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Mr Pointy said:
She's a lost cause: it's sad because she showed such promise.
It does feel like a bit of a waste of time getting remotely excited about seeing her name appear on a tournament entry list these days. Maybe not a lost cause, but without THAT win, not sure anyone would be paying any attention to her currently? 
rjfp1962 said:
Not sure how many more wildcard invites she'll get either? They will only get less and force her back into the qualifier stages of tournaments..
Thats why doing well on grass is so important... She has put a lot of pressure on herself to perform in these tournaments, because after Wimbledon, she will find it increasingly hard to get invites. Organisers may want big 'names' but not if they go out meekly or with stiff backs in the first or second rounds. She clearly doens't have the inclination or motivation to go through qualifying, or play in lesser events, so long runs, reaching a quarter final or two is critical.abzmike said:
rjfp1962 said:
Not sure how many more wildcard invites she'll get either? They will only get less and force her back into the qualifier stages of tournaments..
Thats why doing well on grass is so important... She has put a lot of pressure on herself to perform in these tournaments, because after Wimbledon, she will find it increasingly hard to get invites. Organisers may want big 'names' but not if they go out meekly or with stiff backs in the first or second rounds. She clearly doens't have the inclination or motivation to go through qualifying, or play in lesser events, so long runs, reaching a quarter final or two is critical.As I said before, she needs to be laser focussed on her tennis and none of the side distractions. She needs to swallow her pride and apparent stubborness and listen. Listen to a seasoned coach, learn from them and understand what took them to them top or helped others to get to the top.
You can have all the talent in the world but if you don't have the right mindset, desire and focus, tennis will chew you up and spit you out very quickly.
Sure she is young, has many distractions, different advisers, large social media presence which has it's demands and also apparently dating a billionaires son. Lot's going on in her world and in her mind, with strict, possibly meddling parents added into the mix - in my view, a potential tinderbox of emotions and distractions. She needs solely to focus on her tennis with a solid coach. Ultimately it comes down to a person's hunger and desire. Her Madrid performance was shambolic to put it politely and her excuse even worse.
You can have all the talent in the world but if you don't have the right mindset, desire and focus, tennis will chew you up and spit you out very quickly.
Sure she is young, has many distractions, different advisers, large social media presence which has it's demands and also apparently dating a billionaires son. Lot's going on in her world and in her mind, with strict, possibly meddling parents added into the mix - in my view, a potential tinderbox of emotions and distractions. She needs solely to focus on her tennis with a solid coach. Ultimately it comes down to a person's hunger and desire. Her Madrid performance was shambolic to put it politely and her excuse even worse.
Poor Raducanu has had a rough time of it lately. Firstly breaking up with a billionnaire (leaving her parents' seething no doubt) and now the balls are too heavy...
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/tennis/2024/06/10/emma...
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/tennis/2024/06/10/emma...
Dunbar871 said:
Poor Raducanu has had a rough time of it lately. Firstly breaking up with a billionnaire (leaving her parents' seething no doubt) and now the balls are too heavy...
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/tennis/2024/06/10/emma...
Maybe if she had stronger wrists it would kill two birds with one stone.https://www.telegraph.co.uk/tennis/2024/06/10/emma...
Dunbar871 said:
Poor Raducanu has had a rough time of it lately. Firstly breaking up with a billionnaire (leaving her parents' seething no doubt) and now the balls are too heavy...
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/tennis/2024/06/10/emma...
She really isn’t helping herself. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/tennis/2024/06/10/emma...
Just read the article. She is clearly very young, partly naive and gives off Gen Z vibes a lot of the time.
Whilst she probably has a point regarding the different weights of tennis balls and time needed to adjust, given her absence from a tennis court for the last couple of years let alone the last 4 weeks despite being fit, the problem is that people reading that will just say she is making excuses. Complaining. It's not a good look. If she had built up some cachet with wins, then people would respect her thoughts and ideas in the game, especially from someone so young. But really, raise it quietly at the players union. She needs a PR rep to help her manage the noise that comes out her. Does she need to do an interview just before Nottiingham, telling the readers about yet another holiday that shes been on?
What people want to see is Emma on court. Not on instagram. If she shows hunger and fight and willingness to win, a lot of the negative noise around her will go away.
Whilst she probably has a point regarding the different weights of tennis balls and time needed to adjust, given her absence from a tennis court for the last couple of years let alone the last 4 weeks despite being fit, the problem is that people reading that will just say she is making excuses. Complaining. It's not a good look. If she had built up some cachet with wins, then people would respect her thoughts and ideas in the game, especially from someone so young. But really, raise it quietly at the players union. She needs a PR rep to help her manage the noise that comes out her. Does she need to do an interview just before Nottiingham, telling the readers about yet another holiday that shes been on?
What people want to see is Emma on court. Not on instagram. If she shows hunger and fight and willingness to win, a lot of the negative noise around her will go away.
The trouble with the English swing is that she will be the ladies centre of attention for the media. Her sponsors are still paying her the big bucks to be out there, but she should really be limiting it as much as possible, telling the press she needs to focus - my goodness she does- and giving as little away as she can. Saying on one hand she is in the best shape ever and on the other moaning about heavy balls will be picked on by the vultures circling, ready to swoop on failure. A lot of pressure on her for sure, the other UK ladies have an easy life by comparison.
Inconsistencies in ball weights and spin potential has been going on for a few years and she isn't the first player to highlight it. Particularly crucial after the wrist injuries she has gone through.
But her systemic detractors may not be playing much competitive tennis themselves and might not be aware of the surprising difference between a top of the line Dunlop and a Head for instance, even at local league level.
But her systemic detractors may not be playing much competitive tennis themselves and might not be aware of the surprising difference between a top of the line Dunlop and a Head for instance, even at local league level.
type-r said:
Just read the article. She is clearly very young, partly naive and gives off Gen Z vibes a lot of the time.
Whilst she probably has a point regarding the different weights of tennis balls and time needed to adjust, given her absence from a tennis court for the last couple of years let alone the last 4 weeks despite being fit, the problem is that people reading that will just say she is making excuses. Complaining. It's not a good look. If she had built up some cachet with wins, then people would respect her thoughts and ideas in the game, especially from someone so young. But really, raise it quietly at the players union. She needs a PR rep to help her manage the noise that comes out her. Does she need to do an interview just before Nottiingham, telling the readers about yet another holiday that shes been on?
What people want to see is Emma on court. Not on instagram. If she shows hunger and fight and willingness to win, a lot of the negative noise around her will go away.
Alot of young players across the sports are all about building a 'brand'. Build a social media presence/brand = more marketability = a brands dream. Whilst she probably has a point regarding the different weights of tennis balls and time needed to adjust, given her absence from a tennis court for the last couple of years let alone the last 4 weeks despite being fit, the problem is that people reading that will just say she is making excuses. Complaining. It's not a good look. If she had built up some cachet with wins, then people would respect her thoughts and ideas in the game, especially from someone so young. But really, raise it quietly at the players union. She needs a PR rep to help her manage the noise that comes out her. Does she need to do an interview just before Nottiingham, telling the readers about yet another holiday that shes been on?
What people want to see is Emma on court. Not on instagram. If she shows hunger and fight and willingness to win, a lot of the negative noise around her will go away.
I've got a friend who is semi pro American football, ie he gets paid to play in Europe, he's launched a 'clothing range' ie normal stuff with his number on.
There's a clip of pastrami (the dude who took over from Ken block and did the hooligan videos) telling the son of another rallye driving legend that it's now not how good you are but how marketable you are to companies that'll see him get better opportunities.
Whilst there's a clip of Tom brady telling either college or draft pics to forget about building a brand and concentrate on the sport
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