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Sep 28th, 2012, 02:10 PM
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Did it ever happen that a player was late for a match?
... and was forced to withdraw by the officials?
On WTA level?
Well, it happens all the time on the amateur level  |
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Sep 28th, 2012, 02:16 PM
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Re: Did it ever happen that a player was late for a match?
I think it happened to Suzannne Lenglen at Wimbledon. She was defaulted, and she never returned to the tournament out of devastation, or something like that.
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Sep 28th, 2012, 02:48 PM
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Re: Did it ever happen that a player was late for a match?
Wasn't there a thread a while ago about a player (I think it was Jovanovski, but I could be wrong) who flew to the wrong Carlsbad? I can't remember whether she made it to the proper Carlsbad or not.
Update: this was the thread (she made it, just ):
http://www.tennisforum.com/showthrea...bad+jovanovski |
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Sep 28th, 2012, 02:56 PM
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Re: Did it ever happen that a player was late for a match?
I seem to remember Venus turning up about fifteen minutes late for a match on an outside court at Wimbledon a few years back. She got a couple of boos when she arrived. She didn't give a fuck.
 
At least I think this happened.
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Sep 28th, 2012, 03:21 PM
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Re: Did it ever happen that a player was late for a match?
JJs driver to took her to Albert Park instead of Melbourne Park for her 1R AO match against Paszek. I don't think she was late, the match seemed to start on time, but she was definitely shaky.
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Sep 28th, 2012, 03:30 PM
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Re: Did it ever happen that a player was late for a match?
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Originally Posted by Libertango
I seem to remember Venus turning up about fifteen minutes late for a match on an outside court at Wimbledon a few years back. She got a couple of boos when she arrived. She didn't give a fuck.
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 A Wimbledon official didn't escort her. They forgot to take her.
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Sep 28th, 2012, 03:37 PM
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Re: Did it ever happen that a player was late for a match?
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Originally Posted by Libertango
I seem to remember Venus turning up about fifteen minutes late for a match on an outside court at Wimbledon a few years back. She got a couple of boos when she arrived. She didn't give a fuck.
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Originally Posted by In The Zone
A Wimbledon official didn't escort her. They forgot to take her. |
Yeah, it was her 2010 R16 vs Groth out on Court 2 I think. 
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Sep 28th, 2012, 04:44 PM
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Re: Did it ever happen that a player was late for a match?
Quote:
Originally Posted by Libertango
I seem to remember Venus turning up about fifteen minutes late for a match on an outside court at Wimbledon a few years back. She got a couple of boos when she arrived. She didn't give a fuck.
At least I think this happened. |
Venus is a bad bitch.
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Sep 28th, 2012, 05:37 PM
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Re: Did it ever happen that a player was late for a match?
Svetlana Krivencheva was defaulted in Istanbul Qualifying one year I think. Her plane was late and she couldn't make it to the court on time.
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Sep 28th, 2012, 05:54 PM
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Re: Did it ever happen that a player was late for a match?
Kirilenko was pretty late this year in Wimbledon when she played Dominguez-Lino on an outside court.
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Sep 28th, 2012, 06:22 PM
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Re: Did it ever happen that a player was late for a match?
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Originally Posted by davidmario
Kirilenko was pretty late this year in Wimbledon when she played Dominguez-Lino on an outside court.
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Could have been the escorts fault again. Who knows.
Bojana did make it to the real Carlsbad on the day of her match, a few hours before it.
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Sep 28th, 2012, 06:25 PM
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Re: Did it ever happen that a player was late for a match?
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Originally Posted by Libertango
I seem to remember Venus turning up about fifteen minutes late for a match on an outside court at Wimbledon a few years back. She got a couple of boos when she arrived. She didn't give a fuck.
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Serena got booed at the Olympic final for coming on court then leaving again for like 3 minutes (so she was "late" for starting the match) 
She didn't give a fuck though and ensured the booers in the crowd got as much play as they deserved
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Sep 28th, 2012, 06:34 PM
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Re: Did it ever happen that a player was late for a match?
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Originally Posted by Jajaloo
JJs driver to took her to Albert Park instead of Melbourne Park for her 1R AO match against Paszek. I don't think she was late, the match seemed to start on time, but she was definitely shaky.
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Was her helicopter out of order?
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Sep 28th, 2012, 06:38 PM
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Re: Did it ever happen that a player was late for a match?
On the men's tour John McEnroe was defaulted from a doubles match at the US Open cuz he was stuck in traffic. The irony is that he's from New York and really should have known better.
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Sep 28th, 2012, 06:40 PM
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Re: Did it ever happen that a player was late for a match?
I remember Mary Pierce turning up a quarter of an hour late at Wimbledon one year. When she finally arrived she still took ages laying out her towels on her chair just right etc.
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