Remarkable non-GB performances

paulisi · Tennis legend

RE: Remarkable non-GB performances

Miriambee · Futures level

Allertova won it 7-5 6-2.

indiana · Tennis legend

..and then beat Varvara Lepchenko in 3 sets in the QF. Denisa is currently in action against Annika Beck in the SF.

paulisi · Tennis legend

Denisa got bagelled in first set....

First WTA event(via main draw) and makes semi final

-- Edited by paulisi on Friday 17th of October 2014 03:36:50 PM

insomniacfolder · Challenger level

I don't want to unnecessarily hijack Coup Droits thread, and guide it in to a political minefield, so will happily put this in another thread if desired.

However, I'd like to nominate the WTA, for finally discovering some semblance of a backbone by, albeit with their customary sloth-like momentum, actually taking some decisive action against Shamil Tarpischev for his recent remarks about Serena & Venus.

It is the first time in a very long time I can remember a story with negative (excluding tragedies) associations appearing on the site.

For those of you without a Russian speaking friend to interpret the original for you, a good summary of the initial incident is here.

The, belated, WTA statement of action is here

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Bless you, insomniac, but it's not my thread, but Spectator's.

However, I'm glad too that the WTA have taken action.

Credit also to Dementieva for not getting drawn into it which, on a live tv show, would possibly be quite easy to do.

The NYtimes article is the following:

www.nytimes.com/2014/10/18/sports/tennis/wta-suspends-russian-official-for-comment-about-williams-sisters.html

(and, yes, to the mods - quite happy to move my comment if there's a better thread).

PS thanks to Paulisi too for posting about Allertova.

insomniacfolder · Challenger level

Coup Droit wrote:
Bless you, insomniac, but it's not my thread, but Spectator's.

Ah, yes. That was easy enough to see, wasn't it!

I should have checked more carefully though, sorry about that.

And sorry too, to Spectator, who always words their contributions so effectively, respectfully and moderately. An approach of which I am a great admirer, and wish I was more able to employ myself - as I may well now prove once again...

Regarding Dementieva, I have seen a lot of criticism of her for not actively speaking out and taking Tarpischev to task.

I think I agree with you though CD, not getting involved in the studio was probably about the best outcome she could have hoped for from finding herself in an invidious position.

I suppose, ideally she would have made some official statement by now to show her solidarity and categorical condemnation, especially given the mild controversy she created in '02 regarding the Williams', criticising them for supposedly fixing the results of matches between the sisters. Her career generally though was a model of good conduct, and cordiality.

Such expectations are unrealistic though, holding others to standards so high that we could not possibly even meet them ourselves.

Sports-people are not often politicians, diplomats or campaigners. Which is especially true in Putin's Russia. Ah, hello Sochi! We may all believe Edmund Burke, "All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good [wo]men do nothing.", but still rarely take that action.

Good gracious! I have wandered horribly far from any point I may have had.

One final apologies then to all, and I'll disappear for another 3 months or so.

Best Wishes.

Spectator · All-time great

Doesn't seem that there's any need for apologies to anyone, Insomniac Folder, and certainly not to me. An interesting topic. And while it's kind of you to refer to it as "my" thread (and thank you for your gracious words generally - especially kind from someone whose own posts are so helpful), in terms of ownership of threads, I always assume that once they're started, ownership is mutual to all of us on the board, with mods as arbitrators should any questions arise.

Spectator · All-time great

There's a lovely article about Alison Riske, who won her first title last week. That she won a title isn't a remarkable achievement in se - clearly players do it all the time! - but as the article points out, her road into tennis has not been conventional, and her success is therefore somewhat remarkable: www.tennis.com/pro-game/2014/10/riske-and-reward/53035/

AliBlahBlah · All-time great

Coup Droit wrote:
Well done to young Cici Bellis (age 15) who won the 25k in Rock Hill this week (smile)

And, has just made it back to back $25K's in consecutive weeks. 2 & 1 in the final.

Not sure when her results like this at this level stop being remarkable.

Perhaps she now has to win a WTA before she's 16, like Paszek, to qualify in this thread again?

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

AliBlahBlah wrote:
Coup Droit wrote:
Well done to young Cici Bellis (age 15) who won the 25k in Rock Hill this week (smile)
And, has just made it back to back $25K's in consecutive weeks. 2 & 1 in the final.
Not sure when her results like this at this level stop being remarkable.
Perhaps she now has to win a WTA before she's 16, like Paszek, to qualify in this thread again?

Maybe she's remarkable in that (as far as I know) she's still turning down all the prize money ! smile

paulisi · Tennis legend

At 15 is she still restricted to the number of tournaments she enters?

The Optimist · ATP qualifying

Yes, in both senior and junior ITF events

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Maybe not 'remarkable' but congratulations to Djoko and Edouard Roger-Vasselin, who both became dads to baby boys in the last 48 hours :)

philwrig · Hall of fame

I see that Boric has split with his English coach, I wonder whether he might be a good choice for an upcoming British player.