Injuries and Illness - and good luck wishes

skibbarriz · Strong Club Player

Injuries - and good luck wishes

Oakland2002 · All-time great

So sad, not something people generally have to cope wth until there 50's lots of sympathy for the whole family. I hope Mia picks up her wildcard. Who knows what will happen, Gabby Taylor was going great find last year

the addict · Tennis legend

A follow up on previous bad news - Petra Kvitova has started proper training again and is still hopeful of making Roland Garros

blob · All-time great

Jamie Hampton.
Lovely kid; talent, too. Worst luck with injuries for 5 or so years - She was injured before Laura, and still no return possible.
NCR caught up with her this week: http://nochallengesremaining.podbean.com/e/episode-186-jamie-hampton/

Spectator · All-time great

Petra Kvitova is down to play Roland-Garros.

Yes, two emojis. Great, great news.

blob · All-time great

Spectator wrote:
Petra Kvitova is down to play Roland-Garros. Yes, two emojis. Great, great news.

Petra's return is worth at least a biggrin biggrin biggrin from me.

Spectator · All-time great

The excellent Reem Abulleil's write-up of Petra Kvitova's press conference is lovely: t.co/38euzTkCOW

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Although I think it's a little while back (last year?), I read that Lisa Phillips dislocated her knee while training and was out for 3 - 6 months.

She was discussed on this thread a fair bit at one time (that cricket serve and Louis Cayre's involvement, amongst other things). Do wish her all the best. That's a nasty injury. Hope all's well now.

blob · All-time great

Dani Hantuchova announced her retirement today.
A bit of a shame that it will struggle for attention amid the clamour of Wimbledon.
Fine player: two-time Indian Wells Champion, and 5 other tour titles. CH of 5 in both singles and doubles.
Also, a very good servant to the tour and it's extended outreach activities for the last 20 years.
Best wishes to her for whatever comes next.

indiana · Tennis legend

Ah, really wish Daniela all the very best in what she goes on to do.

I've long had a kind of soft spot for her. Could look so lovely yet also at times so vulnerable.

A great servant to the tour indeed and had some good successes, but I willed more for her.

Be happy ...

Spectator · All-time great

Best wishes to Ms Hantuchova indeed.

And all the best to Bethanie Mattek-Sands who has gone down with what apparently looks like a serious knee injury in her singles match. That's a very rough thing to have happen at any time ... and a really horrid thing to happen when you and your partner were trying to get a non-calendar-year Slam.

the addict · Tennis legend

It seems ages ago when I first saw Daniella playing doubles at Wimbledon (well it was actually, must have been 2001). Always look out for her results. Best of luck in the future.

As for Bethanie - hope that she's OK - I was really hoping that she could complete the set.

blob · All-time great

Yes, Bethanie's piteous screams of agony could be overheard on the commentary for many minutes, very distressing.
An 'acute knee injury', which Mary Pierce was recalling her own experience of on Radio 5.
Wish her every possible best wishes, and hope that the prognosis is somehow better than feared.

skibbarriz · Strong Club Player

blob wrote:
Yes, Bethanie's piteous screams of agony could be overheard on the commentary for many minutes, very distressing.
An 'acute knee injury', which Mary Pierce was recalling her own experience of on Radio 5.
Wish her every possible best wishes, and hope that the prognosis is somehow better than feared.

I hope they think better of showing it on the evening wimbledon summary program on BBC.

blob · All-time great

skibbarriz wrote:
blob wrote:
Yes, Bethanie's piteous screams of agony could be overheard on the commentary for many minutes, very distressing.
An 'acute knee injury', which Mary Pierce was recalling her own experience of on Radio 5.
Wish her every possible best wishes, and hope that the prognosis is somehow better than feared.
I hope they think better of showing it on the evening wimbledon summary program on BBC.

Yes, I do too, though rather fear the prurient rubberneckers are in the majority - David Busst and Joe Theisman's mis-fortunes are amongst the highest rated sports videos.