Ex-player Jaeger admits purposely losing '83 Wimbledon final

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  • bigboydan
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    • 08-10-05
    • 55420

    #1
    Ex-player Jaeger admits purposely losing '83 Wimbledon final
    It took them 25 years to find this out. Just how long has match fixing been going on in Tennis.

    Ex-player Jaeger admits purposely losing '83 Wimbledon final

    WIMBLEDON, England -- Andrea Jaeger said in an interview with a British newspaper that she purposely lost the 1983 Wimbledon final to Martina Navratilova.

    Jaeger turned professional at 14 and retired five years later after blowing out her shoulder in the 1985 French Open. She became a nun in 2006, and said she threw the 1983 final at the All England Club in an interview published Saturday in the Daily Mail.

    "During the match I missed balls on purpose. I hit right to Martina and when I was getting whipped in the first set 6-0, I tried to look upset about it," said Jaeger, who lost 6-0, 6-3. "I glanced at my dad. He knew something was wrong because I never got nervous and always started great."

    Jaeger said she got into an argument with her father the afternoon before the final and fled the home she was renting. She was only 18 in 1983, and she said she went next door to where Navratilova was staying in order to call a taxi.

    "I was upset and kept pounding on the door and ringing the bell until Martina's trainer, Nancy Lieberman, opened the door and took me to the kitchen," Jaeger said. "Martina was sitting in the living room. She glanced round at me briefly with a look on her face to say that I'd interrupted her preparation for the final. She stayed seated and didn't look at me again.

    "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 neighbor who was suffering in order to fulfill her desire, so I had to make it right. I gave up my desire to give someone their help."

    The win was the third of nine Wimbledon singles titles for Navratilova.
  • englishmike
    SBR Hall of Famer
    • 06-19-08
    • 5279

    #2
    Suffice to say her position in the list of all-time sporting greats is lower than soles of my shoes.
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    • mathdotcom
      SBR Posting Legend
      • 03-24-08
      • 11689

      #3
      Women athletes have no shame, no surprise.
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      • SBR Lou
        BARRELED IN @ SBR!
        • 08-02-07
        • 37863

        #4
        Originally posted by mathdotcom
        Women athletes have no shame, no surprise.
        How can players bet on individuals which bleed once a month without knowing when exactly their cycle is and if it'll in turn affect their performances?
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        • mathdotcom
          SBR Posting Legend
          • 03-24-08
          • 11689

          #5
          Originally posted by crazyl
          How can players bet on individuals which bleed once a month without knowing when exactly their cycle is and if it'll in turn affect their performances?

          Bets should be voided on bleeding athletes.
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          • daggerkobe
            SBR Posting Legend
            • 03-25-08
            • 10744

            #6
            Not like she would've won anyways.

            I saw Martina playing basketball with her dyke posse at this park my friends and I used to play at, and I am convinced she has a stiffy between her legs.
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            • Tsoprano
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              • 04-14-08
              • 26374

              #7
              Send her to Donaghys cell. Would make a great couple.
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              • fiveteamer
                SBR Posting Legend
                • 04-14-08
                • 10805

                #8
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                • bookie
                  SBR MVP
                  • 08-10-05
                  • 2112

                  #9
                  She didn't throw the match. She freaked out. This is an ex-post explanation on her part. If she happened to win the first two points her competitive instincts would have kicked in. Pretty weird though.
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                  • Marigold HD
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                    • 09-03-07
                    • 5053

                    #10
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