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Caroline Wozniacki to retire next week

TurtleDude

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One of the best liked, and classiest number one players in history, Caroline Wozniacki has stated that this Australian Open (her only major title, though she has won the tour finals and dozens of other tournaments) would be her last. Happily married and diagnosed a couple years back with the autoimmune disease of rheumatoid arthritis, CW, who has been on the circuit since she was 15, she will hang up the rackets. She was the first Scandinavian lady to be ranked first in the world.

In the often catty world of women's professional tennis, CW is widely liked by most of the other players. When Serena was suffering from a serious medical issue caused by an embolism-Caroline pulled out of a lucrative big money exhibition to visit with Serena in a Florida Hospital. Serena was one of her bridesmaids in her recent wedding. While the standards for Hall of Fame constantly change, her many weeks at #1 and her Australian Open and tour finals titles ought to gain her easy admission.
 

Yes, she's classy except for a couple of incidents like her mocking of Serena Williams on the tennis court and taking a photo of her sleeping fiance at the time, Rory McIlroy and posting it on her twitter account.
 
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Yes, she's classy except for a couple of incidents like her mocking of Serena Williams on the tennis court and taking a photo of her sleeping fiance at the time, Rory McIlroy and posting it on her twitter account.
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Must not have upset Serena too much given how Serena invited CW to hang with her on the French Riviera after Rory dumped CW.
 
TurtleDude said:
Must not have upset Serena too much given how Serena invited CW to hang with her on the French Riviera after Rory dumped CW.
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Her mocking of Serena Williams was far too racist for my taste, I held that against Wozniacki since I saw it. Whatever Serena Williams thought about it, I have no clue and if she's hanging with Caroline Wozniacki is her business, I don't care.
 
HumblePi said:
Her mocking of Serena Williams was far too racist for my taste, I held that against Wozniacki since I saw it. Whatever Serena Williams thought about it, I have no clue and if she's hanging with Caroline Wozniacki is her business, I don't care.
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how was it racist? are you black and found it racist, even if Serena isn't? She and Serena are well known to be extremely close friends, and both have gone significantly out of their way to help the either.
 
CW's career is over-she lost in the third round today in Australia. Serena williams also got bounced as well as did Madison Keys
 
TurtleDude said:
CW's career is over-she lost in the third round today in Australia. Serena williams also got bounced as well as did Madison Keys
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How long before Kyrgios implodes? So far holding his own against Nadal who's play has slipped a bit.

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Hari Seldon said:
How long before Kyrgios implodes? So far holding his own against Nadal who's play has slipped a bit.

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Nadal looked pretty strong beating Kyrgios, who was playing well-but that silly drop shot was unbelievable
 
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Nadal looked pretty strong beating Kyrgios, who was playing well-but that silly drop shot was unbelievable
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Fooled me but not Nadal. He's on the edge after a couple of very close calls.

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Hari Seldon said:
Fooled me but not Nadal. He's on the edge after a couple of very close calls.

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are you watching the tape repeat now-I watched the first repeat earlier today, since it was played live at 3AM EST
 
TurtleDude said:
are you watching the tape repeat now-I watched the first repeat earlier today, since it was played live at 3AM EST
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Yes I thought it was live. 3rd set tie breaker

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Hari Seldon said:
Yes I thought it was live. 3rd set tie breaker

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not at all-its like early morning there. I'll be back later tonight-don't want to spoil things
 
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not at all-its like early morning there. I'll be back later tonight-don't want to spoil things
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He smashed his racquet. Then he goes for a 2nd serve Ace at 5 all and double faults. Then Nadal doubles back. Tiebreaker to Nadal.

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Nadal wins in another tie break. Good match and Kyrgios didn't implode.

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Hari Seldon said:
Nadal wins in another tie break. Good match and Kyrgios didn't implode.

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second serve missed wide rather than long. bad break
 
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The Bryans played their last match ever at the AO too last night
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I saw they were losing but did not pay much attention. I have lost interest in tennis over the last few years. Sad to say one of the reason I was watching the Kyrgios match was to see his antics.
 
Hari Seldon said:
I saw they were losing but did not pay much attention. I have lost interest in tennis over the last few years. Sad to say one of the reason I was watching the Kyrgios match was to see his antics.
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LOL, he had a meltdown in Cincinnati last August
 
Nick needs to find a coach. He hasn't had an official coach for years. He's brilliant now in patches. Imagine how good he could be if he could stay focused and the media and officials didn't go out of their way to single him out and give him a hard time.

That drama in his third round clash with the time violation because he walked the towel to the back of the court himself because his hand was bleeding and he didn't want the ball boy to get blood on him was ridiculous.

Ball kid interaction at Australian Open in the spotlight after Nick Kyrgios time violation - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

He spits it for sure at times but let's not pretend it's all one way traffic.
 

agreed

Sofia Kenin pulls another big upset by young Americans as she takes out World#1 and home town hero, Ash Barty, after Coco took out Naomi Osaka (and then lost to Kenin). While Thiem beating Rafa was a minor upset, Sofia beating Barty was a real earthquaker. Halep and Muguruza are up next-love to see Muguruza win.
 
HumblePi said:
Her mocking of Serena Williams was far too racist for my taste, I held that against Wozniacki since I saw it. Whatever Serena Williams thought about it, I have no clue and if she's hanging with Caroline Wozniacki is her business, I don't care.
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You present yourself as racially perfect and have the temerity to call her out?

(CNN)Serena Williams shed a tear following her loss at the Australian Open -- not to lament her own performance, but because her close friend had just played her final game of professional tennis.

Caroline Wozniacki announced last year that she would end her playing days in Melbourne at the age of 29. The Dane's 7-5 3-6 7-5 defeat by Tunisia's Ons Jabeur called time on a glittering career defined by gritty determination.
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The new tennis queen was crowned yesterday in Melbourne. For Caroline Wozniacki and Maria Sharapova, this was their last stand. I used to watch tennis regularly when Sharapova was in the top 10 before switching to figure skating. The new generation of tennis stars tend to be more powerful than the previous generation. Sofia Kenin, for instance, is a combination of Sharapova and Williams. She plays from the baseline, from where she can hit winners with both her forehand and backhand.
 
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