skibbarriz wrote:

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jb288 wrote:

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Agree, but it's old enough to know when you've got lucky in the lottery of life, and to know that you should make the most of your talents - a bit like choosing to go to university if you've got academic talent; you might not want to, but are mature enough to know the rewards are worth it. Anyway, like I said, if she can't be bothered, it's her loss and she'll regret it when she's 25!

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Interesting to read this thread from the start. Well, she's 25 now, I wonder what she thinks of any of it.

She has never won a maindraw WTA singles match, but has won 1 round at Wimbldedon in singles, in on a MDWC, of which she has received a number over the years. Of late though, she's on a big losing streak, her ranking sinking to outside top 300, without injury or anything else seeming to account for the slide.


Maybe this thread in is one to be moved to the individual player thread section.

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I think you're overlooking Nottingham last year, which was and is a WTA event. She won three rounds of qualifying to get to the main draw before beating Donna Vekic in the first round and Christina McHale in the second before falling to Saisai Zheng in the QF.

She also won a round at Birmingham in 2012, beating Benesova in the first round proper.   

Coup Droit wrote:

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A moving statement from Tara:


"My grandad and my grandma are my absolute heros. Not only are they constantly supportive of my tennis, they have never batted an eyelid to my sexuality. With #pride month quickly approaching an end, Id like to take this opportunity to encourage all parents and family members to be open to all sexualities and choices of their child or at least hear them out. Without this support from my family, I would not be here today. I always struggled with who I was when I was younger, I tried to hide it, I struggled with depression, I lied. It wasnt until my grandma sat me down one day and told me that whomever I love, whatever gender, I would always be loved by her. With this message I vowed to be open and try to help others who perhaps werent sure with who they are and were not as lucky as me to have a support system. If youre reading this and wondering why Ive decided posted this, its because if this story can help just one person come out and be themselves then its worth it. If you ever feel alone, youre not. Speak up #pridemonth #sexuality #LGBQT #speakup"

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Amen. No matter how receptive you suspect the audience might be its never easy.

PockyTastic wrote:

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Coup Droit wrote:

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A moving statement from Tara:


"My grandad and my grandma are my absolute heros. Not only are they constantly supportive of my tennis, they have never batted an eyelid to my sexuality. With #pride month quickly approaching an end, Id like to take this opportunity to encourage all parents and family members to be open to all sexualities and choices of their child or at least hear them out. Without this support from my family, I would not be here today. I always struggled with who I was when I was younger, I tried to hide it, I struggled with depression, I lied. It wasnt until my grandma sat me down one day and told me that whomever I love, whatever gender, I would always be loved by her. With this message I vowed to be open and try to help others who perhaps werent sure with who they are and were not as lucky as me to have a support system. If youre reading this and wondering why Ive decided posted this, its because if this story can help just one person come out and be themselves then its worth it. If you ever feel alone, youre not. Speak up #pridemonth #sexuality #LGBQT #speakup"

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Amen. No matter how receptive you suspect the audience might be its never easy.

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What a cool granny, way ahead of her time. Tara being vocal about her challenges undoubtedly will help young people in similar situations make decisions that will make them happy. The more people who tell their story I feel the easier it is for the next generation to live it.