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swisstoni said:
HTP99 said:
Love the optimism in this thread, if I was into my tennis, I would have given up on her ages ago!!
Yet somewhere inside her is the ability to win 9 straight matches to win a US Open. That’s what makes her interesting.
It was an unlikely scenario and set of circumstances AKA a fluke.
Emma has made her money, got the fame, riches and honours. There's no drive, no mental fortitude to persevere through hardship and will never win another slam or crack into the top 10.
She has done well to set herself up for life and able to say she has won a slam and that will be the pinnacle of her career.
g4ry13 said:
Against some rather uncompetitive players and managing to play an absolute nobody in the final for a slam.
It was an unlikely scenario and set of circumstances AKA a fluke.
Emma has made her money, got the fame, riches and honours. There's no drive, no mental fortitude to persevere through hardship and will never win another slam or crack into the top 10.
She has done well to set herself up for life and able to say she has won a slam and that will be the pinnacle of her career.
Yep, I agree with all of that. It was an unlikely scenario and set of circumstances AKA a fluke.
Emma has made her money, got the fame, riches and honours. There's no drive, no mental fortitude to persevere through hardship and will never win another slam or crack into the top 10.
She has done well to set herself up for life and able to say she has won a slam and that will be the pinnacle of her career.
g4ry13 said:
Against some rather uncompetitive players and managing to play an absolute nobody in the final for a slam.
It was an unlikely scenario and set of circumstances AKA a fluke.
Emma has made her money, got the fame, riches and honours. There's no drive, no mental fortitude to persevere through hardship and will never win another slam or crack into the top 10.
She has done well to set herself up for life and able to say she has won a slam and that will be the pinnacle of her career.
That sounds very harsh. Unnecessarily so even. Difficult to predict the future. Even on PH. It was an unlikely scenario and set of circumstances AKA a fluke.
Emma has made her money, got the fame, riches and honours. There's no drive, no mental fortitude to persevere through hardship and will never win another slam or crack into the top 10.
She has done well to set herself up for life and able to say she has won a slam and that will be the pinnacle of her career.
nickfrog said:
g4ry13 said:
Against some rather uncompetitive players and managing to play an absolute nobody in the final for a slam.
It was an unlikely scenario and set of circumstances AKA a fluke.
Emma has made her money, got the fame, riches and honours. There's no drive, no mental fortitude to persevere through hardship and will never win another slam or crack into the top 10.
She has done well to set herself up for life and able to say she has won a slam and that will be the pinnacle of her career.
That sounds very harsh. Unnecessarily so even. Difficult to predict the future. Even on PH. It was an unlikely scenario and set of circumstances AKA a fluke.
Emma has made her money, got the fame, riches and honours. There's no drive, no mental fortitude to persevere through hardship and will never win another slam or crack into the top 10.
She has done well to set herself up for life and able to say she has won a slam and that will be the pinnacle of her career.
I also expect her to retire in the next 5 years. I don't see her playing into her late 20s /early 30s trying to scrape into the big tournaments.
I actually expect her to be presenting / commentating on Wimbledon before she's 30.
swisstoni said:
UTH said:
Some sports stars do just spend more of their time injured than on the 'pitch' don't they, sadly. So many talented footballers certainly saw their careers stall/end early because they couldn't stop getting injured, so maybe she'll be one of those.
Andy Murray was. He had to really work on his body to stop it breaking down all the time. Sounds like she's going to have to do the same.Her latest injury is unfortunate. But this year is critical for her playing career. If she doesn’t maintain sufficient ranking to get into decent events without qualifying, when her exemptions and invitations run out, then she is done. It’s very hard to see her commitment reaching to playing challenger tournaments when she has 20mil already in the bank. It’s now or never to get her body and mind in shape.
g4ry13 said:
swisstoni said:
HTP99 said:
Love the optimism in this thread, if I was into my tennis, I would have given up on her ages ago!!
Yet somewhere inside her is the ability to win 9 straight matches to win a US Open. That’s what makes her interesting.
It was an unlikely scenario and set of circumstances AKA a fluke.
Emma has made her money, got the fame, riches and honours. There's no drive, no mental fortitude to persevere through hardship and will never win another slam or crack into the top 10.
She has done well to set herself up for life and able to say she has won a slam and that will be the pinnacle of her career.
Are they "nobodys" as well?
CoolHands said:
g4ry13 said:
I actually expect her to be presenting / commentating on Wimbledon before she's 30.
100%. they will love her and she'll be presenting forever.The commentary box did tend to be full of second rate players / the best Brits at the time.
But at least they had long careers as the plucky runners up.
One win & a sick note isn’t a great CV!
James6112 said:
CoolHands said:
g4ry13 said:
I actually expect her to be presenting / commentating on Wimbledon before she's 30.
100%. they will love her and she'll be presenting forever.The commentary box did tend to be full of second rate players / the best Brits at the time.
But at least they had long careers as the plucky runners up.
One win & a sick note isn’t a great CV!
andyA700 said:
James6112 said:
CoolHands said:
g4ry13 said:
I actually expect her to be presenting / commentating on Wimbledon before she's 30.
100%. they will love her and she'll be presenting forever.The commentary box did tend to be full of second rate players / the best Brits at the time.
But at least they had long careers as the plucky runners up.
One win & a sick note isn’t a great CV!
CoolHands said:
g4ry13 said:
I actually expect her to be presenting / commentating on Wimbledon before she's 30.
100%. they will love her and she'll be presenting forever.
But seriously, she is still young, talented and has so much more to give if she can pull it all together. Top sports people have grit, determination and stamina. They just don't give up. So we will see what she is made of over the next few years.
dasbimmerowner said:
I'm staggered that in 2022 she was the forth highest paid female athlete, since her fantastic win at the US Open she's largely done nothing. Good on her in terms of marketing herself, she's certainly made the most of that win.
I remember when Anna Kournikova was the highest income generating female tennis player when she was ranked no.20leef44 said:
Can't wait to see her presenting Top Gear and then later in life Escape to the Country
But seriously, she is still young, talented and has so much more to give if she can pull it all together. Top sports people have grit, determination and stamina. They just don't give up. So we will see what she is made of over the next few years.
Caroline Garcia is proving exactly that at 29 and despite 5 years in the doldrums. 4th in the world and won at Shanghai last month. But seriously, she is still young, talented and has so much more to give if she can pull it all together. Top sports people have grit, determination and stamina. They just don't give up. So we will see what she is made of over the next few years.
Depends on her drive, ambition to win more and how much love she has left for the sport (from a competitive perspective). I follow her on instagram and she is making good money from Porsche and a few other famous brands it seems. I would imagine being constantly injured severely impacts any pro's mindset.
I was watching a documentary on the OG Ronaldo and how he came back from two horrific knee injuries that kept him out for ~2 years to helping Brazil win the 2002 World Cup with 8 goals.
I was watching a documentary on the OG Ronaldo and how he came back from two horrific knee injuries that kept him out for ~2 years to helping Brazil win the 2002 World Cup with 8 goals.
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