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Mark Petchey
3 years
@piersmorgan Pretty fucking rich coming from someone who stormed off a TV set and retired due to a difference of opinion….
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It took @DjokerNole 27 Majors to win his 3rd Major @carlosalcaraz has just finished is 12th Major and has won 2 Calm the fuck down everyone
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3 years
@andy_murray is simply something else. In a world of airbrushed realities he is the authentic Champion we all can admire. Fucking marvellous to watch @usopen
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3 years
Nothing but respect for @andy_murray metal hip backbone of steel. Got to believe the big wins are just around the corner. So much to be proud of especially from where you have come from in April this year. Keep striving 💪 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 ❤️
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I will never forget any of the moments we shared. You became everything I hoped you would because no one deserved it more. Enjoy the final moments of an epic journey. Couldn’t ❤️ you more ⁦ @andy_murray ⁩ P.S looks like another point won in practice by me……😉
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5 years
3 deep at the top...not a seat to be had...clearly not everyone feels he should be banished or is offended @NickKyrgios packing them in @usopen
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3 years
Whatever your view of @DjokerNole if can’t respect the work, sacrifice he has put in and the success he has achieved in arguably the toughest era of men’s tennis ever that is more a reflection of who you are than any negative on him.
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3 years
It’s not always about wining and losing. Who knows what happens today with @RafaelNadal but the fact he has pushed so hard to be back playing tennis and giving himself a chance for the 🏆after all his injuries again is the type of determination and inspiration I can get behind.
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Mark Petchey
3 years
Congratulations to @DjokerNole on being guaranteed the most weeks at World Number One of all time come the 8th March. To do it in the era of Rafa and Roger and Andy as well makes this achievement even more incredible. Nothing but huge respect from us mere mortals
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6 years
@SeanWalkerSport @yelnats_eel Hard to comprehend how utterly disrespectful this is. I am incredulous at how moronic this person who asked the question is. The amount of class she showed in her reaction shows why she is such a remarkable player
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2 years
@RafaelNadal has made my job an absolute joy to do these past 16 years. The memories he has created along with his great rivals will,apart from my family,be the greatest experience of my life. I don’t want it ever to be the end but before it is thank you Rafa. You are a legend
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3 years
Special speech from @DaniilMedwed after what must be a huge disappointment. So classy and what a player. I hope the crowds love him for his uniqueness and his utter love for this sport ❤️
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Mark Petchey
1 year
Starting to think that inch for inch @DjokerNole is the best 1st server the sport has ever seen
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Mark Petchey
8 months
@IzaTabaro It’s why the term ‘useful idiots’ was born
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Mark Petchey
2 years
The end as beautiful as the beginning. Going to miss you @rogerfederer more than I ever thought possible
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In a career of unreal achievements that may well be his greatest. The boy from Kopaonik in the mountains has scaled every single tennis peak. He stands alone. Believe in the possible. Just phenomenal. @DjokerNole
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Mark Petchey
3 years
This may not be the definitive picture of the @AustralianOpen but it sums up the tournament and this legend better than words.
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Mark Petchey
3 years
@Nigel_Farage Dear Nigel, you clearly don’t understand politics as you are supposed to get elected to Westminster. Concentrate on being irrelevant and a word of advice, please please stop smiling 🙂
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Mark Petchey
9 months
Imagine being that great at something @DjokerNole simply untouchable
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Mark Petchey
2 years
Going to need few years out of @andy_murray @RafaelNadal and @DjokerNole to get over this emotional evening so hope they can keep going. Can’t do this again too soon ❤️
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Mark Petchey
4 years
Even when @RafaelNadal comes @back to @rolandgarros as a spectator in 2045 I am going to back him for the title #legend
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Mark Petchey
2 years
This is from another universe. You want to know what perfection looks like on a tennis court watch @DjokerNole at the @AustralianOpen right now
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Mark Petchey
6 months
You can’t tarnish a legacy that’s built on utter hard work, giving every ounce of yourself and turning over every stone to beat some of the greatest players ever to pick up a racquet. A legacy that will be etched into the Hall of Fame and famed for unquenchable desire to win.
