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I take vacation days lol. Off all next week and going to Riga where my wife is from. I don't believe in the idea of taking sick days because you can. I think it's dishonest and lame. If you're not sick, you shouldn't take them 'cos what happens is you get landed with the work of some work colleague who couldn't be bothered going to work and end up doing 3 people's work instead. Not right.
 

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During the broadcast of IW´s final, commentators were talking about Soderling and one of them said he was seen on some University in Florida practicing for an ATP comeback.
 

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^ That would really be something if it's true. He's looking around the tour and sees the disarray. He's thinking if Andy the pusher can win slams and be #1, why not me?
 

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kskate2 said:
^ That would really be something if it's true. He's looking around the tour and sees the disarray. He's thinking if Andy the pusher can win slams and be #1, why not me?

In WTA, after seeing Kim coming back and succeeding, Justine also came back, but could not do anything.
 

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GameSetAndMath said:
kskate2 said:
^ That would really be something if it's true. He's looking around the tour and sees the disarray. He's thinking if Andy the pusher can win slams and be #1, why not me?

In WTA, after seeing Kim coming back and succeeding, Justine also came back, but could not do anything.

Haha, so true! We watched the Serena-Henin match in Miami live in 2008 when Serena bagelled Justine in the second set; Henin retired shortly afterwards while still ranked #1.

I remember some stupid reporter (can't remember where, and can't find it right now) asking Federer whether maybe that was the right thing to do and whether he was thinking about doing it too! I hope that idiot feels very, very stupid now, 9 years later and Fed is still going strong ...
 

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mrzz said:
During the broadcast of IW´s final, commentators were talking about Soderling and one of them said he was seen on some University in Florida practicing for an ATP comeback.

is it a joke ? he's retired for ages and his famous "come back" nevers happened...so in 2017 ? i don't buy that even if I liked him a lot
 

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isabelle said:
is it a joke ? he's retired for ages and his famous "come back" nevers happened...so in 2017 ? i don't buy that even if I liked him a lot

Not a joke (at least from my part).
 

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mightyjeditribble said:
GameSetAndMath said:
kskate2 said:
^ That would really be something if it's true. He's looking around the tour and sees the disarray. He's thinking if Andy the pusher can win slams and be #1, why not me?

In WTA, after seeing Kim coming back and succeeding, Justine also came back, but could not do anything.

Haha, so true! We watched the Serena-Henin match in Miami live in 2008 when Serena bagelled Justine in the second set; Henin retired shortly afterwards while still ranked #1.

I remember some stupid reporter (can't remember where, and can't find it right now) asking Federer whether maybe that was the right thing to do and whether he was thinking about doing it too! I hope that idiot feels very, very stupid now, 9 years later and Fed is still going strong ...
Refresh my memory..Did Henin retire or comeback from an injury
 

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the AntiPusher said:
mightyjeditribble said:
GameSetAndMath said:
In WTA, after seeing Kim coming back and succeeding, Justine also came back, but could not do anything.

Haha, so true! We watched the Serena-Henin match in Miami live in 2008 when Serena bagelled Justine in the second set; Henin retired shortly afterwards while still ranked #1.

I remember some stupid reporter (can't remember where, and can't find it right now) asking Federer whether maybe that was the right thing to do and whether he was thinking about doing it too! I hope that idiot feels very, very stupid now, 9 years later and Fed is still going strong ...
Refresh my memory..Did Henin retire or comeback from an injury

Henin retired when she was #1. After few years when she saw that Kim could come out of child birth and win USO, Justine came back from retirement, but was unsuccessful and folded again soon.
 

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GameSetAndMath said:
the AntiPusher said:
mightyjeditribble said:
Haha, so true! We watched the Serena-Henin match in Miami live in 2008 when Serena bagelled Justine in the second set; Henin retired shortly afterwards while still ranked #1.

I remember some stupid reporter (can't remember where, and can't find it right now) asking Federer whether maybe that was the right thing to do and whether he was thinking about doing it too! I hope that idiot feels very, very stupid now, 9 years later and Fed is still going strong ...
Refresh my memory..Did Henin retire or comeback from an injury

Henin retired when she was #1. After few years when she saw that Kim could come out of child birth and win USO, Justine came back from retirement, but was unsuccessful and folded again soon.
Thanks GSM..I recall Henin 2.0 now
 

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She apparently retired due to an elbow injury after the comeback but there were strong allegations of a failed test.
 

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Murray in doubt for DC tie vs France (tennis elbow)
 

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Front242 said:
She apparently retired due to an elbow injury after the comeback but there were strong allegations of a failed test.

I wonder what could "strong allegations" actually mean (you know I am asking this purely out of curiosity, not to dispute your post).

[Edit]: P.S. Forget it (it is WTA, I don´t care).
 

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Congrats Tsonga!!!

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