Originally Posted by Lisa.B:
“Garbine is in as the WTA would use their clause to make her the 8th qualifier as a slam winner. In the past few hours it's all change for Linz. Pliskova has withdrawn, Garbine is in, and Keys and Cibulkova have taken WCs.”
Hmm, I thought only the ATP had that clause. It would be pretty unusual though, to win a slam and not finish top 8 in the race...it'd mean you peaked for the slam and having a bunch of R1-2 exits everywhere else.
Originally Posted by seansnotmyname@:
“Oh and practically every player hates having to go to Wuhan, Stacey's China thing is pretty much universally hated, thought that was well-known.”
Maybe so, but Stace signed a ten year contract with Wuhan - eight years remain. Maria's high-handed remarks will only alienate potential Chinese fans. How foolish in a post Li Na world.
Originally Posted by benjiman_LFC:
“Another great result. It's just a shame that every article BBC Sport posts on Facebook is littered with nasty comments about her right to be classed as British.”
Ignore those malcontents. Armchair critics are defo best ignored.
Originally Posted by MissAyrshire:
“Andy to play Dimitrov in the final after Raonic withdraws injured”
I knew Raobot needed repairs after his last match, but I thought they'd be done in-house...
Not sure if this is a big advantage for Dimi or not. Muzza's match with Ferrer looked pretty gruelling, but it would've given him welcome rhythm.
Originally Posted by LakieLady:
“When was the last time GB had both a male and a female player in the Top 10?
I'm really thrilled with her progress.”
Ooh, gosh. Well, Jo Durie entered the top 10 in '84...but we didn't have a top 10 male player then?
Roger Taylor, Buster Mottram, John Lloyd, Jeremy Bates - none of 'em made the top 10. It probably predates the rankings (1973). tennisman will defo know this.