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Mark Petchey
3 years
Life is about being unique - creating your own story - proving anything is possible - and never losing belief @andy_murray @atptour @SydneyTennis
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Mark Petchey
3 years
Jim Courier: “What are the secrets to your fitness?” Rafael Nadal: "I play some golf. Honestly, and that’s the true, I have never been a gym guy." The entire @atptour buying a set of golf clubs and sacking their fitness trainers simultaneously this morning….😂
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Mark Petchey
5 years
Looking up some old photos and videos for someone and came across this beauty. #15yearsago #winterinSA2005
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Mark Petchey
6 years
We always wait till the end of something to say what we should have before the end so I am going to say it now. Thank you @RafaelNadal for everything you have done and continue to do for tennis. As fans we are very fortunate to have lived and watched greatness in real life
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Fritz made Wimbledon in 2021 after RG with the same issues Novak had and we heard crickets. It did show us one thing though, just how much @Taylor_Fritz97 unconditionally loves tennis (well done today btw) @DjokerNole makes it and everyone losing their mind. The double
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Mark Petchey
2 years
This though for the Queen of Wimbledon Sue Barker is the best thing for me. Love her and she has made @Wimbledon the special place. Irreplaceable
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Mark Petchey
3 years
Genuinely don’t care what happens tomorrow. The facts are Novak could and should have got vaccinated if he so wished had plenty of time - then got lucky to have a medical exemption so was permitted to enter but I genuinely don’t care either way anymore.I just want to watch tennis
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@drewross He did it for his daughter who’s been learning the violin for 6 months. It was sweet and any parent understands. Goooooooooooddddd night 😊
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Mark Petchey
3 years
There would be nothing sweeter than watching the @usopen crowd stand when @DjokerNole walks onto Ashe Stadium next time. This is possibly a once in a lifetime opportunity for us to witness in the men’s game and this unique possibility should be fully appreciated by tennis fans
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Mark Petchey
3 years
@piersmorgan Well that seems like it has aged well….
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Mark Petchey
3 years
Great week for @EmmaRaducanu and anyone who thinks otherwise has absolutely no idea how good the standard is in the @WTA these days. Everyone believes they can beat anyone. The @atptour will be the same in the coming years.
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Mark Petchey
5 years
You can’t seem him but trust me he is there on his own. No coach practicing his serves. 2 people in the crowd ⁦ @felixtennis #alreadylegendaryworkethic
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Mark Petchey
2 years
Those last two @RafaelNadal service games on this type of service show why he is one of the best ever. His skill set to save those games was incredible. One of the most complete players in all areas of the court with every shot in the book @TennisChannel
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2 years
I love @AndreyRublev97 congrats. The tour is a better place with him on it
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Mark Petchey
2 years
Wondering how much of my life has been consumed by watching @andy_murray as I contemplate whether to have poached eggs or omelettes in 45 mins or even go to bed at all
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11 months
@Olly_Tennis_ We have had two decades of unseen before excellence and exceptionalism and everyone is now going to playing against ghosts. The less we compare the better for tennis it will be
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4 months
@IAPonomarenko Putin is the richest man in the world. How does this narrative ever get forgotten. He didn’t do it by building anything of use. Just destroying everything and killing everyone. There is no pride in anything he has ever done. A quarter of Russians have to dig a pit to go to the
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Mark Petchey
9 months
@jeremycorbyn Your reminder that this guy took money from the Iranian government. Trust him like you do an unknow number coming up on your phone
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Mark Petchey
2 years
@andy_murray has metals and minerals and a Platinum career final Special career Incredible Champion
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Mark Petchey
3 years
Did Sabalenka’s serve not get a Visa into Australia? Too soon?
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Mark Petchey
3 years
Proud day for @DjokerNole and 🇷🇸 Incredible achievement #311andcounting #No1
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Mark Petchey
3 years
Thank you @DaniilMedwed and @felixtennis and the @AustralianOpen for one of the great matches of the last 10 years. Incredible tennis. 👏👏👏
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Mark Petchey
9 months
@AvivaKlompas Can you imagine this family’s pain and then you compound with it the scenes around the world supporting Hamas. Just crushing
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Mark Petchey
5 years
How is @RafaelNadal not a contender for world sports star of the year @BBCSPOTY
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Mark Petchey
11 months
24 Grand Slam 🏆 Many of them collected in the greatest era of all time in men’s tennis The worlds most complete tennis player ever @DjokerNole Insane career
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Mark Petchey
3 years
Having to dig out a few things for something I need. This is still one of my favourite pictures (despite the crease). The innocence at the start of what was to become one of British sports great stories still jumps out at me when I look at this photo (along with my forehead 😳)
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What @andy_murray achieved without any cover from other players from his own nation to take the pressure off him, makes his achievements even more impressive. When you have a spotlight so bright on you constantly from a 🇬🇧 perspective with Wimbledon it’s about as hard as it gets.
