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Good afternoon and welcome to the Wimbledon Live Text Commentary of Jil Teichmann of Switzerland and Lucia Bronzetti of Italy, this is a first round encounter and our players have just arrived. I think Jil won the toss and said receive but it’s rather noisy on the court next door – must be a Brit…
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So comes the final day of Wimbledon qualifying. Slept reasonably well but the body is still very fatigued, truth be told I considered leaving early but I decided to stay the course. I checked out of the hostel as the tight buggers charged me for a locker for my bag and coat. Similar routine to…
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Okay so how not to repeat too much of yesterday’s adventures? A lot was similar, I tried to sleep in a bit today but my hostel room mates refused to let me. Because I was up later today all the shower cubicles were all engaged at once, as luck would have it I was able…
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‘You have requested breakfast, we have not charged you for it yet. I suggest tomorrow morning you come down and look at it, and then decide if you want it.’ The integrity of the receptionist at my Camden Hostel is very refreshing or perhaps he has had one too many complaints or even it’s his…
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Elena Gabriela Ruse from Romania (Gabi to her fans) has experienced many highs and lows in her still relatively young career, now 27 years old, she has reached three WTA finals including a title win in Hamburg WTA 250 2021, she reached the final of Palermo the very next week, she reached a career high…
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It is May and in Paris it is raining this must mean the gates to Roland Garros have opened. The second Grand Slam of the year, the culmination of the European Clay Court swing. We are into the second round of qualifying and we have an exciting all Romanian Derby; Miriam Bulgaru and Patricia Tig,…
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‘I think you’ve made your point now. You’ve even gone a bit too far to get your message home. Before it gets too frightening, we aught to call a halt. Could we start again please? Could we start again?’ – Could we start again please from Jesus Christ Superstar – Andrew Lloyd Webber – 1973…
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‘So I convalse and I ease the stress because DNA means does not accept. So I rehabilitate and get my body straight because nothing fits like it used to fit.’ The Convalescent – The Manic Street Preachers – 2001. Whilst not wanting to dwell on the negatives or wallow in self pity it is important…