These are hard times. Struggling to make ends meet, Petra Kvitova has become a grease monkey:
I bet umpire Alison Hughes is working in border security. Her side-eye would be a great asset in that line of work.
To cheer us up, the ITF have uploaded a ‘live’ stream of the epic 2014 Fed Cup final. Ether the ITF have created a time machine as if it’s 2014 right now, or Angie and Petra haven’t finished playing yet!
So, let’s go back to the glory days where Petra was (and still is) a gun at tennis, screaming like a banshee while umpire Alison was… well… classic Alison. The caption fails on YouTube don’t do her reputation any favours:
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| Alison, you’re ruder than I remember. |
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| A match for the ages, that’s what! |
I think she invented her own scoring system:
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| Ok. |
I usually steer clear of cultural jokes but this one’s laughing back at me:
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| When you laugh, the whole world laughs |
A blockbuster battle, crowd fanfare, this match has it all. Timeless advice…
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| ‘Don’t forget ur bra' |
Timeless fashion…
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| I bet this is what Angie’s wearing right now, too #PPE |
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| Well, they are playing rubbers… |
Unfortunately and for no apparent reason, the ITF bureaucracy took down the video. I don’t know why; copyright pirates, maybe?
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| Pirates of the Fiddler on the Roof? |
They do. But we’ll get through them!
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| Aww. |