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A thriving tennis centre in Scotland is the only legacy that is deserving of @andy_murray achievements Those that can make it happen, make it so
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Mark Petchey
9 months
97 🏆 for @DjokerNole that include 70 that are either GS or M1000 or YEC Absolutely GOAT stats
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Mark Petchey
3 years
Not sure where you are in the world right now @NickKyrgios but take your time, think about what makes you happy and make the decision that suits you best but there are many in tennis who want to see you stay in the sport. You are a long time retired.🎾 is more fun with you in it
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Mark Petchey
5 years
If Roger beats Novak on these courts I am going to say that’s his greatest ever achievement. To play as aggressively as he needs to do to win coupled with the energy that takes up after also having to do it against Nadal would be incredible.
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6 years
Secondly, and I maybe alone in this but i so bored of the GOAT debate. It’s an unwinnable debate. It detracts from enjoying the contribution each has made to the sport to tennis. Isn’t enough we have been fortunate to watch 3 once in a generation Champions play in the same era.
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Mark Petchey
3 years
@atptour Very surprised not to see @DjokerNole on this list. Given the extreme pressure he has been under this year to compete the calendar Slam he deserves a nomination surely? Many examples of his sportsmanship in matches as well. Seems a like strange to me
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1 year
Tennis could do with a some fine tuning in the product department to gain greater popularity with the younger Gen. But never change 5 sets Ever It creates moments in tennis than are unrivalled in best of 3 @TennisChannel
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Mark Petchey
2 months
If @DjokerNole wins @rolandgarros it will be his greatest achievement ever in a single event Madness to finish at 3am from a recovery point of view. When a tournament is struggling this much to catch up through no fault of its own, they should just call a Monday Final early
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Mark Petchey
5 years
If you are a fan of another player but can’t still watch in awe at how good that was from @rogerfederer than I feel you aren’t getting the most pleasure from this sport. He looks further away from stopping than ever. Spectacular
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Mark Petchey
3 years
You never know what life throws at you.If it was the last Masters 1000 Final I ever commentate in the U.K. I am more than happy. Top 5 match lifetime in a BO3 Final @DaniilMedwed and @DjokerNole insane level of tennis in those conditions. Thanks to @RobKoenigTennis for the carry
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Mark Petchey
3 years
As much as people think Zverev serve issues are mental I don’t believe they are. The racquet comes from so far from the right that it ends up promoting the ‘waiter’ position before the throw at the ball. The racquet travelling on this diagonal doesn’t help him at all
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1 year
Best sport in the world
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Mark Petchey
4 years
For most people in the U.K. if you didn’t play tennis in the conditions like they are @rolandgarros you basically would only play 5/6 months of the year. It’s all well and good being able to do it in Florida but can you “do it on a rainy night in Stoke”..... @ITV4
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3 years
So can Renata Voracova come back to play? She surely should be allowed to
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Mark Petchey
3 years
Forget 2011 US Open semi final or 2019 Wimbledon Final - that was best comeback from match point down in @DjokerNole career. Not a FH winner to be seen either..
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Mark Petchey
1 year
@bgtennisnation Agree Brad. That headline is just so misleading. Novak masterclass loaded out there yesterday. Time to give him the respect for his tennis genius he deserves.
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Mark Petchey
5 months
Going to be interesting to see what we can all achieve with the extra 3 hours a day we have when @andy_murray doesn’t have a match…. @TennisChannel One of the greatest entertainers on a tennis court ever. Flair for the dramatic ever since he hit our screens and the grass
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Mark Petchey
2 years
All the remaining male players scrolling through what they said 12 months ago….
