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Discussion in 'Southampton' started by The Ides of March, Oct 24, 2016.

  1. tomw24

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    Monaco is easily the worst track on the circuit. Stunning location, but absolute garbage for providing an entertaining race. And it's not as if they can use the "street circuit" excuse. Baku is a street circuit and that was a brilliant race.
     
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  2. fran-MLs little camera

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    What's the matter with Edmund....took first set 6-0, but losing 2nd set 5-1.
     
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    Hope he's not injured :(
     
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  4. fran-MLs little camera

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    Lost 2nd set 6-1. He's a player easily distracted...has to be in the groove. A minor discomfort can put him off....hope it's minor. Edmund has a big talent hiding inside....when he is good, he is very good.
     
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    Edmund 3-0 up in 3rd set. He's revitalised....very much a mood player.

    Takes 3rd set 6-2.
     
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  6. fran-MLs little camera

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    Edmund into 3rd round after taking 4th set 6-3.
     
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  7. The Ides of March

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    Sloane Stephens into the qf at Roland Garros!!!! I hope this girl will win many, many Grand Slams in the future. And good luck to Queen Serena this afternoon.
     
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    A Zverev finally makes it past the 4th round of a GS. Could this young player be the heir apparent to RF and AM et al at Wimbledon? It would not surprise me to see him take the title on Centre Court this summer as he is surely quicker around the courts than the likes of Nadal and Federer.
     
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  9. The Ides of March

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    Great to see Sloane Stephens in the semi. After a difficult few months post winning the US Open, when she could do nothing right, she has recovered her poise again. Go on Sloane and win RG.
     
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    Is Schwartzman diminutive at 5 ft 7 BBC?
     
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  11. SaintinSerbia

    SaintinSerbia Annoying Twat

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    Does anyone else think it's morally wrong that one man should hold an umbrella over another man's head when its raining in 2018? 29884d1e-c3ef-4b10-b7d3-23040ff25041.jpg
     
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    Seems a bit degrading alright!
     
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  13. The Ides of March

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    Rafa looks very smart in that outfit!!
     
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  14. The Ides of March

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    Well done Sloane Stephens. Into her first French open final againgst Simona Halep!! I wonder how many of the experts expected this match? Maybe Halep, but I suspect very few thought that Sloane would emerge from the other half of the draw.
     
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  15. The Ides of March

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    So Nadal v Del Potro in one semi.
     
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  16. The Ides of March

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    https://www.bbc.com/sport/rugby-union/44424167

    When oh when are the French going to start playing an expansive game again? Their game at the moment is based on forward power, and either trying to bulldoze their way through their opponents or maintaining parity up front. Once the All Blacks flung the ball around a bit, the French were found wanting.
     
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  17. Paddy Podped

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    Enjoying watching Stephens v Halep in the final.


    Would like someone to tell Bartoli to stop shouting 'that's the play!'
     
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  18. The Ides of March

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    Well done to Simona Halep on her first grand slam. Hard luck to Sloane but she can hold her head up high as she is now one of the elite women in the tennis world. I would love the girl to go and win Wimbledon.
     
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  19. fran-MLs little camera

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    Nope....unless he’s a slave
     
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  20. Le Tissier's Laces

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    Leclerc outqualifies both McLarens...

    <whistle>
     
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