Sky Blue Pete
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Great to see so many Brits come through qualifying. Especially Raducanu
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Sky Blue Pete
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She’s lived here since she was 2
Sky Blue Pete
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Well the rules in tennis say you can choose pretty much but 2 seems like it’s reasonable for her to consider herself British
Grendel
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Terry Butcher would never have played for England on that basis
rob9872
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Garbage, his parents were both English. Lots of kids born overseas on military bases and completely different scenario as you're well aware. I only said best fit of three already. Butcher had Singapore or England. She had Canada, Romania or China.
Rad has no English heritage and wasn't born in England. If she can choose to be English then it's pointless having nations at all in sport.
Rad has no English heritage and wasn't born in England. If she can choose to be English then it's pointless having nations at all in sport.
Sky Blue Pete
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You are funny - the rules are the rules
Grendel
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You said country of birth
rob9872
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No, I said 3 choices and that was best fit, none of which were England.
Grendel
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Guess you are opposed to a certain Cyrille Regis playing for England then
rob9872
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Tbh yes. I've no doubt you've spent all day googling to find someone, but if that's the criteria he shouldn't have and tbh I'm more bothered about City than nationally anyway.
Johnnythespider
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I'm being pedantic but she represents Britain not England, i think that's how it works in tennis
Skybluefaz
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Did the media influence who she wanted to represent?
Skybluefaz
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Andy Murray played really well despite losing. Shame Tsitsipas resorted to gamesmanship to beat the old man with the metal hip.
Paxman II
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Best I've seen Murray play since 2016/7 season. if he keeps that up he still has a big shout in things next season. Yes gamesmanship at play. The Greek has form on it. Lost respect for him a bit. The Joker to win and become the GOAT.
Skybluefaz
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Djokovic is a c**t as well.
Sky Blue Pete
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Emma won
Earlsdon_Skyblue1
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He is a c**t, I do like him though.
Skybluefaz
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I don't deny his tennis prowess. Roger Federer is the goat
for me though.
Sky Blue Pete
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What a run
David O'Day
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Rob doesn't think she's British though
jimmyhillsfanclub
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She'll be british if she gets to the semi-finals......
...and truly british if she reaches loads of semi finals & keeps losing them...
...and truly british if she reaches loads of semi finals & keeps losing them...
rob9872
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wtf does that have to do with it? She's doing well and I can enjoy her talent as I do with Fed, Djok or Nadal all of whom last time I checked also weren't British.
David O'Day
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But she is legally and in the eyes of the WTA British. You're just one of those weird born in a barn not a horse folk
rob9872
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Absolutely not. This is completely different.
If someone is born here, whatever their heritage then imo they can claim to be British.
If any of their parentage or grandparents are british then if they choose to imo they can be british.
If neither of your parents have and british in them or you weren't born here, then I simply don't see how you can claim to be.
And for you of all people to call me weird is one of the strangest things I've ever seen on this board!
Sky Blue Pete
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She’s British cause she says she is
rob9872
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Ebben az esetben ma úgy döntöttem, hogy továbblépek, francia-magyar vagyok
David O'Day
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Because that's not how the laws on nationality work, what you think is pretty fucking unimportant in this.
Weirdo
rob9872
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Oh brilliant, you're telling me what I should and shouldn't think now. Perhaps as well I guess, as I do think you're a c**t.
NorthernWisdom
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Just a hypothetical but... an Afghan refugee comes over at age two... surely they'd be more British if they feel it (and why wouldn't they when Britain would be the only thing they'd know), than Afghan and feeling an affinity with the Taliban and IS!
rob9872
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Perhaps they might feel it, but I would assume also proud of their Afghan heritage. I would also say they could have British Citizenship as many settled Europeans do and some even with dual passports. I don't consider citizenship and nationality as the same thing, but they are murky waters.
*edit - a world of difference in refugee status too than Romanian, Chinese or Canadian.
*edit - a world of difference in refugee status too than Romanian, Chinese or Canadian.
