ElineSibia

Trilingual 🗣️, London girl.

LLM Corporate and Commercial Law @MaastrichtU
LLB Law with German Law @unibirmingham

[ElineSibia @ElineSibia]

@TicketmasterCS Hi there, in my original post I said I already followed the guidance. For clarity I mean that what was said here: My activity has been paused or suspended — I’m a genuine fan. What should I do? – Ticketmaster Help

Now what?

[ElineSibia @ElineSibia]

@TicketmasterCS Hi there, I got the 'Your Browsing Activity Has Been Paused' message and I followed the guidelines and it still won't work or let me sign into my account

[Sulla @spqr_sulla]

It’s probably understated how much social life is kept together by like 1 or 2 people per group who are the first movers who plan everything and ask people to go out, without which they keystone would be gone and no one would get together

[luigi al gaib heard pied piper live @bvblers]

the REAL person of the year: gisèle pelicot 🤍

[Roger Federer @rogerfederer]

Vamos, @RafaelNadal!

As you get ready to graduate from tennis, I’ve got a few things to share before I maybe get emotional.

Let’s start with the obvious: you beat me—a lot. More than I managed to beat you. You challenged me in ways no one else could. On clay, it felt like I was stepping into your backyard, and you made me work harder than I ever thought I could just to hold my ground. You made me reimagine my game—even going so far as to change the size of my racquet head, hoping for any edge.

I’m not a very superstitious person, but you took it to the next level. Your whole process. All those rituals. Assembling your water bottles like toy soldiers in formation, fixing your hair, adjusting your underwear... All of it with the highest intensity. Secretly, I kind of loved the whole thing. Because it was so unique—it was so you.

And you know what, Rafa, you made me enjoy the game even more. 

OK, maybe not at first. After the 2004 Australian Open, I achieved the #1 ranking for the first time. I thought I was on top of the world. And I was—until two months later, when you walked on the court in Miami in your red sleeveless shirt, showing off those biceps, and you beat me convincingly. All that buzz I’d been hearing about you—about this amazing young player from Mallorca, a generational talent, probably going to win a major someday—it wasn’t just hype.

We were both at the start of our journey and it’s one we ended up taking together. Twenty years later, Rafa, I have to say: What an incredible run you’ve had. Including 14 French Opens—historic! You made Spain proud... you made the whole tennis world proud.

I keep thinking about the memories we’ve shared. Promoting the sport together. Playing that match on half-grass, half-clay. Breaking the all-time attendance record by playing in front of more than 50,000 fans in Cape Town, South Africa. Always cracking each other up. Wearing each other out on the court and then, sometimes, almost literally having to hold each other up during trophy ceremonies.

I’m still grateful you invited me to Mallorca to help launch the Rafa Nadal Academy in 2016. Actually, I kind of invited myself. I knew you were too polite to insist on me being there, but I didn’t want to miss it. You have always been a role model for kids around the world, and Mirka and I are so glad that our children have all trained at your academies. They had a blast and learned so much—like thousands of other young players. Although I always worried my kids would come home playing tennis as lefties.

And then there was London—the Laver Cup in 2022. My final match. It meant everything to me that you were there by my side—not as my rival but as my doubles partner. Sharing the court with you that night, and sharing those tears, will forever be one of the most special moments of my career.

Rafa, I know you’re focused on the last stretch of your epic career. We will talk when it’s done. For now, I just want to congratulate your family and team, who all played a massive role in your success. And I want you to know that your old friend is always cheering for you, and will be cheering just as loud for everything you do next.

Rafa that!

Best always, your fan, 

Roger

[ElineSibia @ElineSibia]

@h_chandlerwilde I remember that - it was such a distressing and awful time xx

[Tristan Kirk @kirkkorner]

A man from Birmingham loses his wife to cancer, then gets cancer himself

Convicted in the fast-track Single Justice Procedure for letting his car insurance lapse & not declaring the vehicle 'off road'

Criminal convictions like this illustrate clearly why reform is long overdue

[Tristan Kirk @kirkkorner]

Imagine a world where a man is given a criminal conviction for not having car insurance when he was recovering from a brain haemorrhage

No need to imagine, it happened this month in the #SingleJusticeProcedure

[ElineSibia @ElineSibia]

@PhilippeLambin Have replied in direct message!

[claire rowden @clx1re]

what I mean when I say “I needed this” after hanging out with the besties, btw

[Tristan Kirk @kirkkorner]

The Lord Chancellor has promised Single Justice Procedure reform and says "Fairness is non-negotiable"

Last week a domestic violence victim received a criminal conviction over unpaid car insurance, after writing this letter to the court

Change isn't happening fast enough

[s 🍉🍒🎄 @saucherie]

saw this reel that said "no one thrives more in an airport than a solo travelling eldest daughter" and like YES so true

[diyani 🧚🏽‍♀️ @gibb0ngirl]

only one person can figure out what’s happening with kate middleton

[Gareth P Jones @jonesgarethp]

It's dress up day tomorrow at daughter's school. Vikings. One of her more eccentric friends - who likes to think outside the box - is going as an oar.

[Latif Nasser @latifnasser]

Last January, I noticed something peculiar in my 2yo’s bedroom that - after a year of obsessive reporting - led me to a profound cosmic revelation about what’s even possible in our universe. A 🧵.

[Zac ⚡️ @zachaniffx]

one confessional in and ekin-su has already proven she’s an iconic contestant because what on earth is this 😭😭😭 #TheTraitorsUS

[Edward Henry KC @edwardhenry1]

@BarristerSecret @MarcDavenant Dear @SBarrettBar
Seema is my client. It adds insult to injury when you use her painful ordeal to try and score a moribund political point, predicated on incompetent error.

[Scott Bryan @scottygb]

Ian Hislop giving no fucks is unmissable television https://t.co/R5KjHu2x0P