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"She mentally checked out" according to Anne Keothavong. I like that Anne says how it is and isn't a fan-girl just because she captains her.
"I was very happy being able to help carry the team in BJK Cup..." Does she actually listen to herself? You carried the team? Or did you CONTRIBUTE to the team? The mind boggles.
And to top if off....
"I'm going to take a few days off and rest a little bit because I’ve been going non-stop for the last month. From the performance it was very clear that I was mentally and emotionally exhausted."
Oh you poor thing. Having to work a little bit outside all of your modelling and instagram shoots. She's coming across a little bit of a princess. If you were tired, why accept the wildcard and deny someone else the opportunity to play in the Madrid Open?
Full quotes here.
"I was very happy being able to help carry the team in BJK Cup..." Does she actually listen to herself? You carried the team? Or did you CONTRIBUTE to the team? The mind boggles.
And to top if off....
"I'm going to take a few days off and rest a little bit because I’ve been going non-stop for the last month. From the performance it was very clear that I was mentally and emotionally exhausted."
Oh you poor thing. Having to work a little bit outside all of your modelling and instagram shoots. She's coming across a little bit of a princess. If you were tired, why accept the wildcard and deny someone else the opportunity to play in the Madrid Open?
Full quotes here.
BBC - Britain's Emma Raducanu has withdrawn from the French Open, just 24 hours before qualifying was due to begin.
The 21-year-old is not injured, but has decided to skip Roland Garros to train and give herself a “chance to keep fit for the rest of the year".
Very odd… she is playing so little tennis, she’ll forget how to do it. Putting a lot of pressure on herself do do something when she can’t avoid playing come the grass season.
The 21-year-old is not injured, but has decided to skip Roland Garros to train and give herself a “chance to keep fit for the rest of the year".
Very odd… she is playing so little tennis, she’ll forget how to do it. Putting a lot of pressure on herself do do something when she can’t avoid playing come the grass season.
Her recent interview with her opinions on the skill levels between men and women, the pay disparity outside of the grand slams and her admission that she was ‘forced’ to play tennis by her father will find her quite isolated.
If she thinks she’s that skilled then she should challenge some of the guys. When Serena and Venus were at their very best they played a guy who was then ranked around mid-600 in the world; he played them on a hangover and reckoned he was playing like a mid-800 player, didn’t have to try that hard and beat them both back to back with a couple of 6-0 sets.
As for pay, you get paid for playing - get knocked out early, withdraw medically or just don’t turn up and you won’t get paid. The Grand Slam tournaments can afford to offer equal pay but start forcing all competitions to do that and the simple economics mean lots of competitions will quickly disappear. Surely her much spoken of economic skills can make her understand that.
As for being forced to play tennis - well it’s made you rich and famous and if you are now now begrudging those parenting decisions that put you where you are then you have a whole lot more issues than your tennis game to deal with. What coach would read that interview and say ‘Yep, there’s a young woman who wants to play tennis and wants to improve and is realistic about the tennis world she lives in’.
If she thinks she’s that skilled then she should challenge some of the guys. When Serena and Venus were at their very best they played a guy who was then ranked around mid-600 in the world; he played them on a hangover and reckoned he was playing like a mid-800 player, didn’t have to try that hard and beat them both back to back with a couple of 6-0 sets.
As for pay, you get paid for playing - get knocked out early, withdraw medically or just don’t turn up and you won’t get paid. The Grand Slam tournaments can afford to offer equal pay but start forcing all competitions to do that and the simple economics mean lots of competitions will quickly disappear. Surely her much spoken of economic skills can make her understand that.
As for being forced to play tennis - well it’s made you rich and famous and if you are now now begrudging those parenting decisions that put you where you are then you have a whole lot more issues than your tennis game to deal with. What coach would read that interview and say ‘Yep, there’s a young woman who wants to play tennis and wants to improve and is realistic about the tennis world she lives in’.
Bright Halo said:
I still think she needs a real no nonsense, tell it the way it is coach like Ivan Lendl without any other interference from family or whoever to really focus her and hopefully get the best out of her talent.
That is exactly what she needs and she also needs to listen, rather (as has been hinted at in some reports) than dictate to a coach what she wants to do.Gassing Station | Sports | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff