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Eccentrica Gallumbits · « **Reply #350 on:** 06 January, 2017, 08:33:17 pm »

Half-watching, half-listening to Andy Murray's Qatar Open semi-final this evening, I heard the commentators say something about Andy having eight aces. Turns out they were referring to his tennis playing and not his need to borrow £1.49.

Jaded · « **Reply #351 on:** 06 January, 2017, 09:35:56 pm »

He might not make the final but at least he gets to meet Djoker in the Quater-final.

rafletcher · « **Reply #352 on:** 07 January, 2017, 08:22:16 am »

No, it him and Djokovic in the final today.

Jaded · « **Reply #353 on:** 07 January, 2017, 08:28:54 am »

Yes, the Qatar-final

(I see I spelt it wrong the first time)

Eccentrica Gallumbits · « **Reply #354 on:** 07 January, 2017, 05:28:43 pm »

This is a brilliant game.

simonp · « **Reply #355 on:** 07 January, 2017, 05:35:45 pm »

Watching the live text.

Jaded · « **Reply #356 on:** 07 January, 2017, 06:10:49 pm »

Watching on YouTube

rafletcher · « **Reply #357 on:** 07 January, 2017, 06:37:05 pm »

Bugger.

Eccentrica Gallumbits · « **Reply #358 on:** 07 January, 2017, 07:16:25 pm »

Arse.

rafletcher · « **Reply #359 on:** 13 January, 2017, 12:32:56 pm »

Konta wins, and Evans into the final at Sydney.

simonp · « **Reply #360 on:** 13 January, 2017, 01:55:04 pm »

Both great results.

rafletcher · « **Reply #361 on:** 13 January, 2017, 02:22:00 pm »

And Murray J is into the Sydney doubles finals with Soares. How cool would it be for three brits to win the titles at one event

Edit: Hmm, t'was not to be.

. Go Dan!

Jaded · « **Reply #362 on:** 15 January, 2017, 09:14:46 pm »

One Brit winner is better than none

Jaded · « **Reply #363 on:** 16 January, 2017, 07:36:10 am »

So Andy is through and the BBC have a glitch on their live results page, with Michael Mmoh playing in every match!
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/live-scores

It'll probably be fixed soon...

Jaded · « **Reply #364 on:** 18 January, 2017, 11:23:57 am »

Oooh, I say!

rafletcher · « **Reply #365 on:** 18 January, 2017, 12:21:57 pm »

Indeed, well done Dan. And a minor miracle, Murray A manages to beat a virtual unknown in straight sets without a tie-break!

Jaded · « **Reply #366 on:** 19 January, 2017, 08:21:06 am »

And lets have another...

Oooh, I say!

No retention of title this year...

rafletcher · « **Reply #367 on:** 19 January, 2017, 10:43:19 am »

And hopefully a nice gap opening up between 1 and 2.

Well done Jo, but Heather once again bottled match winning scenarios, several times. Must be really dispiriting.

rafletcher · « **Reply #368 on:** 20 January, 2017, 10:15:43 am »

A good win for Dan Evans over Tomic. That will probably get him into the top 50 (edit: live ranking of 45, 2 places above Kyle Edmiund) and up to British no. 2.

LEE · « **Reply #369 on:** 22 January, 2017, 12:12:57 am »

FYI

Johanna Konta was born in Sydney, Australia on 17 May 1991, the daughter of Hungarian parents Gábor, a hotel manager, and Gabriella, a dentist. Her parents had emigrated separately from Hungary and met in Australia. One of Konta's grandfathers, Tamás Kertész (1929—1989), played football for Ferencvárosi TC, won two international caps for Hungary in the 1950s and later coached the Ghana national team. Konta has an elder sister, Éva Emese, from her father's previous marriage.

Konta's childhood was spent in Collaroy on Sydney's Northern Beaches, where she was introduced to tennis at an after-school programme at the age of eight. When she was 14, she began attending the Sanchez Casal academy in Barcelona, spending 15 months there in an attempt to further her development. While she was in Spain her parents moved to England.

Makes you proud to be British.

Jaded · « **Reply #370 on:** 22 January, 2017, 12:25:30 am »

So she is as ~~Hungarian~~ Australian as Froome is ~~South African~~ Kenyan?

αdαmsκι · « **Reply #371 on:** 22 January, 2017, 08:55:25 am »

And Konta is now the only player left representing the UK in the singles.

So another slam for Federer after that Murray defeat?

rafletcher · « **Reply #372 on:** 22 January, 2017, 11:07:39 am »

Quote from: LEE on 22 January, 2017, 12:12:57 am

FYI

Johanna Konta was born in Sydney, Australia on 17 May 1991, the daughter of Hungarian parents Gábor, a hotel manager, and Gabriella, a dentist. Her parents had emigrated separately from Hungary and met in Australia. One of Konta's grandfathers, Tamás Kertész (1929—1989), played football for Ferencvárosi TC, won two international caps for Hungary in the 1950s and later coached the Ghana national team. Konta has an elder sister, Éva Emese, from her father's previous marriage.

Konta's childhood was spent in Collaroy on Sydney's Northern Beaches, where she was introduced to tennis at an after-school programme at the age of eight. When she was 14, she began attending the Sanchez Casal academy in Barcelona, spending 15 months there in an attempt to further her development. While she was in Spain her parents moved to England.

Makes you proud to be British.

Oddly enough I did already know that, as I suspect do most people who follow tennis. She's chosen to be British, so I shall support her as such.

simonp · « **Reply #373 on:** 22 January, 2017, 06:38:06 pm »

I did wonder about the BBC saying things like "going for the 3rd leg of the career slam" and pressure.

No career slam this year, now.

Jaded · « **Reply #374 on:** 23 January, 2017, 03:38:43 am »

The British girl done good!

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