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Great Tennis Journalism 2.0
Posted: Tue Jan 05, 2021 2:56 pm
by ponchi101
Because if we felt that for 2021 the blunders would stop, boy, were we wrong!
Re: Great Tennis Journalism 2.0
Posted: Tue Jan 05, 2021 2:58 pm
by ponchi101
Iga.jpg
Sofia Kenin, hitting an overhead smash, at the 2020 Australian open.
Wait...
(And this is Reuters)
Re: Great Tennis Journalism 2.0
Posted: Tue Jan 05, 2021 6:05 pm
by ti-amie
But...
Re: Great Tennis Journalism 2.0
Posted: Fri Jan 08, 2021 9:41 pm
by Liamvalid
Is that Swiatek? At the French?
Re: Great Tennis Journalism 2.0
Posted: Fri Jan 08, 2021 9:46 pm
by ponchi101
Liamvalid wrote: ↑Fri Jan 08, 2021 9:41 pm
Is that Swiatek? At the French?
Yes. I started this thread in TAT1.0 as a place to put BAD journalism. A bit of sarcasm, if I may.
Re: Great Tennis Journalism 2.0
Posted: Sat Jan 09, 2021 8:59 am
by Liamvalid
ponchi101 wrote: ↑Fri Jan 08, 2021 9:46 pm
Liamvalid wrote: ↑Fri Jan 08, 2021 9:41 pm
Is that Swiatek? At the French?
Yes. I started this thread in TAT1.0 as a place to put BAD journalism. A bit of sarcasm, if I may.
Haha yeah I got the sarcasm, but it took me three reads of the post before I realised that the photo wasn’t Kenin
I’m out of practice
Re: Great Tennis Journalism 2.0
Posted: Tue Feb 16, 2021 3:05 am
by skatingfan
According to City News radio, Andreescu beat Madison Pringle to advance to the next round.
Re: Great Tennis Journalism 2.0
Posted: Tue Feb 16, 2021 3:10 am
by ponchi101
Pringle crumbled to pieces, I guess...
Re: Great Tennis Journalism 2.0
Posted: Tue Feb 16, 2021 5:27 am
by skatingfan
ponchi101 wrote: ↑Tue Feb 16, 2021 3:10 am
Pringle crumbled to pieces, I guess...
Did you really need to chip in?
Re: Great Tennis Journalism 2.0
Posted: Fri Apr 02, 2021 4:13 pm
by ponchi101
Osaka_lesson.jpg
I guess one lesson she can learn it how to DO IT AGAIN. A 23 match win streak does not sound bad.
(
The article then goes on to talk about learning about the LOSS to Sakkari, not the streak).
Re: Great Tennis Journalism 2.0
Posted: Mon Jun 28, 2021 6:25 pm
by ti-amie
Re: Great Tennis Journalism 2.0
Posted: Mon Jul 05, 2021 9:33 pm
by ponchi101
From this article:
Screenshot 2021-07-05 162928.jpg
Little known to his fans, Sampras reclaimed Greek citizenship after his 5th Wimbledon, and his 6th and 7th titles are actually credited to that nation.
Eat that, Stefanos Tsisipas.
(For the 1000th time, and here I sit, unemployed. Who writes this stuff?)
Re: Great Tennis Journalism 2.0
Posted: Mon Jul 05, 2021 9:36 pm
by ti-amie
ponchi101 wrote: ↑Mon Jul 05, 2021 9:33 pm
From this article:
Screenshot 2021-07-05 162928.jpg
Little known to his fans, Sampras reclaimed Greek citizenship after his 5th Wimbledon, and his 6th and 7th titles are actually credited to that nation.
Eat that, Stefanos Tsisipas.
(For the 1000th time, and here I sit, unemployed. Who writes this stuff?)
I didn't know he did that. Did he reclaim it under his real name?
Re: Great Tennis Journalism 2.0
Posted: Mon Jul 05, 2021 9:38 pm
by ponchi101
Petreus Colossus Emeritus Sampras Grandiosus Excelsius.
He shortened it so it would fit in the standard Greek ID.
Re: Great Tennis Journalism 2.0
Posted: Mon Jul 05, 2021 9:40 pm
by ti-amie
ponchi101 wrote: ↑Mon Jul 05, 2021 9:38 pm
Petreus Colossus Emeritus Sampras Grandiosus Excelsius.
He shortened it so it would fit in the standard Greek ID.
I've always wondered about that since I read years ago "Petros" isn't his real first name.