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(Google) Interesting Tennis player admits to taking a dive in the Wimbeldon womens finals against Martina Navritalova in 1983. This is not a big deal because one, nobody bet on women's tennis then and two, Navritalova was playing in the wrong final anyway   (canadianpress.google.com) divider line 37
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Just a Hippie [TotalFark] 2008-07-06 01:35:02 AM  
Hahahahahahahaha! I hope this one gets the green light!

 
Peaceboy [TotalFark] 2008-07-06 01:39:54 AM  
Andrea Jaeger? Uh, yeah, her losing to Martina was the loss that rocked the tennis world.

Martina could have tried to throw that match and STILL won.

 
Benevolent Misanthrope [TotalFark] 2008-07-06 02:08:43 AM  
Peaceboy:Andrea Jaeger? Uh, yeah, her losing to Martina was the loss that rocked the tennis world.

Martina could have tried to throw that match and STILL won.


This. It wasn't a real contest - Evert was the only person in those days who really challenged Navratilova, and only because they had such different styles of play and were both the top player in their respective styles.

As for the crack about being in the wrong final, tardmitter - I pity you. It must be difficult being so insecure that you have to resort to picking on the sexuality of a women's tennis player from 20 years ago to make yourself feel powerful.

That, and she could wipe the floor with your sorry ass even now.

 
Polartank13 [TotalFark] 2008-07-06 02:16:32 AM  
Benevolent Misanthrope:As for the crack about being in the wrong final, tardmitter - I pity you. It must be difficult being so insecure that you have to resort to picking on the sexuality of a women's tennis player from 20 years ago to make yourself feel powerful.

That, and she could wipe the floor with your sorry ass even now.



Yikes! Lighten up Francis.

 
Benevolent Misanthrope [TotalFark] 2008-07-06 02:24:16 AM  
Polartank13:Yikes! Lighten up Francis.

But, why? Trolling is so much more fun.

 
Redwing [TotalFark] 2008-07-06 03:10:59 AM  
Who do you favor in the Virginia Slim's Tournament?

In women's tennis, I always root against the heterosexual.

 
puffy999 [TotalFark] 2008-07-06 04:56:53 AM  
Benevolent Misanthrope:That, and she could wipe the floor with your sorry ass even now.

With her giant penis.

Am I right?

 
botsects 2008-07-06 06:00:56 AM  
Benevolent Misanthrope:That, and she could wipe the floor with your sorry ass even now.

I bet she could...with her man-hands.

 
zerkalo 2008-07-06 06:01:27 AM  
Non-story. Martina could lick all comers

 
Control_this [TotalFark] 2008-07-06 06:41:02 AM  
good one, zerkalo.

Jaeger's always been a nutjob. Martina doesn't like nutjobs.

 
Loucifer 2008-07-06 07:18:20 AM  
Chance Jaeger could have won that match:

Nun.

 
ongbok [TotalFark] 2008-07-06 08:15:23 AM  
Tennis player admits to taking a dive in the Wimbeldon womens finals against Martina Navritalova in 1983.

A muff dive?

 
From_The_Year_2000 2008-07-06 09:51:47 AM  
bigotry made acceptable because everyone is doing it!

 
charliebear 2008-07-06 10:06:47 AM  
TFA is disappointing. Martina and her girlfriend/trainer open their door to an 18 year old tennis player who is upset and just got into a fight with her parents. Should have been a lesbian 3 way. Instead Jaeger becase a nun.

 
charliebear 2008-07-06 10:12:20 AM  
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Special J 2008-07-06 10:18:05 AM  
"I couldn't have done that in her position, but all I thought at the time was: 'I've changed her routine and affected her. I can't go out and try in the final now,"' Jaeger added. "Martina missed her chance to help her neighbour who was suffering in order to fulfil her desire, so I had to make it right. I gave up my desire to give someone their help."

Ummm. What?

Maybe you threw the match. But you sure as Hell didn't change the outcome.

 
Ecaps [TotalFark] 2008-07-06 11:07:05 AM  
Came here looking for the obligatory Top Secret reference.

Wasn't disappointed.

 
GypsyJoker 2008-07-06 11:40:39 AM  
Navritalova? Wimbeldon?

