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[MR MISTER]

Didn't Marion Bartoli just win the Wimbledon women's championship? Wasn't it entertaining? Weren't you a little bit pleased for her, even if you wanted Lisicki to win.
 My missus has just showed me some of the bile that has been spewed on that intellectual platform twitter. I'm not going to repeat a word of it on here, you'll find it if you want to.
John Inverdale, a second-rate commentator cum self I opinionated critic even piped up on the radio that she is 'No looker'. Let's hope the handsome bastard gets his just rewards.
Horrible, jealous nobodies who are allowed, through this ghastly network, to let rip without fear.
Rant over......

[Toledodude1973]

Totally agree , the whole media and crowd were against her for no reason ,very poor!

[2boxerdogs]

Could not have put it better myself, totally agree with you.

[Andy B]

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John Inverdale, a second-rate commentator cum self I opinionated critic even piped up on the radio that she is 'No looker'. Let's hope the handsome bastard gets his just rewards. .....

I don't do Twitter or Facebook so no idea or interest in what has been said of her. I've not watched very much tennis at all this year so had to Google her to see what she looked like.
Some of the images on Google aren't that flattering, but mostly cos they were taken on court when playing.
She seems to scrub up OK though     

[TheBoy]

Why should it matter, from a sporting viewpoint, what a sportsperson looks like?

[martin42]

Seen a lot worse than her,some people need to grow up and act like a responsible adult and treat people with respect

[chrisgixer]

Not seen the words in question, but I have to say, she did "appear" very irritating to me.
She's more than likely a very nice in person, but fist pumping and teath gritting along with a stealy gaze in the face of an emotional competitor at the end of the court might be inappropriate.

But Bartoli is a sportswoman and like all sports people was focused on her own game and doing what she had to do to win. If that means odd jigs and excentric behaviour , as the commentary team referred to it, between points then that's what you have to do.

I can see why she could be annoying, and I personally might consider that she wasn't the best player during the tournament.

She won it fair and square though, and fair play to her. I wouldn't put anything any stronger than that though.


Its quite common in bike racing too. Biaggi, Kocinski, Stoner all fell foul of the crowds opinion, and where utterly abused. Utterly awesome riders too though. Edwards saw both sides of the coin, booed and abused in early world superbikes days at Castrol, then a hero after saving the bike on his knee at Jerez and swearing with some plain and amusing interviews on live tv.


It is odd true enough (not seen twitters posts as said, but sounds a similar situation) IMO, sport is sport, its not a popularity contest, one way or the other.

[chrisgixer]

Mrs Gixer tells me, with incredulity, that the BBC have apologised for Inverdale's comments.

[Rog]

Why should it matter, from a sporting viewpoint, what a sportsperson looks like?

Absolutely agreed. But Twittiots and others don't see things that way. 

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

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John Inverdale, a second-rate commentator cum self I opinionated critic even piped up on the radio that she is 'No looker'. Let's hope the handsome bastard gets his just rewards. .....

I don't do Twitter or Facebook so no idea or interest in what has been said of her. I've not watched very much tennis at all this year so had to Google her to see what she looked like.
Some of the images on Google aren't that flattering, but mostly cos they were taken on court when playing.
She seems to scrub up OK though     

Hmmm......quite pretty .

[MR MISTER]

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John Inverdale, a second-rate commentator cum self I opinionated critic even piped up on the radio that she is 'No looker'. Let's hope the handsome bastard gets his just rewards. .....

I don't do Twitter or Facebook so no idea or interest in what has been said of her. I've not watched very much tennis at all this year so had to Google her to see what she looked like.
Some of the images on Google aren't that flattering, but mostly cos they were taken on court when playing.
She seems to scrub up OK though     

Hmmm......quite pretty .

Not at all like most of the girls in South Lincs. Only ten fingers and ten toes for starters.

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

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John Inverdale, a second-rate commentator cum self I opinionated critic even piped up on the radio that she is 'No looker'. Let's hope the handsome bastard gets his just rewards. .....

I don't do Twitter or Facebook so no idea or interest in what has been said of her. I've not watched very much tennis at all this year so had to Google her to see what she looked like.
Some of the images on Google aren't that flattering, but mostly cos they were taken on court when playing.
She seems to scrub up OK though     

Hmmm......quite pretty .

Not at all like most of the girls in South Lincs. Only ten fingers and ten toes for starters.

......and usually webbed here in 'carrot crunching land'...