US Open (5 Viewers)

[David O'Day]

Just a hypothetical but... an Afghan refugee comes over at age two... surely they'd be more British if they feel it (and why wouldn't they when Britain would be the only thing they'd know), than Afghan and feeling an affinity with the Taliban and IS!

His logic means Sir Mo Farha isn't British

 

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[Skybluefaz]

Coming over here, with their exceptional sporting talent, wanting to represent the country.

 

[David O'Day]

Coming over here, with their exceptional sporting talent, wanting to represent the country.

Who would of thought someone who has lived in the UK since they were 2 would think of themselves as British.

Shocking really

 

[David O'Day]

Anyway even if she loses the QF she does look the real deal so I would of thought we'd be delighted to claim her.

 

[Deleted member 9744]

His logic means Sir Mo Farha isn't British

And Cliff Richard is Indian and John McEnroe is German.

 

[Sky Blue Pete]

The teenagers are taking over

 

[Deleted member 9744]

Incredible from Raducanu

 

[Sky Blue Harry H]

That girl is special - Henman Hill, Murray Mound - soon to become Raducanu Ridge?

 

[Skybluefaz]

That girl is special - Henman Hill, Murray Mound - soon to become Raducanu Ridge?

 

[wingy]

Hope she can keep it together until the final.

 

[Brighton Sky Blue]

Hope she can keep it together until the final.

Do they have penalties in tennis?

 

[Sky Blue Harry H]

No need for that mate, I just admire her tennis skills, and the fact that she has those shiny tanned legs, slim physique and that gorgeous smile and laugh is a total irrelevance, which I have barely noticed

 

[RegTheDonk]

Brilliant, well done that girl. Straight sets too.

 

[mark82]

A Raducanu Vs Fernandez final would be amazing.

 

[David O'Day]

Rob is she British enough for you mate?

 

[Sky Blue Pete]

A Raducanu Vs Fernandez final would be amazing.

Not least cause it would be a sensational match

 

[stay_up_skyblues]

Don’t profess to be a follower of tennis outside of Wimbledon but some achievement for the young lady to make the final. Well done that woman

 

[Sky Blue Harry H]

Don’t profess to be a follower of tennis outside of Wimbledon but some achievement for the young lady to make the final. Well done that woman

Ditto - early days, but would think she's probably odds on for Sports personality of the year already! (Edit: apparently was 9/1 yesterday, now down to evens !!))

 

[Skybluefaz]

Incredible to make the final. Special talent.

 

[It’sabatch87]

A Raducanu Vs Fernandez final would be amazing.

It’s amazing well called!!

 

[Skybluefaz]

Not a set dropped on the way too.

 

[skybluesam66]

I wonder what odds you would have got a month ago
Must have been massive

 

[rob9872]

Ditto - early days, but would think she's probably odds on for Sports personality of the year already! (Edit: apparently was 9/1 yesterday, now down to evens !!))

Overseas SPOTY?

 

[skybluesam66]

Career earnings $300k
Win tomorrow worth $2.5 m

 

[Sky Blue Harry H]

Overseas SPOTY?

 

[Deleted member 9744]

What an amazing achievement

 

[David O'Day]

Still no British Rob?

 

[jimmyhillsfanclub]

won in straight sets all the way to the final & at no stage bottled it......that doesn't sound very british

 

[rob9872]

Still no British Rob?

No. Even if she wins multiple slams. You can keep baiting like the poundshop Grendel you've become, but still no and having watched her and enjoying Tennis I probably have more invested in her than some cheap IRA supporting troll.

I'm made up for her, amazing achievement, seems really level headed and a great kid too, but to change my stance based on success would be an awful thing to do, British if you win but not if you lose. No issues if she wants to call herself British and play as a Brit knowing the trappings and sponsorship that will follow as first female slam champ in nearly 50 years - good luck to her I'd do the same, but in her heart I'd be surprised if she doesn't think differently.

 

[oscillatewildly]

Don't want to put the dampeners on this - and I think living here since 2 yrs old qualifies her as 'British', so no issues there but is this a 'LCFC winning the Prem' type moment - in as much as all of the 'big hitters' failed to show?
Serena Williams all but retired, Naomi Osaka with her continuing mental health issues and Sabalenka falling one short.
She is clearly an immense talent and I hope she goes on to win the title but is this one of those brief (probably never to be repeated) window of opportunity moments?

 

[Deleted member 5849]

but is this a 'LCFC winning the Prem' type moment - in as much as all of the 'big hitters' failed to show?

Don't think it really matters if it is, if she wins it. Not like we've been flushed with success.

 

[Sky Blue Harry H]

Don't want to put the dampeners on this - and I think living here since 2 yrs old qualifies her as 'British', so no issues there but is this a 'LCFC winning the Prem' type moment - in as much as all of the 'big hitters' failed to show?
Serena Williams all but retired, Naomi Osaka with her continuing mental health issues and Sabalenka falling one short.
She is clearly an immense talent and I hope she goes on to win the title but is this one of those brief (probably never to be repeated) window of opportunity moments?

Not for me - she is 18, likely to improve and, if you've been watching her, she can play.

 

[Otis]

Don't want to put the dampeners on this - and I think living here since 2 yrs old qualifies her as 'British', so no issues there but is this a 'LCFC winning the Prem' type moment - in as much as all of the 'big hitters' failed to show?
Serena Williams all but retired, Naomi Osaka with her continuing mental health issues and Sabalenka falling one short.
She is clearly an immense talent and I hope she goes on to win the title but is this one of those brief (probably never to be repeated) window of opportunity moments?

If she moved here when she was 2 and has British citizenship, she's British.

 

[Grendel]

If she moved here when she was 2 and has British citizenship, she's British.

I don’t disagree I do baulk at the notion Kevin Pieterson is though

 

[Deleted member 5849]

I don’t disagree I do baulk at the notion Kevin Pieterson is though

Yeah it's slightly different if you move purely for a sporting passport - a number of Norwegian long distance runners who'd been Kenyan until a few years previous spring readily to mind.

Of course sometimes it's because there's no funding in home nations, and that's maybe an issue to address.