As they say here, cheers!Īrt Spander has earned a spot in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. It’s the trivial in which England loves to dwell.Ī well-struck backhand doesn’t mean much, but a streaker and a grunter are just what the country, and tabloids, ordered. And if the tour has allowed her to do such noise, it’s…” But that’s the way she’s (been) playing for a long time. “Personally,” said Dementieva of the grunting, “I think it’s a little too much. You got some.”Īnd after the match, we got Dementieva, another Russian, complaining about the sounds Sharapova makes with each swing of the racket, sounds which led to the confrontation with the man from the Daily Mail. 5th September 2017 A streaker (R) stands on stage with presenter Hayden Panettiere (L) at the MTV European Music Awards (EMA) at the Odyssey Arena in Belfast, Northern Ireland, on November 6. Hey, you guys wanted some entertainment during a women’s match. But she has lived in Florida more than a decade and speaks perfect English. “I try not to let things distract me,” said Sharapova, who was champion two years ago. Nothing quite as dramatic Tuesday at the All-England Club. She even briefly grabbed the flagpole before police grabbed her. Andrews as Tiger Woods was winning the 2000 British Open. The 1996 final between Richard Krajicek and MalaVai Washington was delayed when a young lady, Melissa Johnson, wearing only a maid’s apron, sprinted past as the two contestants posed for a prematch photo.Īs if to prove nothing is sacred, a woman, Jacqui Salmond, wearing glasses - and nothing else - ran from the crowd alongside the 18th green at St. People have raced nude across Wimbledon’s green grass a number of times. If baseball were played in England, somebody would streak that. The question only comes up at Wimbledon, where you guys have all your Suns and the Daily Mails and all that.”Īnd where, invariably we have streakers because there’s something in the British psyche that makes people take off their clothes and interfere with a sporting event no matter what, tennis, golf, soccer, even cricket. You know I always have the same answer to this question. They wanted to know if Maria’s grunting on each shot was louder than in previous matches, a query presented by a reporter from one of the tabloids, of course, the Daily Mail. Even more bizarre that it took 10 seconds for security to come out. “I knew the question was going to come,” Sharapova said. They wanted to know Sharapova’s reaction when during the second set of her 6-1, 6-4 victory over Elena Dementieva a male streaker leaped from the stands and did cartwheels until a red blanket was wrapped around him, and he was led away. The four winners were the four top seeds, No.1, Amelie Mauresmo No.2, Kim Clijsters No.3 Justine Henin-Hardenne No.4 Sharapova, a rare situation when that occurs.īut do you think the journalists in attendance were interested? Or cared about the quality of play? Please. Her employer however, did not find her funny and let her go as she was wearing her work apron during the event. The players said it was the highlight of the tournament. Woman charged with manslaughter over death of girl. ago Melissa Johnson, was arrested and let go with a warning as the stunt was considered in good fun. No Americans as you’re aware, but that’s besides the point. From Maria Sharapova's grunting to streakers and weird outfits. The Wimbledon women’s quarterfinals were held Tuesday. “She’s even said her mother streaked once.Maybe it’s driving on the left side of the road.Maybe it’s nearly 2,000 years of never being invaded. If she’d come back, I might have had more luck.”Ī pal said Melissa is a “complete nutter – a complete fruitcake, so anything was possible. She lifted it up and she was still smiling at me. Washington said: “I saw these things wobbling around and, Jeez, she smiled at me. “I hope I have brightened up a few people’s day,” she said, “I certainly have no regrets. The duke was laughing like mad.” Seconds later Melissa was arrested and spent the rest of the final at a police station before being freed before without charge. Peter Goord, 57, of Plymouth, said: “She showed it all. Melissa headed for the Royal Box and, grinning at the bigwigs, lifted up her pinny. “I was going to wear a dress but decided to wear my pinny instead.”Īs she ran, Mal Washington even pulled up his shirt to reveal his chest. “When the players came out I thought, ‘It’s now or never’, so I just did it. “I knew it had never been done before – and it had to be done, really, didn’t it? I am a bit of a naughty girl and I definitely have a wild streak in me. “I did it for a bit of a laugh, although I was encouraged by all the others. “It was my suggestion entirely,” she said. Melissa – nicknamed Missie – of Wandsworth, London, was in high spirits after gaining a design degree at Manchester Polytechnic. I suppose that means I have got the sack.” “They demanded my pinny back immediately. “But my employers were very po-faced,” said Melissa.
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