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I didn't always agree with him but he is the one journalist at a top US newspaper who focused on tennis. He will be missed.
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Roger Federer: The Master.
Rafael Nadal: The Warrior.
Novak Djokovic: The... :?
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ponchi101 wrote: Tue May 16, 2023 8:43 pm Roger Federer: The Master.
Rafael Nadal: The Warrior.
Novak Djokovic: The... :?
Whiner? Grinder?Wall?
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ponchi101 wrote: Tue May 16, 2023 8:43 pm Roger Federer: The Master.
Rafael Nadal: The Warrior.
Novak Djokovic: The... :?
The Joker, naturally.
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I thought of that, but can you really put that as the title of a book if that player is also the GOAT?
I would, but you know IATA. ;)
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They do identify Sabalenka properly, but, TODAY OF ALL DAYS, you are going to tell me you could not find a shot of Muchova?
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Indeed.
But remember that this topic is about sarcastic GREAT tennis journalism ;)
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I know, I know, I know.
Martina is now a US Citizen. But, when she won her first Wimbledon, she was Czech, right?
So: Martina, Jana, Petra and Marketa.
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ponchi101 wrote: Sat Jul 15, 2023 6:35 pm I know, I know, I know.
Martina is now a US Citizen. But, when she won her first Wimbledon, she was Czech, right?
So: Martina, Jana, Petra and Marketa.

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No, Navratilova defected in 1975, and won Wimbledon in 1978.
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Yes, but she did not become a US citizen until 1981. I mean, you don't defect and become a citizen the next day, right? ;)
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ponchi101 wrote: Sat Jul 15, 2023 7:45 pm Yes, but she did not become a US citizen until 1981. I mean, you don't defect and become a citizen the next day, right? ;)
No, but they don't let you represent the country once you defect - particularly a Communist-bloc country.
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Ah, didn't know that. Ok, sorry Wimbledon.
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Not sure where else to put this, but here's the latest Craig Shapiro Tennis Podcast, which I edit.

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/h ... 0622399109
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Great! Will follow/subscribe..too few good podcasts on tennis
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