Weeks 27 Womens ITF ($75K+H) - Zagreb, Croatia Clay

Peter too · Tennis legend

Weeks 27 Womens ITF ($75K+H) - Zagreb, Croatia Clay

Gary · Social player

Ok I'll be the first one to say it. Hope Katie doesn't get gunned down here ashamed

I'll get me coat.

DavidC · Tennis legend

Gary wrote:

Ok I'll be the first one to say it. Hope Katie doesn't get gunned down here

Given that the Georgian won a 25K event on clay last week (and reached the final of her previous one on the surface), plus Katie is having to make a quick transition from grass in what I assume is an attempt to garner the few extra points required for US Open direct entry, there's a good chance that the local sub-editors will end up having a field day.

steven · Tennis legend

Gary wrote:
Ok I'll be the first one to say it. Hope Katie doesn't get gunned down here

I'll get me coat.

You're not even the first biggrin

- I knew we'd come across her before and for once the activeboard search worked - see http://britishtennis.activeboard.com/index.spark?forumID=61841&p=3&topicID=21280190 from October last year.

Peter too: Q2: KONTA, Johanna (AUS/GBR) 13 682 lost to KALASHNIKOVA, Oksana (GEO) 8 5-7 3-6

DJ (another punner, sadly missed): Gunned down?

The Hoose: That was a cheap shot.

Peter too: Fired!

And the moral of the story is, if a player's name gives rise to an obvious pun, always assume someone on here has already failed to resist temptation at least once before. smile

-- Edited by steven on Monday 6th of July 2009 08:38:28 PM

The Knight · Challenger qualifying

How did i miss this glaring oppurtunity? bleh

alex03maccy · Grand Slam Champion

Doubles

L16: O'BRIEN/DENTONI v (4) BIRNEROVA/SCHRUFF

Katie 1st up on court 16 at 10 am. her dubs is last on court 17.

markymc1983 · Club Coach

I am stupid? I don't get the pun?!

Drew · Jul 7, 2009

Kalashnikov machine gun...get it know?

Portsey · Intermediate Club Player

markymc1983 wrote:
I am stupid? I don't get the pun?!

Well, so the story goes, when grandfather Mikhail left his newly-designed and fully operational hand-held weapon on the kitchen table one day, Oksana, who was only a child at the time, walked in looking for something to play with. Unaware of the impending catastrophe, Mikhail Kalashnikov was in the garden firing marbles at beer bottles with his slingshot when through the door burst Oksana shouting "Russia 'til i die!". She was only shooting flies but the sight was still an issue, and mistakenly levelled a blow to Mikhail's foot leaving him hospitalised for weeks.

Of course, this news spread like the Red Army and since that day she has been the butt of gun-related humour ever since. We all know the story. It's a bit of an "in-joke" but now you know i'm sure you're relieved

djlovesyou · Strong Club Player

According to Croatian teletext (of all things) Katie won in three.

RainDelay · Pro player

Just about to post that ^^

For completions sake score was 6-2 4-6 6-3
http://teletekst.hrt.hr/?str=783-04

steven · Tennis legend

Next up will be Renata Vorácová WR 175 - coincidentally, both Renata and Katie have the same career high of 104, though the Czech made it there back in 2007. Both Anne and Elena have lost to her in the past but Katie is the one Brit who has beaten her, 3 & 2 in the Sutton 25K earlier this year, which Katie went on to win.

Katie needs to win her R2 match for this tournament to figure in her best 16.

If she matches her seeding here ... well let's not even think about it, because if Katie thinks about it, you can be sure she won't get there ...

-- Edited by steven on Tuesday 7th of July 2009 05:15:38 PM

murray_2k9 · Challenger qualifying

If she matches her seeding its top 100 right?

seagull · Hall of fame

Oh no...he said it!!

steven · Tennis legend

Oh no, he did ...