When do you stop feeling British?
The News Review:
- When do you stop feeling British?
- AUSTRALIAN OPEN: Williams to Face Davenport in Women’s Final
- ‘It just took one jackass to yell out’
When do you stop feeling British?
Telegraph.co.uk – Jan 28, 2005
The fact that they were born in England is totally irrelevant. I’m quite sure that if one day they develop a sporting excellence and have a chance to represent their country, it will probably be Canada they choose first – and of course I’d be thrilled for them. So why is it that when I’m watching Wimbledon I still root for Tim Henman and not Greg Rusedski? I’ve never met either individual and yet I regard Henman as proper “home grown” talent. It’s kind of ironic considering I’m now living in Canada where Rusedski was raised. And what about Owen Hargreaves, the footballer, who wore an England shirt for the first time recently? He’s eligible to play for Wales, Canada, England and possibly even Germany. I wonder where his sense of national identity is or whether he even has one?Maybe like many readers we’ve all become sort of international nomads (in terms of where we feel we actually belong). And who knows, maybe a bit less nationalistic fervor isn’t such a bad thing these days, in terms of a tolerance towards different cultures etc.
AUSTRALIAN OPEN: Williams to Face Davenport in Women’s Final
noticias.info – Jan 28, 2005
Federer takes an intimidating 6-1 head-to-head lead into tonight’s match, but if any player has a chance of beating the Swiss master it will be the talented Safin. Day Twelve sees play starting at 3. 00pm with a special Twilight Session, which opens with the final of the women’s doubles championship between Americans Lindsay Davenport and Corina Morariu (15) taking on Russia’s Svetlana Kuznetsova and home-grown star Alicia Molik (6). Following them onto court is a mixed doubles semi-final match up between two more Aussies – Scott Draper and Samantha Stosur against Israel’s Andy Ram and Spain’s Conchita Martinez. The feature match of the day sees an eagerly anticipated clash between No. 2 seed Andy Roddick and Aussie Lleyton Hewitt (3), which will conclude the Twilight Session on Rod Laver Arena and complete the singles final line-up. The only previous time in the Open Era that the top four seeds won through to the Australian Open semis was in 1988 – No.
‘It just took one jackass to yell out’
Independent Online – Jan 28, 2005
Roddick praised the behaviour of local spectators who had barracked fiercely for Australian hope Hewitt, bidding to become the first home-grown champion since Mark Edmondson in 1976. But the American lashed out at a lone fan who had called out just as he attempted to hold Roddick’s service was broken on a double-fault, handing Hewitt a 5-3 lead, and the American’s frustration was all too apparent as he protested to the chair umpire. “But that’s stuff you have to expect and stuff you have to deal with. You know, it’s unfortunate.