Discussion
pablo said:
How she dealt with that crowd was incredibly mature, I’d have felt embarrassed had Fernandez got that reception at Wimbledon.
The crowd was fine. They were partisan but not unfair, unless I missed something.What did you see?
Have you ever watched Murray or Henman at Wimbledon?
rjfp1962 said:
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....
She does seem very level headed and sensible , part of me's expecting her to announce she's stopping the tennis to train up as a doctor or vet.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....
I'm looking forward to her and fernandez meeting again , there's a score to be settled there and we all get to watch great tennis.
monthou said:
The crowd was fine. They were partisan but not unfair, unless I missed something.
What did you see?
Have you ever watched Murray or Henman at Wimbledon?
Yeah, agree with that, it was one-sided but I didn't find it particularly intrusive. There wasn't much in the way of interruptions, I didn't hear boos, everyone seemed delighted for her at the end.What did you see?
Have you ever watched Murray or Henman at Wimbledon?
monthou said:
pablo said:
How she dealt with that crowd was incredibly mature, I’d have felt embarrassed had Fernandez got that reception at Wimbledon.
The crowd was fine. They were partisan but not unfair, unless I missed something.What did you see?
Have you ever watched Murray or Henman at Wimbledon?
Fantastic performance and result. This will be the first of many if her progress continues.
Driver101 said:
The crowd was flat when she won. It didn't feel like a big celebration.
They were mostly supporting her opponent. There were Canadian flags all over the place, compared to a few Union flags. They were disappointed not to see a third set.Nothing wrong with any of that.
I thought the crowd were great. No booing, no interruptions.
Sheepshanks said:
egor110 said:
I'm looking forward to her and fernandez meeting again , there's a score to be settled there and we all get to watch great tennis.
Fernandez must be devastated - it would have been pretty amazing for her to win but at 19 she's been beaten by someone younger.I'm sure her team will be telling her despite loosing she's flown up the rankings , now worth a few quid more than she was pre tournament and that her futures bright .
They'll meet again for sure .
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.
You can add Sarah Storey to that list, possibly for a lifetime achievement award.It still doesn't take away what was a fantastic result for this young lady.
andyA700 said:
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.
You can add Sarah Storey to that list, possibly for a lifetime achievement award.It still doesn't take away what was a fantastic result for this young lady.
She has never played a tour level 3 setter or played a WTA tournament!
I really think she is showing the deficiencies in the women’s game and has certainly stepped up the level both offence and defence. She is one of the only women players to be able to slide and play an open stanced backhand. All of these the men have been doing for years so good to finally see the transition and even though they might seem niche technical changes, make for longer rallies and better matches.
She does seem quite muscular lower body so will see how injury prone she becomes, if she can keep agile and flexible then she will compete and probably win until other players can bring a more balanced attack to defence transition.
I really think she is showing the deficiencies in the women’s game and has certainly stepped up the level both offence and defence. She is one of the only women players to be able to slide and play an open stanced backhand. All of these the men have been doing for years so good to finally see the transition and even though they might seem niche technical changes, make for longer rallies and better matches.
She does seem quite muscular lower body so will see how injury prone she becomes, if she can keep agile and flexible then she will compete and probably win until other players can bring a more balanced attack to defence transition.
nonsequitur said:
She is now tennis Royalty.
Indeed.Living British Tennis Grand Slam Singles winners;
Angela Mortimer, age 89, French 1955, Australian 1958, Wimbledon 1961
Shirley Brasher, age 90, French 1957
Christine Truman, age 80, French 1959
Ann Haydon Jones, age 82, French 1961 & 1966, Wimbledon 1969
Virginia Wade, age 76, US 1968, Australian 1972, Wimbledon 1977
Sue Barker, age 65, French 1976
Andy Murray, age 34, US 2012, Wimbledon 2013 & 2016
Emma Raducanu, age 18, US 2021
How many Ladies and Gents over the years wished they could joined that list...
rover 623gsi said:
She's just pure class, so much fun..! 
Andy Roddick has spoken out in support of her over the medical time out. I think the Americans have made something of it, even though it hasn't really been mentioned in UK press.
https://www.newsbreak.com/news/2368724475334/emma-...
Even this article says, "The match got back underway and the British star managed to win the game," as if to imply the time out somehow helped her. There's been controversy over players asking for time outs, but it's usually the losing player and the insinuation is that they're doing it to rest and reset. If Fernandez had come back and won we could have said she benefitted from the time out. In the position she was in, Emma was the one with the most to lose from stopping at that point. She needs to be careful of picking up serious injuries as well, as that's the big killer of sporting careers.
He weighed in against Piers Morgan after Piers criticised people saying John McEnroe's comments were inappropriate when he suggested Emma couldn't handle the pressure at Wimbledon. Piers was reduced to pathetically comparing numbers of Twitter followers with Andy.
https://www.sportskeeda.com/tennis/andy-roddick-sl...
