can use their front limbs to type nonsense on computers.
Report aaronh June 30, 2013 6:03 PM BST
Watson and Moore both worked with Bollitieri (sp), so that's probably why they are decent prospects Laugh
Report aaronh June 30, 2013 6:03 PM BST

Jun 30, 2013 -- 6:02PM, rob_dylan wrote:


Aaronh... Jo Durie.

Report aaronh June 30, 2013 6:03 PM BST
so 20-25 years, kinda sums it up really
Report aaronh June 30, 2013 6:04 PM BST
Laura considers herself British, that's all that really matters tbh
Report 3setpoints June 30, 2013 6:06 PM BST
2 aussies in our top 3 though. bet the aussie are loving that secretly
Report rob_dylan June 30, 2013 6:06 PM BST
I remember an article in the paper a few years back on how Watson only had to win two more games to qualify for the main draw of the french open.  Wtf?  Baltacha and keothovong seemed to be getting hyped up cos they just squeezed into the top 50 or 100 or whatever, and they werent you g when they did it.  Robson is 19 and 38 in the world, surely higher after wimbledon.   And she did win wimbledon juniors at age 14 which added to her publicity.
Report doridoru June 30, 2013 6:14 PM BST
ROBSON IS BRITISH - END OF
Report aaronh June 30, 2013 6:26 PM BST
Cool
Report ;[p June 30, 2013 9:22 PM BST

Jun 30, 2013 -- 1:06AM, AyersRock wrote:


not even them aaron she left OZ when she was 18 monthsthe Singaporeans had her for 4 and half years and then she left at 6, maybe they should take the credit, the Singaporeans are world renowned for their tennis academyrandle get a handle on facts before you fish


that makes her Chinese british then

Report aaronh June 30, 2013 10:24 PM BST
Laugh
Report RMB © June 30, 2013 10:45 PM BST
Today English, tomorrow when shafted by Kanepi (assuming she doesn't turn to pot like Erak), Aussie again. AUSSIE AUSSIE AUSSIE OI OI OI.
Report paul the b July 2, 2013 7:01 AM BST
At least Robson speaks with an English accent.
I could except her to be British if one her parents were the same.....but they are both Aussies.
Suppose this is how sport is going.....English cricket...South Africans,Irish,Welsh etc etc.
British Athletics...Americans etc etc.
Report schillaci July 2, 2013 7:46 AM BST
jim ross was also pretty nasty to me online but be bothered analyzing him
Report schillaci July 2, 2013 7:47 AM BST
oops a typo...i meant....cant
Report schillaci July 2, 2013 7:47 AM BST
cant be bothered
Report schillaci July 2, 2013 7:48 AM BST
im too upset about hhh and stephanie heeling meSad
Report schillaci July 2, 2013 7:57 AM BST
especially stephanie...i guess i should have known...stephanie is a mcmahon and mcmahons a are mechanical
Report schillaci July 2, 2013 7:57 AM BST
oops a typo
Report schillaci July 2, 2013 7:58 AM BST
ill try again...
especially stephanie...i guess i should have known...stephanie is a mcmahon and mcmahons are mechanica
Report schillaci July 2, 2013 7:59 AM BST
oh dam another typo ill try again then
especially stephanie...i guess i should have known...stephanie is a mcmahon and mcmahons are MECHANICAL
Report schillaci July 2, 2013 8:01 AM BST
i mean its for vince trying to feel emotion being mechanical and all but stephanie how could you??
Report schillaci July 2, 2013 8:04 AM BST
oh darn another typo ...guess ill have to say AGAIN
i mean its tough for vince trying to feel emotion being MECHANICAL and all but stephanie how could you??
Report schillaci July 2, 2013 8:08 AM BST
WHY STEPH WHY??
Report dlarssonf July 2, 2013 9:12 AM BST
One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest
Report gawdalmighty July 2, 2013 10:14 AM BST
Schillaci demonstrating that early morning drinking coupled with the use of a keyboard are not advised. Devil
Report RMB © July 2, 2013 10:18 AM BST

Jun 30, 2013 -- 10:45PM, RMB © wrote:


Today English, tomorrow when shafted by Kanepi (assuming she doesn't turn to pot like Erak), Aussie again. AUSSIE AUSSIE AUSSIE OI OI OI.


AUSSIE AUSSIE AUSSIE OI OI OI.

Report One Barry Robson July 2, 2013 2:30 PM BST
You look at the list of English players and are any of them English??? Look them up before replying and you see what I mean.
Report aaronh July 2, 2013 4:01 PM BST
^^ can you define what is English

only Konta of the women appears to have no real ties
Report aaronh July 2, 2013 4:03 PM BST
do they have to have pure English parents and be born in England and lived their whole life in the country Confused
Report aaronh July 2, 2013 4:08 PM BST
essentially a thinly veiled racist fred this
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