L32: (7) Roi Ginat (ISR) WR 1178 (= CH) vs (Q) Tiran Sanghera UNR
Go, Tiran !
I sense some history here, are you not keen
Nothing particular against Ginat
But I believe that Tiran is our only Sikh player, and I've always had a bit of a soft spot for him because he seemed to be battling hard with not much/no help with the LTA, I quite like his tennis, and I remember having a laugh with Priesty (I think it was but apologies if I've misremembered) as Tiran at age 18 had a full beard, was going slightly bald and was not a scrap of nothing - as Priesty said, Tiran was his sort of man
Also worth noting that Roi beat Tiran in three sets a couple of weeks ago
L32: (7) Roi Ginat (ISR) WR 1178 (= CH) vs (Q) Tiran Sanghera UNR
Go, Tiran !
I sense some history here, are you not keen
Nothing particular against Ginat
But I believe that Tiran is our only Sikh player, and I've always had a bit of a soft spot for him because he seemed to be battling hard with not much/no help with the LTA, I quite like his tennis, and I remember having a laugh with Priesty (I think it was but apologies if I've misremembered) as Tiran at age 18 had a full beard, was going slightly bald and was not a scrap of nothing - as Priesty said, Tiran was his sort of man
Also worth noting that Roi beat Tiran in three sets a couple of weeks ago
So, vamos, Tiran !
I remember my son starting secondary school at 10 and coming out with this 5'11 Asian guy with facial hair, I made a comment about already being in with the older boys and it turns out this lad had only turned 10 in June!!!
L32: (7) Roi Ginat (ISR) WR 1178 (= CH) vs (Q) Tiran Sanghera UNR
Go, Tiran !
I sense some history here, are you not keen
Nothing particular against Ginat
But I believe that Tiran is our only Sikh player, and I've always had a bit of a soft spot for him because he seemed to be battling hard with not much/no help with the LTA, I quite like his tennis, and I remember having a laugh with Priesty (I think it was but apologies if I've misremembered) as Tiran at age 18 had a full beard, was going slightly bald and was not a scrap of nothing - as Priesty said, Tiran was his sort of man
Also worth noting that Roi beat Tiran in three sets a couple of weeks ago
So, vamos, Tiran !
I remember my son starting secondary school at 10 and coming out with this 5'11 Asian guy with facial hair, I made a comment about already being in with the older boys and it turns out this lad had only turned 10 in June!!!
My son had a friend at French school who was white but, at about age 16, had a full chest of hair, and hair all over his back, and had to shave every day - he was broad-shouldered and quite stocky too - his dad used to joke that there was a bit of 'mountain bear' somewhere in the genepool
We're sympathetic to the young lads who reach puberty late and are still 'little boy' looking at 14 or 15 but, to be honest, it's not much fun the other way round either - in fact, teenage years can all be a bit of a nightmare, one way or the other....