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JonH comes home


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indiana wrote:

Pity for Henry& Harri.

I really doubt that the chance of the WR 1/2 spots in the next rankings was any sort of of a pressure issue. The pressure was simply to try and win a Slam QF.

 Probably true - either way, disappointing result for them (and us). At least we have more interest that will hopefully keep going (and at least Luke still in tomorrow, although hopefully Neal and Joe can push through to the semis) 



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Joe and Neal in a real battle, just made it one set all after a tie breaker. Ebden and Peers, like Joe and Neal, very experienced, and don't give up many breaks of serve. This final set could be equally close, possibly go to a final set MTB (or whatever they call the long tie break in a proper final set?)

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QF:   (8) Joe Salisbury & Neal Skupski CR 35 (20+15) defeated (15) Matthew Ebden & John Peers (AUS/AUS) CR 64 (36+28) by 6-7(4) 6-4 6-4  smile



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JonH comes home wrote:

Joe and Neal in a real battle, just made it one set all after a tie breaker. Ebden and Peers, like Joe and Neal, very experienced, and don't give up many breaks of serve. This final set could be equally close, possibly go to a final set MTB (or whatever they call the long tie break in a proper final set?)

 I haven't heard it called anything other than a MTB - though, yes it's held at a different stage from the normal week to week MTB held immediately at one set all



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Fabulous, they did it!!

One pair into the semis and seeing Joe and Neal return to the top is a great thing to see - well done!

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Evan King and Christian Harrison have had a great year but feels like their success has come out of the blue. Both have had middling careers through their early 30s, and now they have formed a formidable pair.

I remember Christian (younger brother of Ryan) enjoying some success with Marcus Willis before moving on to bigger things.

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Evan King and Christian Harrison have had a great year but feels like their success has come out of the blue. Both have had middling careers through their early 30s, and now they have formed a formidable pair.

I remember Christian (younger brother of Ryan) enjoying some success with Marcus Willis before moving on to bigger things.

 yeh, he did. Played a lot of ITF events in GB as well a few years back when trying to make it through, won one in 2013 in Sheffield.



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Very, very honest blog from Harri today.

The pressure of playing for number 1 DID get to him.

 

https://www.harriheliovaara.fi/2025/06/03/ranskan-avoimet-qf-heliovaara-patten-harrison-king-3-6-4-6/



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wolf wrote:

Very, very honest blog from Harri today.

The pressure of playing for number 1 DID get to him.

 

https://www.harriheliovaara.fi/2025/06/03/ranskan-avoimet-qf-heliovaara-patten-harrison-king-3-6-4-6/

 Can someone please tell me how I can translate this?  Thank you.



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SuperT wrote:
wolf wrote:

Very, very honest blog from Harri today.

The pressure of playing for number 1 DID get to him.

 

https://www.harriheliovaara.fi/2025/06/03/ranskan-avoimet-qf-heliovaara-patten-harrison-king-3-6-4-6/

 Can someone please tell me how I can translate this?  Thank you.

 On my iPhone it wont translate - on my laptop - just a Dell with MS Office / Chrome - it translates automatically 



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JonH comes home wrote:
SuperT wrote:
wolf wrote:

Very, very honest blog from Harri today.

The pressure of playing for number 1 DID get to him.

 

https://www.harriheliovaara.fi/2025/06/03/ranskan-avoimet-qf-heliovaara-patten-harrison-king-3-6-4-6/

 Can someone please tell me how I can translate this?  Thank you.

 On my iPhone it wont translate - on my laptop - just a Dell with MS Office / Chrome - it translates automatically 

 Thanks Jon.  My default browser is Safari, but when I opened it in Chrome I got the translation.  Very interesting piece.



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In Safari, go to translate.google.co.uk/ and paste in the URL for translation.

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It is a very raw and honest article by Harri, a large part of the reason many warm to him so much, even regardless of having Henry as a partner.

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It is a very raw and honest article by Harri, a large part of the reason many warm to him so much, even regardless of having Henry as a partner.

I'm afraid that I, as a former professional translator, was unable to read through the entire post in the garbled version that came up when I tried it because I know I could have done better - if I could at least read Finnish, which, I freely admit, I can't.  I therefore gave up.  cry          



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It is a very raw and honest article by Harri, a large part of the reason many warm to him so much, even regardless of having Henry as a partner.

I'm afraid that I, as a former professional translator, was unable to read through the entire post in the garbled version that came up when I tried it because I know I could have done better - if I could at least read Finnish, which, I freely admit, I can't.  I therefore gave up.  cry          

 That seems like giving up for the wrong reasons! Clearly the translation isnt Harris, it is from the translation tool. It actually, to me, not hung up by professional background, read easily and, the odd word or grammatical twist didnt get in the way of an emotional and easily understood testimony. 

Harris blog is clearly written in Finnish. It is, for me, the best of its kind and shows Harri, and Henry and indeed wider British tennis personalities like Cayer and Luke and Henrys coach in great light - he describes Cayer as his mentor. he looks up to him. He describes lying awake in the early hours wondering and fretting about the match; he describes crying on the floor in the showers afterwards; he describes him and Henry bonding as friends in shared disappointment and how he knows they have the best relationship of all pairs on tour. 

Its powerful and fascinating and readable and letting some professional hang up get in the way is your loss, SC, sorry. 
Surely, a professional translator is interested in the story, the message, the outcome, not the delivery alone? 



-- Edited by JonH comes home on Tuesday 3rd of June 2025 10:27:05 PM

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