That Canadian tennis player Greg Rusedski

Ace · Post by **Ace** » Sat Jan 10, 2004 12:33 pm

Its funny how some of the British Newspapers are calling him Canadian now

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BAT · Post by **BAT** » Sat Jan 10, 2004 12:41 pm

I wondered if he was Canadian because of his accent. Of course, now that he is under investigation for drugs it is best to make a clarification.

If he was winning in the tournaments and had no drug investigation going on, I'm sure he'd still be English.

Ace · Post by **Ace** » Sat Jan 10, 2004 12:44 pm

BAT wrote:I wondered if he was Canadian because of his accent. Of course, now that he is under investigation for drugs it is best to make a clarification. If he was winning in the tournaments and had no drug investigation going on, I'm sure he'd still be English.

Yep he was Canadian. But he's been representing Britain for a while now. I don't know if he's change his citizenship or if its some commonwealth loophole or something.

BAT · Post by **BAT** » Sat Jan 10, 2004 1:08 pm

There are many Canadians with English ancestry who try to get a British passport. I'm not sure what the regulations are, but there is some kind of system for that which makes it quite easy.

PeterF · Post by **PeterF** » Sat Jan 10, 2004 1:09 pm

He at least blew the whistle on himself as soon as he was told that he had been tested +ve he did not wait for "leaks to the press" he made a statement telling the world that he had failed.
The results of the test would not have been made public until next week but he is playing in a a tournment in Adelaide and apparently wanted no come bcks should he do well in it...
He spent most of last year with his leg in plaster I suspect that this banned substance ws given to him as part of the treatment by accident some unkowing quack.
Oh why does he play for Britain?...his mum is English and his dad was originally German, with Polish-Ukranian parents, hence the Polish surname of Rusedski.
But he was born in Canada.
http://freespace.virgin.net/greg.rusedski/history.htm
He could have chosed any one from three he chose Britain because his girl is English and he spends most of his time there.

Slothrop · Post by **Slothrop** » Sat Jan 10, 2004 10:49 pm

The results of the test would not have been made public until next week but he is playing in a a tournment in Adelaide and apparently wanted no come bcks should he do well in it...

Errr.. he went out in the second round, shortly before he went public, IIRC.

PeterF · Post by **PeterF** » Mon Jan 12, 2004 8:46 am

WLM wrote:The results of the test would not have been made public until next week but he is playing in a a tournment in Adelaide and apparently wanted no come bcks should he do well in it...

Errr.. he went out in the second round, shortly before he went public, IIRC.

Daah wrong Ausi City sorry I should of said Sydney...he is still playing there
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/tennis/3388061.stm

Slothrop · Post by **Slothrop** » Tue Jan 20, 2004 2:26 am

It may be too early to say, but I think he could be Canadian again soon...

He's currently a set and a break down (6-4, 5-2) to Costa in the first round of the Oz Open... but people have recovered from worse.

Ooops, correction... TWO sets down... 6-4, 6-3. He's got a mountain to climb now, but of course if he does it, all will be totally forgiven, and he'll be officially awarded the tabloid clean-as-a-whistle prize.

Have to find out in the morning. I wouldn't bet on him.

PeterF · Post by **PeterF** » Wed Mar 10, 2004 2:47 pm

Not guilty...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/tennis/3547917.stm

corellianc · Post by **corellianc** » Wed Mar 10, 2004 3:10 pm

[British population incrememted by one, restored to pre-scandal level]

dusty_bin · Post by **dusty_bin** » Wed Mar 10, 2004 3:34 pm

What a fine British player he is!

Proud I am that he hails from the same shores as I!

Happy am I that the disturbance in the Matrix has been repaired.

Rumours that Greg is Canadian can now be lain to rest.

Slothrop · Post by **Slothrop** » Wed Mar 10, 2004 3:38 pm

Dusty: Just wait till he loses to a qualifier from Mali in the first round at Wimbledon.

dusty_bin · Post by **dusty_bin** » Wed Mar 10, 2004 3:44 pm

No worries, we just adopt the guy from Mali as well and then support him as the underdog right through to the next round...

stig · Post by **stig** » Wed Mar 10, 2004 5:41 pm

He never bloody won anything when he was taking nandrolone. Christ knows how bad he's going to be now he's stopped taking it....

JasonS · Post by **JasonS** » Thu Mar 11, 2004 8:59 am

Greg was spotted yesterday out celebrating

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