Emma has suggested she needed to improve her fitness after Wimbledon and that her problem was playing so many back to back games after basically just being a school girl up until a few weeks before. When Andy Murray first started out, his problem was his fitness and stamina trailing off during long matches towards the end of tournaments.
She got A and A* in Economics and Maths in her A-Levels and says she wants to visit Wall Street whilst in New York, so she has her eye on other career possibilities.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/58524401
https://www.newsbreak.com/news/2368724475334/emma-...
Even this article says, "The match got back underway and the British star managed to win the game," as if to imply the time out somehow helped her. There's been controversy over players asking for time outs, but it's usually the losing player and the insinuation is that they're doing it to rest and reset. If Fernandez had come back and won we could have said she benefitted from the time out. In the position she was in, Emma was the one with the most to lose from stopping at that point. She needs to be careful of picking up serious injuries as well, as that's the big killer of sporting careers.
He weighed in against Piers Morgan after Piers criticised people saying John McEnroe's comments were inappropriate when he suggested Emma couldn't handle the pressure at Wimbledon. Piers was reduced to pathetically comparing numbers of Twitter followers with Andy.
https://www.sportskeeda.com/tennis/andy-roddick-sl...
Emma has suggested she needed to improve her fitness after Wimbledon and that her problem was playing so many back to back games after basically just being a school girl up until a few weeks before. When Andy Murray first started out, his problem was his fitness and stamina trailing off during long matches towards the end of tournaments.
She got A and A* in Economics and Maths in her A-Levels and says she wants to visit Wall Street whilst in New York, so she has her eye on other career possibilities.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/58524401
Blakewater said:
Andy Roddick has spoken out in support of her over the medical time out. I think the Americans have made something of it, even though it hasn't really been mentioned in UK press.
https://www.newsbreak.com/news/2368724475334/emma-...
Even this article says, "The match got back underway and the British star managed to win the game," as if to imply the time out somehow helped her. There's been controversy over players asking for time outs, but it's usually the losing player and the insinuation is that they're doing it to rest and reset. If Fernandez had come back and won we could have said she benefitted from the time out. In the position she was in, Emma was the one with the most to lose from stopping at that point. She needs to be careful of picking up serious injuries as well, as that's the big killer of sporting careers.
He weighed in against Piers Morgan after Piers criticised people saying John McEnroe's comments were inappropriate when he suggested Emma couldn't handle the pressure at Wimbledon. Piers was reduced to pathetically comparing numbers of Twitter followers with Andy.
https://www.sportskeeda.com/tennis/andy-roddick-sl...
Emma has suggested she needed to improve her fitness after Wimbledon and that her problem was playing so many back to back games after basically just being a school girl up until a few weeks before. When Andy Murray first started out, his problem was his fitness and stamina trailing off during long matches towards the end of tournaments.
She got A and A* in Economics and Maths in her A-Levels and says she wants to visit Wall Street whilst in New York, so she has her eye on other career possibilities.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/58524401
I’m completely puzzled by the fuss over the medical time out. Emma didn’t request a time out. She was told to stop by the referee so that her leg could be dealt with. The referee didn’t have any choice as she was bleeding all down her leg. How were they supposed to deal with the bleeding without cleaning it and putting some sort of plaster on top? It was clearly still bleeding so they needed a reasonably big plaster. The treatment was all finished within the regulation 5 mins. I really don’t understand what people complaining think should have been done differently. It was hardly Emma’s fault she got injured and being made to stop facing break point was hardly in her favour. https://www.newsbreak.com/news/2368724475334/emma-...
Even this article says, "The match got back underway and the British star managed to win the game," as if to imply the time out somehow helped her. There's been controversy over players asking for time outs, but it's usually the losing player and the insinuation is that they're doing it to rest and reset. If Fernandez had come back and won we could have said she benefitted from the time out. In the position she was in, Emma was the one with the most to lose from stopping at that point. She needs to be careful of picking up serious injuries as well, as that's the big killer of sporting careers.
He weighed in against Piers Morgan after Piers criticised people saying John McEnroe's comments were inappropriate when he suggested Emma couldn't handle the pressure at Wimbledon. Piers was reduced to pathetically comparing numbers of Twitter followers with Andy.
https://www.sportskeeda.com/tennis/andy-roddick-sl...
Emma has suggested she needed to improve her fitness after Wimbledon and that her problem was playing so many back to back games after basically just being a school girl up until a few weeks before. When Andy Murray first started out, his problem was his fitness and stamina trailing off during long matches towards the end of tournaments.
She got A and A* in Economics and Maths in her A-Levels and says she wants to visit Wall Street whilst in New York, so she has her eye on other career possibilities.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/58524401
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