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oldraver



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PostPosted: Mon Nov 20, 2017 11:09 am    Post subject: Jana Novotna Reply with quote

Sad and shocked when I read this earlier. Who can forget her crying on the Duchess of Kent's shoulder...and she did come back to win Wimbledon.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/42049507
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becky sharp



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PostPosted: Mon Nov 20, 2017 4:22 pm    Post subject: Re: Jana Novotna Reply with quote

oldraver wrote:
Sad and shocked when I read this earlier. Who can forget her crying on the Duchess of Kent's shoulder...and she did come back to win Wimbledon.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/42049507


Who indeed,Raver. It showed a human side to the royals we weren't used to seeing when the Duchess of Kent reached out to Jana. Fitting that she overcame that very public display of disappointment to win Wimbledon. ...a very popular winner! She always seemed a lovely woman as well as a great tennis player.

Very sad to hear she has died at just 49.
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ruddlescat



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PostPosted: Mon Nov 20, 2017 7:45 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Very sad to hear of her premature passing - quite apart from her tennis abilities she seemed a very sincere and genuine person

Certainly a classic case of the good dying too young Sad
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FleetingEileenM



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PostPosted: Mon Nov 20, 2017 8:23 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Yes, such a sad thing to happen. She was a lovely player to watch.
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Angela W



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PostPosted: Mon Nov 20, 2017 9:49 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

FleetingEileenM wrote:
Yes, such a sad thing to happen. She was a lovely player to watch.


Yes she was, this is such sad news.
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