Emma Raducanu

[nickfrog]

Yes she needs to do a Hamilton ASAP.

[aeropilot]

swisstoni said:

rjfp1962 said:

thompson9745 said:

Another one gone due to parents' meddling...

https://12ft.io/proxy?q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.telegrap...

Just read up on this myself... Apparently Emma wanted Dmitry Tursunov to stay, but her parents, especially her father wants more control making it impossible for Dmitry to do his job....!

I’ve listened to interviews with her in the past (not about tennis, but generally about her childhood years) where she’s lovingly hinted at her parents being pains in the arse.

It’s difficult but when the best coaches have great things to say about her but ‘can’t agree terms with her team’ it’s not the physio they are referring to.

She may have a very difficult decision to make if she is going to become a top 10 player.

I suspect she's not brave enough to make that decision.

By the time she is, it will be too late.

[rjfp1962]

aeropilot said:

swisstoni said:

rjfp1962 said:

thompson9745 said:

Another one gone due to parents' meddling...

https://12ft.io/proxy?q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.telegrap...

Just read up on this myself... Apparently Emma wanted Dmitry Tursunov to stay, but her parents, especially her father wants more control making it impossible for Dmitry to do his job....!

I’ve listened to interviews with her in the past (not about tennis, but generally about her childhood years) where she’s lovingly hinted at her parents being pains in the arse.

It’s difficult but when the best coaches have great things to say about her but ‘can’t agree terms with her team’ it’s not the physio they are referring to.

She may have a very difficult decision to make if she is going to become a top 10 player.

I suspect she's not brave enough to make that decision.

By the time she is, it will be too late.

I do wonder if she's made legal arrangements with her father prior to her winning US Open title...
Will be interesting to see where her career goes in 2023, but management situation needs to stabilize if possible

[Stan the Bat]

Another "parents" thing by the sound of it.

[Waitforme]

I think she has all the makings of a one hit wonder unless something radically changes.

[UTH]

Waitforme said:

I think she has all the makings of a one hit wonder unless something radically changes.

Her new theme tune perhaps?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zA52uNzx7Y4

[Frimley111R]

Wins one tournament and gets MBE! https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-63761...

[Heathwood]

I’m sorry but what? Services to Tennis? Really! I mean, I like the girl and enjoyed watching her win the US open, but is that all it takes to bag an MBE nowadays?

[thompson9745]

Heathwood said:

I’m sorry but what? Services to Tennis? Really! I mean, I like the girl and enjoyed watching her win the US open, but is that all it takes to bag an MBE nowadays?

The last British female grand slam winner was...

Virginia Wade 1977...

I think she won a couple though before getting her MBE

[swisstoni]

Heathwood said:

I’m sorry but what? Services to Tennis? Really! I mean, I like the girl and enjoyed watching her win the US open, but is that all it takes to bag an MBE nowadays?

It was a pretty massive achievement whatever happens to her afterwards.

[abzmike]

swisstoni said:

Heathwood said:

I’m sorry but what? Services to Tennis? Really! I mean, I like the girl and enjoyed watching her win the US open, but is that all it takes to bag an MBE nowadays?

It was a pretty massive achievement whatever happens to her afterwards.

Agreed - it just looks a bit daft since it’s over a year since she won it, and she hasn’t come anywhere close to repeating it since.

[rjfp1962]

I think it's more about a flawed honours system personally...

[McGee_22]

thompson9745 said:

Heathwood said:

I’m sorry but what? Services to Tennis? Really! I mean, I like the girl and enjoyed watching her win the US open, but is that all it takes to bag an MBE nowadays?

The last British female grand slam winner was...

Virginia Wade 1977...

I think she won a couple though before getting her MBE

Prior to ER's win the last British female Grand Slam finalist was...

Virginia Wade 1977.

With Jo Konta's two GS semi-finals and one GS semi from Jo Durie, as well as Laura Robson's Silver Olympic medal there hasn't been a huge amount of British Womens silverware so to actually do what ER did was pretty remarkable - just look at the amount of records in set in terms of unbeaten matches in the competition, not losing a set, having to qualify. It was bonkers, astonishing, remarkable and magnificent - and I suspect unless ER gets her level back up it could be another 40 years before a British women wins a GS final.

[Wills2]

What she did was unprecedented in world tennis never mind UK tennis, doesn't matter if she never plays again it was an incredible achievement, she deserves the MBE.

[Nurburgsingh]

swisstoni said:

Heathwood said:

I’m sorry but what? Services to Tennis? Really! I mean, I like the girl and enjoyed watching her win the US open, but is that all it takes to bag an MBE nowadays?

It was a pretty massive achievement whatever happens to her afterwards.

I get that - but how does her winning something once become “services to tennis”

“Services to her self” no doubt. I could be wrong and off the back of her win she’s dedicated a chunk of time to make tennis more accessible and available to young kids and there’s a massive uptake in girls playing tennis now.

But I doubt it.

[nickfrog]

I think she did give tennis a massive boost but it wasn't very sustained, like her career basically.

[cuprabob]

Her earnings in 2022 were enough to make 4th in the Forbes list of highest female athletes, despite her poor form on the court.

https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/tennis/emma-raducan...

Edited by cuprabob on Friday 23 December 16:09

[abzmike]

Reaping the benefit of her USOpen winner endorsements. They will dry up as quickly as they started if she doesn’t (re)start producing similar on court. 50plus rankers don’t get multi million dollar deals.

[cuprabob]

abzmike said:

Reaping the benefit of her USOpen winner endorsements. They will dry up as quickly as they started if she doesn’t (re)start producing similar on court. 50plus rankers don’t get multi million dollar deals.

True, but she's already made enough to live comfortably for the rest of her life.

[Bright Halo]

I really do hope she gains winning form.
A long term coach will do wonders I’m sure.