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Montreal Main Draw<font color=brown>@ <b>Mytiwtiw</b>:</font> Venus got as far as Maria... do you insinuate that this is a bad result for Venus? 😀😀 "Never argue with an idiot - they take you down to their level and then beat you on experience" "Don't wrestle with a pig: you both get dirty, but the pig actually likes it" Re:Montreal Main DrawSeems like every time I bet against Maria she actually wins and every time I think she'll win she ends up losing #ed_op#img src="/board/richedit/smileys/Rolleyes/19.gif"#ed_cl# Re:Montreal Main Draw#ed_op#font color="brown"#ed_cl#@ #ed_op#b#ed_cl#Perdida#ed_op#/b#ed_cl#:#ed_op#/font#ed_cl##ed_op#br#ed_cl##ed_op#div#ed_cl##ed_op#br#ed_cl##ed_op#/div#ed_cl##ed_op#div#ed_cl#I know what you mean #ed_op#br#ed_cl##ed_op#/div#ed_cl##ed_op#div#ed_cl##ed_op#br#ed_cl##ed_op#/div#ed_cl##ed_op#div#ed_cl#For the moment, we are tied on #1 in the PGame... but you go for Bertens, and I go for Barty...#ed_op#/div#ed_cl##ed_op#div#ed_cl##ed_op#br#ed_cl##ed_op#/div#ed_cl##ed_op#div#ed_cl#I could play safe and pick the same like you, but I rather be a sole winner (or -more likely ) make you a sole winner ) #ed_op#br#ed_cl##ed_op#/div#ed_cl##ed_op#div#ed_cl#So I got Barty, you got Bertens. But not on purpose: I have more confidence in Barty...#ed_op#/div#ed_cl##ed_op#div#ed_cl##ed_op#br#ed_cl##ed_op#/div#ed_cl##ed_op#div#ed_cl#But odds are in favour of you: in 2018, I am good in internationals, but not in main events (apart from Wimbledon, which is actually the crown jewel of all events).#ed_op#/div#ed_cl##ed_op#div#ed_cl##ed_op#br#ed_cl##ed_op#/div#ed_cl##ed_op#div#ed_cl##ed_op#br#ed_cl##ed_op#/div#ed_cl##ed_op#div#ed_cl##ed_op#br#ed_cl##ed_op#/div#ed_cl##ed_op#br#ed_cl# "Never argue with an idiot - they take you down to their level and then beat you on experience" "Don't wrestle with a pig: you both get dirty, but the pig actually likes it"
Re:Montreal Main Draw@grosse#ed_op#br#ed_cl##ed_op#br#ed_cl#perhaps? that match at AO (when she tore muscle) -#ed_op#br#ed_cl#I can't remember is she withdrew from match.#ed_op#br#ed_cl##ed_op#br#ed_cl#Yesterday it looked as if she was in pain - #ed_op#br#ed_cl#but persevere she did!#ed_op#br#ed_cl# #ed_op#div#ed_cl# I want to say 2011 AO Petkovic match? Last time I can recall Venus retiring from a match. #ed_op#br#ed_cl##ed_op#/div#ed_cl##ed_op#div#ed_cl##ed_op#br#ed_cl##ed_op#/div#ed_cl##ed_op#div#ed_cl#I remember it most because of Oracene's face when some in the crowd were booing because#ed_op#/div#ed_cl##ed_op#div#ed_cl#Venus had to retire and she was so obviously injured. I understand people paid to see a match#ed_op#/div#ed_cl##ed_op#div#ed_cl#but if a player is injured nothing can be done.#ed_op#br#ed_cl##ed_op#/div#ed_cl# Last edited by Pyotr on Aug Fri 10, 2018 11:10 am, edited 1 time in total.
#ed_op#font color="brown"#ed_cl#@ #ed_op#b#ed_cl#Grossefavourite#ed_op#/b#ed_cl#:#ed_op#/font#ed_cl##ed_op#br#ed_cl##ed_op#div#ed_cl# Final in Warsaw in 2003 vs Mauresmo#ed_op#br#ed_cl##ed_op#/div#ed_cl##ed_op#div#ed_cl#Venus lost the second set 6-0... retired in the third 3-0 down...#ed_op#/div#ed_cl##ed_op#div#ed_cl##ed_op#br#ed_cl##ed_op#/div#ed_cl##ed_op#div#ed_cl#I guess if it was another player, you would have been the first to accuse the player of running away from a double bagel. But when it is Venus (or Serena) , you will come up with a "genuine" explanation, i.e. the type of explanation that you would reject when another player is involved.#ed_op#/div#ed_cl##ed_op#div#ed_cl##ed_op#br#ed_cl##ed_op#/div#ed_cl##ed_op#div#ed_cl#You never accepted any explanation for Henin withdrawing vs Mauresmo in a final, so don't bother to come up with a justification for Venus running away in a final after losing 9 games in a row against the same player.... (unless you are willing to be less judgemental on Henin).#ed_op#/div#ed_cl##ed_op#div#ed_cl##ed_op#br#ed_cl##ed_op#/div#ed_cl##ed_op#div#ed_cl##ed_op#br#ed_cl##ed_op#/div#ed_cl##ed_op#div#ed_cl#ps: I have kept this little fact in my pocket to throw at you for years until the right moment presented itself... and here it is #ed_op#/div#ed_cl##ed_op#div#ed_cl#So, yes, I can be an extremely nasty and annoying person at times. At least I know myself, haha....#ed_op#br#ed_cl##ed_op#/div#ed_cl##ed_op#div#ed_cl##ed_op#br#ed_cl##ed_op#/div#ed_cl##ed_op#div#ed_cl##ed_op#br#ed_cl##ed_op#/div#ed_cl##ed_op#div#ed_cl##ed_op#br#ed_cl##ed_op#/div#ed_cl##ed_op#div#ed_cl##ed_op#br#ed_cl##ed_op#/div#ed_cl##ed_op#br#ed_cl# "Never argue with an idiot - they take you down to their level and then beat you on experience" "Don't wrestle with a pig: you both get dirty, but the pig actually likes it" Re:Montreal Main Draw@ Graveller:#ed_op#br#ed_cl##ed_op#br#ed_cl#Bertens was the first one that came to my mind. Tough to call this one. Both have had good resaults this year. We'll see what happens #ed_op#img src="/board/richedit/smileys/Happy/63.gif"#ed_cl##ed_op#br#ed_cl##ed_op#br#ed_cl# |