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CROWD FAVOURITE [1 record]

Record 1 2011-11-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Racquet Sports
CONT

Bruguera won the French Open in each of the past two years and became one of the darlings of the crowd for his tenacious style.

CONT

In today's final, Chang will play Boris Becker, the 1992 champion and fan favorite [...]

OBS

The English term "favorite" or "favorite tennis player" elicits a subjective response. The false French cognate "favorite", by itself, suggests a particular placement in the tennis computer rankings.

PHR

Media, overwhelming darling.

PHR

Darling of the French fans.

Key term(s)
  • fan favourite
  • crowd favourite
  • favourite

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sports de raquette
CONT

La foule [...] s'est consolée en assistant à la qualification d'une autre de ses coqueluches, Martina Navratilova, qui a montré à 37 ans de beaux restes face à la Tchèque Helena Sukova.

CONT

[...] la grande foule new-yorkaise, [était] plus attentive au résultat de son chouchou Agassi.

CONT

Robichaud sera sans contredit le leader de l'équipe unifoliée et le favori du public.

Spanish

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