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Chubbyross said:
juice said:
How good was that !
Super star and so down to earth. She's got to be up there for spoty
No-one else will come close to her for SPOTY. Super star and so down to earth. She's got to be up there for spoty
BlackWidow13 said:
Chubbyross said:
juice said:
How good was that !
Super star and so down to earth. She's got to be up there for spoty
No-one else will come close to her for SPOTY. Super star and so down to earth. She's got to be up there for spoty
I think she's absolutely awesome. Love that her Instagram has not been cleansed. Nice photos of her from years back doing normal things with everyday folk.
Love that she went to Grammar school.
A lot of inspiration for normal every day kids
Her tennis is awesome. Love that she gets up early from time outs to pressure the opponent. Return of serve is ridiculous. Love that she does not chase down every ball. If she's not going to get to a ball, why chase and deplete energy. Sensible
Looking forward to following her career
Keep smashing it Emma (she's a Motorsport fan so not inconceivable she comes to PH!}
Love that she went to Grammar school.
A lot of inspiration for normal every day kids
Her tennis is awesome. Love that she gets up early from time outs to pressure the opponent. Return of serve is ridiculous. Love that she does not chase down every ball. If she's not going to get to a ball, why chase and deplete energy. Sensible
Looking forward to following her career
Keep smashing it Emma (she's a Motorsport fan so not inconceivable she comes to PH!}
BlackWidow13 said:
Without talking down her incredible achievement, there is some serious competition this year. Cav, matching Merckx’s record of Tour wins, Jason Kenny as the leading British Olympic gold medalist, possibly Lewis Hamilton if he picks up his eighth title. And those are just the front runners.
Perhaps the scale of her achievement hasn’t sunk in yet. Not to put down any of the other achievements but to win a Grand Slam event (something no British women has done since 1977) at only your second event, to do so as a qualifier and to not drop a set is something I don’t think will ever be equalled. Iwantafusca said:
BlackWidow13 said:
Chubbyross said:
juice said:
How good was that !
Super star and so down to earth. She's got to be up there for spoty
No-one else will come close to her for SPOTY. Super star and so down to earth. She's got to be up there for spoty
BlackWidow13 said:
Without talking down her incredible achievement, there is some serious competition this year. Cav, matching Merckx’s record of Tour wins, Jason Kenny as the leading British Olympic gold medalist, possibly Lewis Hamilton if he picks up his eighth title. And those are just the front runners.
For impact, none of those come close to what Emma did yesterday - she will win it by a landslide.272BHP said:
For impact, none of those come close to what Emma did yesterday - she will win it by a landslide.
Current odds are 1/9 for Emma and 12/1 for the next best. That's a certainty. Undoubtedly, there's been some great achievements by many British sports stars this year, but Emma's gone to another level. And she does the 'personality' bit of sports personality, it's not just about her sporting achievementDE1975 said:
Current odds are 1/9 for Emma and 12/1 for the next best. That's a certainty. Undoubtedly, there's been some great achievements by many British sports stars this year, but Emma's gone to another level. And she does the 'personality' bit of sports personality, it's not just about her sporting achievement
It will be nice to get a winner with a personality, sometimes that doesn't happen!Esceptico said:
Blakewater said:
Good at carting as well apparently, so could have easily gone the way of being a racing driver, but chose tennis.
I had nothing against Fernandez and thought she must be decent after Emma talked about her giving everyone cupcakes when it was her birthday. Moaning within Emma's earshot about the time out wasn't sporting though. Obviously it was frustrating but it wasn't Emma's choice, I assume it's a rule to suspend the game if someone is bleeding onto the court as it's a hygiene and safety issue and it affected Emma's momentum at a crucial point for her. Emma had to play on to the end of the set at Wimbledon when she requested medical attention and that was when she was struggling to breathe.
The Americans were on a patriotic high with it being 9/11 and were clearly favouring the Canadian as the closest thing to an American they had in the final. It would have only been a more favourable crowd for Emma's opponent if she'd been playing someone from the USA. Emma herself was actually born in Canada.
I am not sure why Fernandez was complaining. Did she expect Emma to carry on playing with blood dripping down her leg? Not to mention it couldn’t have happened at a worse time for Emma as she had to step up after the break and try to save a break point (which of course she did). I had nothing against Fernandez and thought she must be decent after Emma talked about her giving everyone cupcakes when it was her birthday. Moaning within Emma's earshot about the time out wasn't sporting though. Obviously it was frustrating but it wasn't Emma's choice, I assume it's a rule to suspend the game if someone is bleeding onto the court as it's a hygiene and safety issue and it affected Emma's momentum at a crucial point for her. Emma had to play on to the end of the set at Wimbledon when she requested medical attention and that was when she was struggling to breathe.
The Americans were on a patriotic high with it being 9/11 and were clearly favouring the Canadian as the closest thing to an American they had in the final. It would have only been a more favourable crowd for Emma's opponent if she'd been playing someone from the USA. Emma herself was actually born in Canada.
I assume there were a lot of Canadians in the crowd but then the US commentary on ESPN was biased in Fernandez’s favour too).
BlackWidow13 said:
Chubbyross said:
juice said:
How good was that !
Super star and so down to earth. She's got to be up there for spoty
No-one else will come close to her for SPOTY. Super star and so down to earth. She's got to be up there for spoty
Am still buzzing this morning after this young ladies wonderful victory..! Yes, Fernandez did have quite a moment when Emma fell, cutting her leg at such a crucial point in the match - But overall, their emotions were restricted, yet positive when they won those hard earned points..
Certainly none of that moaning and berating nonsense we have seen elsewhere in tennis....!
Just hope she can keep those who have got her to this point close because so many now will offer Emma advise on how to progress, but I do think she, even at such a young age is very capable of knowing who she needs around her.
The challenge for her will change when the nation starts expecting results from her, and she will have to get used to loses in order to learn more. But what a start, recovered from the 4th round withdrawal when she couldn't breath - That's scary..!
But at the US Open 10 matches, 10 wins, no sets lost and is US Champion.
It will be a joy to follow this young lady in tennis....
Certainly none of that moaning and berating nonsense we have seen elsewhere in tennis....!
Just hope she can keep those who have got her to this point close because so many now will offer Emma advise on how to progress, but I do think she, even at such a young age is very capable of knowing who she needs around her.
The challenge for her will change when the nation starts expecting results from her, and she will have to get used to loses in order to learn more. But what a start, recovered from the 4th round withdrawal when she couldn't breath - That's scary..!
But at the US Open 10 matches, 10 wins, no sets lost and is US Champion.
It will be a joy to follow this young lady in tennis....
TheGroover said:
Chubbyross said:
juice said:
How good was that !
Super star and so down to earth. She's got to be up there for spoty
No-one else will come close to her for SPOTY. Super star and so down to earth. She's got to be up there for spoty
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