Well, I Didn't See That Coming.

[Doon frae Troon]

An English person wins a match at Wombledon.

 

[upsidedown]

Played well didn't she :thup:

 

[bladeplayer]

An English person wins a match at Wombledon.

is that where the wimbles are from Doon ??

 

[Doon frae Troon]

She did..star in the making there.
If she can survive the forthcoming overhype.

 

[Doon frae Troon]

I shall have to ask my Uncle Bulgaria

 

[Rooter]

Love watching the British players at Wimbledon!

 

[AmandaJR]

Cracking player, cracking smile - she has American teeth

Getting mightily fed up with the BBC coverage though. The amount of swapping between BBC1 and BBC2 is crazy. Started watching Djok on 1 and Laura on 2 and for no obvious reason (except she was winning and they didn't expect that) they swapped the channels/matches...

 

[patricks148]

An English person wins a match at Wombledon.

i wouldn't worry about it dear boy, once the press have spent the next week building her up, only to wipe the floor with them once they lose.

 

[HomerJSimpson]

She'll be gone in round two I think but she is definitely making progress up the rankings and that has to be positive. I guess a bit like golf, the more majors you play the more use you get to the hype etc

 

[CMAC]

I'm assuming no-one knows her name or is it taboo like beetlejuice :smirk:

 

[HomerJSimpson]

Laura Robson. Didn't she partner Murray at the Olympics last year?

 

[HawkeyeMS]

She'll be gone in round two I think but she is definitely making progress up the rankings and that has to be positive. I guess a bit like golf, the more majors you play the more use you get to the hype etc

I wouldn't bet on it. I don't think the next girl she plays is seeded and the next seed she would meet is ranked 26. If she can put in a performance like she did today she could have a few more rounds in her

 

[stevie_r]

It's tennis, it's crap and pointless. If it was so great this would be a tennis forum and we would be massively inflating our first serve
speeds

 

[MegaSteve]

It's tennis, it's crap and pointless. If it was so great this would be a tennis forum and we would be massively inflating our first serve
speeds

Don't think the thread was intended to be anything to do with tennis... The tennis just provided a useful platform...

 

[Foxholer]

Tennis only exists for 2 weeks in this country!

Midway between the US Open and The Open Championship; surrounded by 'proper' entertainment - Royal Ascot and Henley! One has to dress up for that old chap!

All very beneath our dignity to actually compete dear boy. But we'll happily watch pluck losers sweat away while we enjoy our Pimms!

How the Globe actually got covered in Pink, I have no idea!

From memory, Robson actually won the Girls Singles a few years ago and yes Murray ans Robson did ok at The Olympics - Silver!!!

While it' a sport I'm quite interested in - having been the excuse to come over here (to Umpire at Wimbledon Qualifying) 20-odd years ago - it amaze me (actually, it no longer does!) how backward Tennis is in UK apart from those 2 weeks and an ex Davis Cup businessman!

 

[StuartD]

Isn't she really Australian

 

[Doon frae Troon]

Mind you someone wants to show the other English girl how to sit down with a bit of modesty.
Not used to seeing that sort of thing whilst enjoying afternoon tiffin.

 

[ger147]

Isn't she really Australian

Yes - born in Australia to Australian parents. Arrived in Blighty via Singapore aged 6.

 

[Birchy]

I see the jocks have switched to tennis after Rose won the US open

 

[stevie_r]

Don't think the thread was intended to be anything to do with tennis... The tennis just provided a useful platform...

You are probably right.