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Post by janie on Sept 19, 2008 16:28:05 GMT -5
Anyone who follows Tati at all has probably heard this already, but she is not going to try to return until next season. Here's some French practice for tout le monde:
Golovin reviendra en 2009
16/09/2008 - Sports.fr
Dans un entretien accordé à L’Equipe de ce jour, Tatiana Golovin, qui n’a plus joué depuis mai dernier à cause de problèmes récurrents dans le bas du dos, annonce que sa saison est d’ores et déjà terminée, espérant effectuer son retour en Australie en début d’année 2009. En revanche, la Française dément avoir l’intention de mettre un terme à sa carrière : "Je suis trop jeune pour dire que ma carrière est finie. Si j’avais eu les mêmes troubles à 27 ou 28 ans, ça aurait peut-être été le cas. A 20 ans, pas question d’arrêter."
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Post by janie on Oct 6, 2008 12:56:14 GMT -5
Golovin's been working with former Mauresmo coach Loic Courteau, and may or may not keep on.
It's funny that I'm the one who posts the most in this thread when I was once a very big anti-Tati-ite, back when she was 15 or so. Just goes to show -- something, don't ask me what!
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Post by leelee on Mar 2, 2009 14:07:24 GMT -5
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Post by The Chloe on Mar 2, 2009 23:56:32 GMT -5
While I'm not sure how much of an achievement this is, Golovin's photos are much better than Hantuchova's and Kirilenko's.
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Post by leelee on Mar 3, 2009 2:55:57 GMT -5
I think they all had weaknesses.
Tati never smiled, and that just makes her troll face worse. But, she still probably wins because she fills out a bikini nicely.
Maria is cuter, but she's not the model type. She looks so much older and weird when she tries the model face. Every pic with Maria should be her with a huge smile and running or something.
And Danielka is a 12-year old boy with pretty eyes.
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Post by The Chloe on Mar 3, 2009 8:34:55 GMT -5
Has Golovin lost some muscle mass or does Kirilenko somehow just manage to have more of it? Or is Kirikenko just oddly proportioned?
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Post by Iorix on Mar 3, 2009 17:16:15 GMT -5
While I'm not sure how much of an achievement this is, Golovin's photos are much better than Hantuchova's and Kirilenko's. Golovin was the only one who did a passable impression of the standard issue spank rag model. Hantuchova and Kirilenko were both miscast. |
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Post by The Chloe on Mar 3, 2009 22:02:41 GMT -5
Well put.
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Post by Grarliner on Mar 6, 2009 17:57:37 GMT -5
So has Golovin retired 4 life or is she going to come back one day?
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Post by leelee on Mar 6, 2009 21:26:09 GMT -5
My guess is that this "retirement" is similar to Hingis'. Using a chronic injury as an excuse to have fun while she's still young and pretty enough to do whatever she wants, but not pretty enough to be like Pornikova and quit entirely.
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Post by Grarliner on Mar 7, 2009 2:06:09 GMT -5
What is the injury? And do you know if it's chronic? I know she had back surgery last year, right?
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Post by leelee on Mar 7, 2009 12:53:36 GMT -5
Some arthritis thing with her back. I suppose it will only get worse as she gets older.
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Post by Grarliner on Mar 9, 2009 16:35:32 GMT -5
That's probably a safe bet with arthritis, but then why the surgery?
Actually, I don't know that much about arthritis. Last I heard, they were discovering it might not be a chronic condition, but something induced by a bacteria or virus. Anybody know more
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Post by janie on Mar 10, 2009 18:32:06 GMT -5
Tati was supposedly diagnosed with ankylosing spondylitis, which I think is an arthritis that's an autoimmune disease. We don't know how bad her case is, so it's hard to know if it's something she can manage to play with or not. I wonder if any news has come out in the last couple of months? It'll be a real shame if she's finished already; she's lively and different, never a robot, and the Tour is desperate for someone like her.
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Post by leelee on Mar 10, 2009 18:37:59 GMT -5
The key is supposedly, so it may be bullshit.
It's a shame... like you say, Tati can bring so much to the tour. Her intelligent gamestyle, personality and looks.
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Post by janie on Jun 3, 2011 15:09:54 GMT -5
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Post by The Chloe on Jun 3, 2011 17:23:14 GMT -5
I forget what happened here. Did she retire?
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Post by janie on Jun 4, 2011 7:13:42 GMT -5
Yes, she kept having back problems and then finally found out she had some chronic condition that wasn't going to get better. So she stopped playing and does tv commentary or analysis in France. Hard to remember that she was one of those kids who trained in Florida from a young age because she seems so French, even if ethnically Russian.
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Post by Old Hag on Jun 4, 2011 12:38:44 GMT -5
The same "condition" that kept Anna Porn on her back, I'm sure.
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Post by Denise49IQ on Jun 7, 2011 9:16:54 GMT -5
I miss Tati.  Remember when she won Amelia Island and almost became relevant? |
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Post by Wagasi on Jun 13, 2011 19:59:05 GMT -5
With all the recurring ankle problems, it's weird that it was her back that ended her career. |
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