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malaise

(269,004 posts)
Sun Jun 3, 2018, 06:03 AM Jun 2018

French Open - Madison Keys is playing a Romanian lady named Mihaela Buzarnescu

Buzarnescu stunned all by beating world #4 Elina Svitolina. That's not what is stunning to me. 30 year old Michaela has a PhD.

https://www.independent.co.uk/tennis/french-open-2018-mihaela-buzarnescu-elina-svitolina-tennis-a8379626.html
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In the last 12 months Buzarnescu has played a remarkable 104 matches and recorded more victories (79) than any other player on the professional tour. This year the left-hander has played in her first two WTA finals and won her first tour-level title in doubles in Strasbourg.

The Romanian, who has a PhD in sports science, was simply too good for Svitolina, hitting 31 winners to the Ukrainian’s 11 to win in an hour and 37 minutes. Svitolina had arrived here fresh from making a successful defence of her Rome title and had been one of those players in with a chance of replacing Simona Halep at the top of the world rankings come the end of the tournament.

Svitolina, who trains at Roland Garros, admitted that the speed of Buzarnescu’s rise up the rankings meant she had known little about her opponent. “Today I was really off and couldn’t find my rhythm,” she added. “My game today was really struggling. On the other hand, she was playing great tennis. She was really, really on the ball today.”
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By the look of things, there won't be another stunning upset his morning. Madison is heading for the last eight.


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French Open - Madison Keys is playing a Romanian lady named Mihaela Buzarnescu (Original Post) malaise Jun 2018 OP
Just one more reason why I love Rafa Nadal malaise Jun 2018 #1
interesting that you would mention Nadal - he was upset by Mikhail Youzhny years ago DrDan Jun 2018 #5
Nice malaise Jun 2018 #6
K&R... spanone Jun 2018 #2
Good Sunday morning to you my brother malaise Jun 2018 #3
A Good Sunday morning to you, my friend! spanone Jun 2018 #4

DrDan

(20,411 posts)
5. interesting that you would mention Nadal - he was upset by Mikhail Youzhny years ago
Sun Jun 3, 2018, 08:35 AM
Jun 2018

Youzhny also holds a Ph.D.

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