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At 18 and besting Billy Jean King by 10 years, "Raducanu, who was sitting her A-levels earlier this year, became the first Brit to win a major since Virginia Wade at Wimbledon in 1977 and is the first qualifier to triumph in a Grand Slam, in either the men's or women's game. "
1 posted on 09/11/2021 7:50:38 PM PDT by blueplum
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I'm going to have to come down on the side of "Not Guilty".

2 posted on 09/11/2021 7:54:51 PM PDT by Paladin2 (Critical Marx Theory is The SOLUTION....)
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I sense endorsements coming her way.


3 posted on 09/11/2021 7:55:13 PM PDT by EEGator
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The runner up was so classy in her speech saying that she wished she can be as resilient as New Yorkers have been for 20 uears after 9/11.

Apropos by the player who drummed Osaka out of the open and maybe from tennis for a while.


7 posted on 09/11/2021 8:06:29 PM PDT by NohSpinZone (First thing we do, let's kill all the lawyers)
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Raducanu was born on 13 November 2002 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, to Ian and Renee, who originate from Bucharest, Romania, and Shenyang, Liaoning, China, respectively.


12 posted on 09/11/2021 10:58:59 PM PDT by MarvinStinson
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Women’s pro tennis sucks.
There are no consistent champions. Just a round robin of names at the top of every grand slam.
(And please don’t mention roid-filled Serena. Her time in the sun is over)
Watch any high level women’s match, none of them can ever hold serve consistently.

Women’s tennis should not be making the same level of money as the men. Period.


16 posted on 09/12/2021 12:05:23 AM PDT by Aurorales (I will not be ridiculed into silence!)
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New definition of "British?"

Father - Romanian

Mother - Chinese

Country of Birth - Canada

20 posted on 09/12/2021 3:38:06 AM PDT by zeestephen
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Congratulations to the champ. Both of these kids were totally awesome, deserving and had great attitudes. Leylah Fernandez isn’t just quite thoughtful, she is very funny.... https://www.narcity.com/leylah-fernandez-says-her-wild-us-open-success-is-thanks-to-canadian-maple-syrup-video\

“After she won her quarterfinal match on September 7, the 19-year-old was asked what people are being fed up north that’s making Canadian players so good at this competition. “I would say it’s the maple syrup. The Canadian maple syrup are very good,” Fernandez said”


23 posted on 09/12/2021 4:49:34 AM PDT by hecticskeptic
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She’s a cutie, too, rather than the amazons we’re used to seeing. I might have to start watching women’s tennis again.


27 posted on 09/12/2021 5:36:30 AM PDT by KevinB (''... and to the Banana Republic for which it stands ...")
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Look like they could be sisters


28 posted on 09/12/2021 5:59:16 AM PDT by Pollard (#*&% Communism)
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