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Title: Laura Robson Tennis junior champ
Post by: phil her up on 06 July 2008, 13:00:18
She played well to win the junior title & good luck to her but  Ms Robson was born in Australia & both her parents are Australian, so how the F can she be British??  :-/




Title: Re: Laura Robson Tennis junior champ
Post by: Debs. on 06 July 2008, 13:55:50
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She played well to win the junior title & good luck to her but  Ms Robson was born in Australia & both her parents are Australian, so how the F can she be British??  :-/

 ::) In the same way that Zola Budd was instantly British; for, we are a fickle and opportunistic (sporting) nation! :-[


Title: Re: Laura Robson Tennis junior champ
Post by: FRE07962128 on 06 July 2008, 14:01:01
Isn't Australia really part of  Great Britain?......they have the same Queen as their constitutional head so of course Miss Roberts is British.....there you go we are so desparate for a "British" champion we will do anything to justify it! ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;)
Title: Re: Laura Robson Tennis junior champ
Post by: Danny on 06 July 2008, 14:27:32
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Isn't Australia really part of  Great Britain?......they have the same Queen as their constitutional head so of course Miss Roberts is British.....there you go we are so desparate for a "British" champion we will do anything to justify it! ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;)

who's miss roberts?
Title: Re: Laura Robson Tennis junior champ
Post by: FRE07962128 on 06 July 2008, 14:50:34
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Isn't Australia really part of  Great Britain?......they have the same Queen as their constitutional head so of course Miss Roberts is British.....there you go we are so desparate for a "British" champion we will do anything to justify it! ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;)

who's miss roberts?

I mean't ROBSON!!!!! ;D ;D :y  I was listening at the time to the Beatles and their "Doctor Robert"!! ;D ;)


Title: Re: Laura Robson Tennis junior champ
Post by: STMO123 on 06 July 2008, 18:41:52
I watched the whole game, it was far more entertaining than the machines on centre court. I just hope she gets left alone long enough to develop. Tracy Austin was burned out at twenty.
Title: Re: Laura Robson Tennis junior champ
Post by: FRE07962128 on 06 July 2008, 18:53:16
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I watched the whole game, it was far more entertaining than the machines on centre court. I just hope she gets left alone long enough to develop. Tracy Austin was burned out at twenty.

That is a name from the past! :o :o
Title: Re: Laura Robson Tennis junior champ
Post by: STMO123 on 06 July 2008, 18:54:15
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I watched the whole game, it was far more entertaining than the machines on centre court. I just hope she gets left alone long enough to develop. Tracy Austin was burned out at twenty.

That is a name from the past! :o :o

Yep. She was married to the six million dollar man you know. ::)
Title: Re: Laura Robson Tennis junior champ
Post by: albitz on 06 July 2008, 19:31:21
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I watched the whole game, it was far more entertaining than the machines on centre court. I just hope she gets left alone long enough to develop. Tracy Austin was burned out at twenty.

That is a name from the past! :o :o
was she from the same era as martina nevahadalegova ? :D ;D