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Mark Petchey
2 years
If you create the story you can pen the ending how you like. @ashbarty G’bye mate
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Mark Petchey
1 year
Anyone thinking that @DjokerNole won’t be in top gear by @rolandgarros simply hasn’t been paying attention for the last 18 years
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Mark Petchey
4 years
It’s a shame we live in the greatest era men’s tennis has ever had and the respective fans can’t spend more time praising the rivals who have made their own particular favourite an even better version of the idol they fell in love with. Respect them for that if nothing else ❤️
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Mark Petchey
1 year
This kid isn’t going to mind @RafaelNadal missing practice week for @rolandgarros
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Mark Petchey
3 years
Dear Santa, All I want from Christmas this year is a negative lateral flow test and to not read another story about Novaks vaccination status. Safe sleighing, Mark
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Mark Petchey
9 months
@AvivaKlompas @FranceskAlbs Almost getting to point where you have to question where they get their funding from. They have been incredibly weak from Ukraine and Israel. Hard to be wrong so often without an ulterior motive. It’s no longer a serous organisation sadly
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1 year
50 points in TB’s 0 unforced errors That’s greatness @DjokerNole
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5 months
Congratulations to @katiecboulter for the 🏆 Played outstandingly well, especially in both matches where she was a set down Top 30 Highest ranked GB player make or female this week Along with @alexdeminaur title in Acapulco It’s been an amazing week for them ❤️ does mean
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Reloading this one from After Rome…. “Anyone thinking that @DjokerNole won’t be in top gear by @rolandgarros simply hasn’t been paying attention for the last 18 years,”
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Mark Petchey
2 years
It would appear reports of the death of mens tennis are greatly exaggerated
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4 months
@jurgen_nauditt Neville Chamberlain in disguise sadly. The man that brought us Brexit isn’t the man for this job.
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Mark Petchey
2 years
Happy Birthday ⁦ @andy_murray ⁩ 17 years ago you were still coming second best in a BH to BH exchange as you 👀 from your reaction…things improved thankfully for you swiftly once you got some decent advice
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What an incredible summer of tennis. The most amazing way to finish @AustralianOpen Tennis is the best and hardest sport in the world, you have to finish it, no running the clock down. Heartbreak for @DaniilMedwed and I couldn’t love him more. Congratulations to @janniksin
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5 years
@gileshewitt @christophclarey How long till @Starbucks see an opportunity here.....☕️
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Mark Petchey
5 years
Thank you @DjokerNole and @ThiemDomi you have just played a match for the ages and showcased everything that is beautiful about the sport of tennis
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1 year
Blood, sweat, tears but ultimately cheers 🏆 🍾 @RafaelNadal @rnadalacademy
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Mark Petchey
2 years
Sue Barker #legend
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5 months
Be kind to anyone you don’t know. You have absolutely no idea what is going on in their lives. The lesson won’t be learnt sadly, but after today it should be.
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Mark Petchey
5 years
Maybe an unpopular view but felt the Men’s Final was saved by being BO5. Having watched nearly everyone of these two matches against each other throughout their careers thought the opening 3 sets weren’t the finest they have ever played. 5th set saved it as one for the ages
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Much prefer this old version of tennis we just saw on the Women’s side rather than this new one where they only play 1 set in the Men’s side……. @iga_swiatek vs @SabalenkaA that was world class Thank you 🔥
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1 year
Was Lopez not good enough to be called Lopeth?
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Mark Petchey
2 years
Some matches just show you why the Big 4 owned the pack
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3 months
@Gerashchenko_en The genocidal maniac Putin picked the wrong country to invade. You cant bomb spirit
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Mark Petchey
1 year
First came Fred, then the guy that first wore Fred and then came the legend. Best of luck from LA ⁦ @andy_murray ⁩ a week from now. It’s been like nothing anyone could have imagined apart from…..You 💜 💚 🎾
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5 years
No great surprise Novak didn’t do his traditional celebration. Amazing effort to come through that partisan crowd. If you can’t give him ❤️ you must give him the respect he deserves. You can laminate his legacy on that win and I believe he will surpass 20 Majors now
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Mark Petchey
2 years
Just a reminder that the clocks went forward in the US so Emma’s match is at 6pm UK time. You won’t be able to watch in Putins Russia as their clocks went back 50 years this week Ukraine 🇺🇦
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2 years
10 years. Thanks for the memories ⁦ @andy_murray ⁩ hopefully a few more to come in the next fortnight ⁦ @usopen
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5 years
Oh and if the spectators who are lucky enough to be @Wimbledon could clear up after them it would be a good example to everyone and especially the kids because row on row look like this on the way out
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2 months
@BBCPolitics Anyone voting for this man after that soundbite needs to ask themselves one thing, what would the people who gave their lives for our freedoms in both world wars would think of you now voting for Farage? It’s never ok but so soon after the 80th D-Day remembrance it’s disturbing
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Mark Petchey
2 years
It was hard to see a better rivalry in mens tennis than Pete & Andre. Then we had Roger & Rafa. Then we had Novak & Roger and Novak & Rafa and then we had Andy & Novak & Rafa & Roger. Wont be long till it’s Carlos & Jannik. Great hero’s legacies pave the way for the next ones.
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