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Ok so my highlights are:
Correctly predicting Muguruza's win at RG nearly 2 months in advance. Kerber's 2 slams Kerber becoming number 1 Murray's 2nd Wimbledon, WTF and year end number 1 (that's a pretty good year) Aga/Cibulkova's Wimbledon match (my match of the year) Rafa's doubles gold and the bromance with Marc Lopez, also Rafa carrying the flag Oh yeah, Andy's gold as well! Seriously good year Wawrinka's US open The fact that Aga exists I'm sure there are more but they are eluding me at the mo. Lowlights: Rafa and Rogers absence. Rafa losing the bronze match to Kei (I still haven't got over it) Garbine's dreadful season after RG Maria's.... 'holiday' Azarenka's pregnancy, well her absence, and I hate children so feel no guilt. Andy totally collapsing after winning the 1st set of the RG final Kygrios being Kygrios The pitiful zika virus excuse The weather |
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Highlights "You hit a ballboy with your racquet!" - mere days into the 2016 season, such innocent times before things were about to get even crazier. ![]() Kerber Kerbering and showing the other girls there is a world out there beyond Serena. Andy doing similar in wrestling back Novak's stranglehold on the no.1 ranking, plus becoming double Olympic champ, etc. Azarenka having a peak half season. Delpo's comeback. Konta's rise. Muguruza winning RG. Errani can't even buy a win on clay. ![]() Czechs winning Fed Cup. Singapore being all killer and no filler. Aga-Cibulkova at Wimbledon. Rafa/Lopez bromance. Venus still showing the kiddies there's life in the old dog yet. ![]() Wedding Tennis Association. The "Back In 5 Minutes" going viral. Lowlights The general weirdness of the tennis 2016 twilight zone. Maria's leave of absence... The bad weather chasing all the tournaments for most of the year. Kyrgios tanking. The lame Olympics excuses and taking away the ranking points. The Singapore run in/Konta attending the draw ceremony. Rafa and Roger being M.I.A for most of the year. Aga is still slamless. ![]() Serena shutting down her season after USO again and skipping Singapore for Disney World. Muguruza's post-RG slump. The still ongoing British media obsession with Marcus Willis for that one match with Roger, when he's done bugger all. Team Santina split. </3 Bencic' ongoing injury woes. Missing about 75% of the AO whilst on holiday. Quote:
Was that the lass who was going to go to college but then turned pro?
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Andy! Specifically from R3 at the FO, right up until the WTF (minus the defeat to Kei but you can't have it all) So pleased about him winning Wimbledon, a record 3rd Queen's title and the Gold at Rio, as well becoming World Number 1 The rise of Kyle Stan Slam no.3 Garbine at the French Heather Watson winning the mixed doubles Laura going on that little winning run in the States Jo Konta Del Potro being fit and winning Kerber becoming number Lendl Jamie & Bruno Andy as flag bearer, Rafa and his crazy happy smile as flag bearer Lowlights Maria and the general doping whispers Laura and Heather's year in general Nick being Nick The lack of Rafa Lack of Rio ranking points Some very dud matches throughout the year Andy's first two matches at FO ![]() .....I'm sure there's more but that's what I can think of off the top of my head. |
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Highlight of highlights in a highlighty year - Olympic Final
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Ok here we go.
Highlights: Everything Andy's achieved but especially getting the World Number 1 ranking Delpo's comeback Stan winning the US Open New slam winners in the woman's game Monica Puig winning Gold Jamie and Bruno's slams (and Jamie getting to Number 1) Dominika winning the WTA Finals Lows Roger's absence The Zika virus excuses for the Olympic Games |
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Anne K is chosen to replace Judy as Fed Cup captain.
FFT is in a mess again. Caroline Garcia has announced she's ditching Fed Cup duties for 2017, wants to put her own career first. |
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Anne K is chosen to replace Judy as Fed Cup captain.
FFT is in a mess again. Caroline Garcia has announced she's ditching Fed Cup duties for 2017, wants to put her own career first. |
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Fabio Fognini will be coached by Franco Davin
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Happy St Andrews Day to Sir Murray
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International ballot open today for anyone outside the UK
https://www.aeltc.com/BallotApp/os/BallotForm |
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Konta and Raonic have surprisingly split from their coaches Esteban Carril and Carlos Moya.
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Konta and Raonic have surprisingly split from their coaches Esteban Carril and Carlos Moya.
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Weird. All the players on the rise dumping their coaches. Keys has split with Hogstedt as well.
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Is Nigel Sears still coaching Ana? That is one partnership I expect to end, not for any fall out but they haven't achieved much, unless Nigel was her wedding planner.
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Is Nigel Sears still coaching Ana? That is one partnership I expect to end, not for any fall out but they haven't achieved much, unless Nigel was her wedding planner.
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Surprised Jo has split from her coach. They seemed to be working so well together. I hope she doesn't regret it.
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Surprised Jo has split from her coach. They seemed to be working so well together. I hope she doesn't regret it.
Keys and Hog was never foing to work, wrong mental fit. The Raobot one I think is encouraging actually. Milos will be 26 this month, there's no point him just wanting progress he needs to be winning Slams, there's no reason why not, only murray is strong amongst the big names. murray at about the same time *with a better career behind him) made significant changes to take him up a level, so why not go for it? Two tough losses against Murray in Slams last year is excusable, but losing to ramos-vanilla and Ryan Harrison isn't. |
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She's a part-time player, full-time WAG, she just wants someone British based it seems, if Basti gets transferred expect it to end.
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Ah yeah of course, knowing precisely nothing about football (he is a football player isn't he?) I never thought of that.
63rd in the World, didn't win more than two matches in a Tournament all year, hasn't won a match since June. It's over. |
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Is Nigel Sears still coaching Ana? That is one partnership I expect to end, not for any fall out but they haven't achieved much, unless Nigel was her wedding planner.
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Surprised Jo has split from her coach. They seemed to be working so well together. I hope she doesn't regret it.
Well, maybe, anyway. Her mental coach died suddenly a few weeks ago. |
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