FIAL.

 
jj325 [TotalFark] 2008-07-06 12:09:38 PM  
zerkalo:Non-story. Martina could lick all comers

Not to mention come on all lickers

 
FrancoFile 2008-07-06 12:18:44 PM  
Novelties, Souvenirs, Party Tricks...

 
shlabotnik 2008-07-06 12:49:22 PM  
What phony dog poo?

 
peachpicker [TotalFark] 2008-07-06 12:50:38 PM  
Threw a match to Martina? That's nothing. Every morning, while it's still dark outside, I step out my front door and command the sun to rise.

You're all welcome.

 
buckeyebrain 2008-07-06 12:51:03 PM  
charliebear:TFA is disappointing. Martina and her girlfriend/trainer open their door to an 18 year old tennis player who is upset and just got into a fight with her parents. Should have been a lesbian 3 way. Instead Jaeger becase a nun.

You've been watching WAY too much porn.

 
Christian Bale 2008-07-06 01:31:32 PM  
"Martina missed her chance to help her neighbour who was suffering in order to fulfil her desire,"

Sounds like Andrea wanted to fulfil *her* desire, and was pissed off when Martina ignored her obvious advances.

 
Christian Bale 2008-07-06 01:33:28 PM  
buckeyebrain Quote 2008-07-06 12:51:03 PM
charliebear:TFA is disappointing. Martina and her girlfriend/trainer open their door to an 18 year old tennis player who is upset and just got into a fight with her parents. Should have been a lesbian 3 way. Instead Jaeger becase a nun.

You've been watching WAY too much porn.



Clearly you've been watching WAY too little, if that cliche plotline strikes you as anything unusual.

 
SharkTrager 2008-07-06 02:16:25 PM  
Christian Bale:buckeyebrain Quote 2008-07-06 12:51:03 PM
charliebear:TFA is disappointing. Martina and her girlfriend/trainer open their door to an 18 year old tennis player who is upset and just got into a fight with her parents. Should have been a lesbian 3 way. Instead Jaeger becase a nun.

You've been watching WAY too much porn.



Clearly you've been watching WAY too little, if that cliche plotline strikes you as anything unusual.


I'd say it's more like buckeye clearly hasn't seen enough pictures of Martina. No way should any of us be forced to visualize Martina in any kind of sex romp, lesbian or not.

 
mkiii 2008-07-06 02:30:24 PM  
so she acted like a asshat more than once because while acting like a asshat people treated her as a asshat instead of doing what she wanted?

 
never odd or even 2008-07-06 02:31:38 PM  
Damn, Federer just won't lose.

 
mikaloyd 2008-07-06 02:43:11 PM  
SharkTrager:I'd say it's more like buckeye clearly hasn't seen enough pictures of Martina.

1 is too many.

 
jake_lex [TotalFark] 2008-07-06 03:08:47 PM  
Special J:"I couldn't have done that in her position, but all I thought at the time was: 'I've changed her routine and affected her. I can't go out and try in the final now,"' Jaeger added. "Martina missed her chance to help her neighbour who was suffering in order to fulfil her desire, so I had to make it right. I gave up my desire to give someone their help."

Ummm. What?

Maybe you threw the match. But you sure as Hell didn't change the outcome.


It sounds like she's glommed onto some Catholic theology to try to explain why she got her ass whipped.

 
puffy999 [TotalFark] 2008-07-06 04:15:56 PM  
From_The_Year_2000:bigotry made acceptable because everyone is doing it!

People who don't know what words mean made acceptable because one person is doing it.

 
enkafan 2008-07-06 04:26:03 PM  
Sounds to me this was more of a very confused teenage girl and not much to do with gambling...

 
Rann Xerox 2008-07-06 04:41:46 PM  
ongbok:Tennis player admits to taking a dive in the Wimbeldon womens finals against Martina Navritalova in 1983.

A muff dive?


Pure win.

 
coffee fiend 2008-07-06 06:24:17 PM  
Peaceboy:Martina could have tried to throw that match and STILL won.

This.

 
OtherLittleGuy 2008-07-06 10:01:43 PM  
Andrea Jaeger -- an Anglican Dominican Nun.

Haldane's Law still in effect.

 
Combustion 2008-07-07 12:42:54 PM  
Redwing:Who do you favor in the Virginia Slim's Tournament?

In women's tennis, I always root against the heterosexual.


What fake dog poo?

 
judyg8or 2008-07-07 06:25:26 PM  
Her reasoning behind this makes no sense.

 
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