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Coup Droit


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Vandenburg wrote:
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I don't take the ITF's rules as being any basis for someone's true national affiliations, or my support of them.

The British government have accepted him as a Briton, that's my criteria (behind his own desire to be British, and the evidence that his life is here).
Parliament beats the ITF Davis Cup regulations, in my view.
Indeed, the LTA have accepted him as British. That also beats the bods at the ITF Davis Cup Committee.

James Blake had a British passport.  Why did you not support him and cheer when he reached the US open SF??

 

Actually, I did. Love Blake. Amazing story.

But James chose to play his tennis for the US.

I know that quite a lot of our players have dual nationalities. I imagine that will increase.

But they choose to play under their British ID.

And several foreign players also have British passports but choose to play under the foreign country.

So, yes, I feel a 'little' connection to Dustin Brown, for instance, because he could be a British tennis player if he chose to.

But a far bigger connection to Bedene who HAS chosen to be a British tennis player.



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Bedene just lost first set 3-6.

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Jaggy1876 wrote:

Reading Dans twitter I'm not sure you can say he is having a go at Aljaz here's perhaps laughing about the fact Aljaz can't play Davis Cup meaning it's a joke he can't. It's a bit ambiguous Id say.

 

Except with Dan's previous negative comments about Aljaz representing GB surely he wouldn't be so ambiguous if that was now his thoughts. Frankly I don't see it.

Anyway, I'm sure we won't be the only people to pick up on it so he will no doubt have every chance to err clarify his views.



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Final:  (1) Lucas Pouille (FRA) WR 14 defeated (Q) Aljaz Bedene WR 68 by 3 & 1  cry



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indiana wrote:
Jaggy1876 wrote:

Reading Dans twitter I'm not sure you can say he is having a go at Aljaz here's perhaps laughing about the fact Aljaz can't play Davis Cup meaning it's a joke he can't. It's a bit ambiguous Id say.

 

Except with Dan's previous negative comments about Aljaz representing GB surely he wouldn't be so ambiguous if that was now his thoughts. Frankly I don't see it.

Anyway, I'm sure we won't be the only people to pick up on it so he will no doubt have every chance to err clarify his views.

So what the hell did he say?



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Lost 6-3 6-1 but what a super few weeks with his two challenger titles and ATP 250 final and 16 wins in a row, not long after his super challenger title in Irving.

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Stircrazy wrote:
indiana wrote:
Jaggy1876 wrote:

Reading Dans twitter I'm not sure you can say he is having a go at Aljaz here's perhaps laughing about the fact Aljaz can't play Davis Cup meaning it's a joke he can't. It's a bit ambiguous Id say.

 

Except with Dan's previous negative comments about Aljaz representing GB surely he wouldn't be so ambiguous if that was now his thoughts. Frankly I don't see it.

Anyway, I'm sure we won't be the only people to pick up on it so he will no doubt have every chance to err clarify his views.

So what the hell did he say?

 Put a line of 'crying with laughter' emojis followed by 'pity he can't play in the Davis Cup'.  I think in response to someone else's tweet saying Aljaz on course to becoming British #2



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Not quite what TO said
In reply to Russell Fuller
Aljaz Bedene chalks up 16th win in a row: he beats Laslo Djere to reach (2nd ATP) final in Budapest. If he wins tomorrow, he's British no 2

Dan Evans
....... if only he could play Davis cup

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Russell Fuller then tweeted, presumably in relation to Dan's tweet :

"Did I just unintentionally start the next Civil War?!"



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Thanks for the clarification, chaps.  We're not all "Twits", you know.  wink



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Stircrazy wrote:

Thanks for the clarification, chaps.  We're not all "Twits", you know.  wink

Followed it up by taking a pop at somebody who said Aljaz would thrash him 6-0 6-1 by telling the guy to shut up and shave his 'ridiculous' beard. Love Evo but wish he'd leave Twitter alone to be honest!



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I'm giving Evans benefit of the doubt here. I don't read him as malicious. I think he is laughing at the drawn out Davis Cup saga and wishing Bedene could be playing for us. That brief tweet is in line with how his personality would express it, in my view.



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Just goes to show how careful people need to be with things like Twitter - it's so easy for others to get the wrong end of the stick.

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... or not as the case may be.

With the BBC's tennis correspondent, Russell Fuller, among clearly many rather wondering about Dan's tweet I do look forward to Dan's clarification if he feels any is necessary.

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I dont' see evidence of a tennis civil war. People discussing the nature of tennis citizenship in that tweet thread.

twitter.com/russellcfuller/status/858326905514274816

I'd say that civil war tweet was an irresponsible tweet from RF (Russell not Roger). Makes him look like he got overexcited with a minor bit of activity on his twitter. And misunderstood Evo.


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