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O/T Laura Robson

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  1. Tuckin

    Tuckin Well-Known Member

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  2. John. Walkington.

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    The young girl is doing well.
    If she goes no further it would be no disgrace, she's had a great experience.
    If she wins, then wow.
     
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  3. Amin Yapusi

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    Is she fit?
     
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  4. Tuckin

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    She's done it! 7-6 7-6, and fully deserved.
     
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  5. RicardoHCAFC

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    Not particularly.

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    Or is it just me getting old looking at an 18 year old and thinking she looks like a kid?
     
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  6. HHH

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    you're just in that middle ground. As you get older you'll find yourself looking at 18 year olds with new eyes. Just ask stan :bandit:
     
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  7. tigercity

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    she's one strong 18 year old though..
     
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  8. Amin Yapusi

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    Old enough to bleed old enough to breed you know how it is, besides at the pleasant age of 18 she's game for any accomplished hunter.

    I'd give her one
     
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  9. Jaggro

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    I've never understand the craze about her, I remember her first breaking through as a 14/15 year old and all my mates thinking she was some sort of goddess (bear in mind I'm only a year older than her, it's allowed ;) )
    I'm not even 20 yet and she even looks like a kid to me.
     
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  10. WhittlingStick

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    as a junior champion i'd have hoped she would have kicked on by now , she does seem to be stuck at her current level ... i suppose being in the top 100 isn't to be sniffed at .
    i like Marion Bartoli and Angelique Kerber , not particularly stunners , but got a bit of gristle on em.
     
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  11. John Ex Aberdeen now E.R.

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    Congratulations to her, I also thought she would have pushed on more by now, maybe this win is just what she needs to give her confidence to step up to the next level.
     
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  12. Hessle Tiger

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    Born in Mebourne to Australian parents...how is she British again?
     
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  13. robingram02

    robingram02 Well-Known Member

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    To be fair she moved here when she was 18 months old. She's more British than the other lass Johanna Konta.
     
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  14. andy payton's mullet

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    I think she moved to Singapore when she was 18 months, and moved here when she was 6. Still, she's lived here longer than anywhere else and qualifies for a British passport.
     
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  15. Hessle Tiger

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    Still, hardly makes her British does it?!
     
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  16. Amin Yapusi

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    Am I the only one that would shag her?
     
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  17. andy payton's mullet

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    At the risk of opening up a whole new debate, what does define someone's nationality? Is it simply the place of birth? Is it where you spend all/most of your life? Is is where you live now? Where your ancestors are from?.....
     
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  18. andy payton's mullet

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    Yes, I think so
     
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  19. Hank Scorpio

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    If there;s grass on the wicket, let's play cricket ;)
     
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  20. Amin Yapusi

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    I'd shag the woman in the car behind her too, preferably at the same time. Not picky me.
     
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