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Frimley111R said:
nickfrog said:
Because she is the highest ranked British female player for now.
But aside from the US Open she's lost virtually every match she's played since then. Do we really not have anyone with a better average success rate than her?Since the US Open, Raducanu has played 51 professional matches, winning 24 and losing 27. So hardly "virtually every match"
This includes a run to the semi finals of the Korea Open, at which point she lost to the #1 seed (and world number 10) having retired in the third set due to injury.
I'd say that's not bad for a player with busted hands and ankle.
If it pleases you, her enforced break will mean that Jodie Burrage will soon take over as British number one. She's not even on the full WTA tour and has failed to get out of qualifying in the last four WTA events.
Ohio7274 said:
I see Emma's no.1 fan just arrived... 
Not at all - I have been particularly scathing of her choices since the US Open win - especially how she chooses coaches and tournaments. Have a read of Dan Evans recent comments on how he sees British tennis players attitudes to tournament choices and levels of training - quite an eye opener.
I just think her USO win shouldn’t be shouted down as a fluke - it stands as an incomparable record.
2 out of 3 ops done: https://twitter.com/i/web/status/16544316115914874...
Edited by Horsey McHorseface on Friday 5th May 14:58
Horsey McHorseface said:
2 out of 3 ops done: https://twitter.com/i/web/status/16544316115914874...
That's the happiest and most relaxed she's looked in quite a while.....! Edited by Horsey McHorseface on Friday 5th May 14:58
Hope she's on the long road back....
McGee_22 said:
I think this lays to rest any accusations of being mentally up to the challenge of the matches she’s played. Any elite athlete will tell you that 100% performance cannot be achieved with any painful injuries and any sports psychologist will tell you that chronic injuries can really affect performance.
As to her US Open win being a fluke - no way. I had watched ER since the ‘Battle of the Brits’ competition during Covid lockdown, and was fortunate enough to watch every match, including the qualifiers, of that US Open.
She qualified, won 10 matches in a row in two weeks and did not drop a set, and if you have a mind to, sit down and watch each match and tell me in which match she got lucky, or her opponent folded, or she simply fluked it.
I’ll save you the time if you like - she simply played with no injuries and no fear. That’s how good Emma Raducanu can be.
Whether she recovers fully from those operations is anyone’s guess - remember how powerful Laura Robson was getting as a teenager and, like ER, just into her early twenties? Olympic silver medalist with Andy Murray at 18, number 27 in the world at 19 then struck down by successive injuries leading to early retirement.
Let’s hope ER can recover but whether she does or doesn’t she won a Grand Slam from qualifying without dropping a set - it wasn’t a fluke, it was fearless, excellent tennis and it should not ever be downplayed.
Pretty much agree agree with all that. There's a fair few haters of ER about, most of whom don't have the slightest idea about how tough it is to succeed at the top level in tennis. You simply cannot be at 95% and expect to do consistently well and her injuries were the worst sort, the sort that stops you practicing as much as you need to to be competitive.As to her US Open win being a fluke - no way. I had watched ER since the ‘Battle of the Brits’ competition during Covid lockdown, and was fortunate enough to watch every match, including the qualifiers, of that US Open.
She qualified, won 10 matches in a row in two weeks and did not drop a set, and if you have a mind to, sit down and watch each match and tell me in which match she got lucky, or her opponent folded, or she simply fluked it.
I’ll save you the time if you like - she simply played with no injuries and no fear. That’s how good Emma Raducanu can be.
Whether she recovers fully from those operations is anyone’s guess - remember how powerful Laura Robson was getting as a teenager and, like ER, just into her early twenties? Olympic silver medalist with Andy Murray at 18, number 27 in the world at 19 then struck down by successive injuries leading to early retirement.
Let’s hope ER can recover but whether she does or doesn’t she won a Grand Slam from qualifying without dropping a set - it wasn’t a fluke, it was fearless, excellent tennis and it should not ever be downplayed.
Enut said:
Pretty much agree agree with all that. There's a fair few haters of ER about, most of whom don't have the slightest idea about how tough it is to succeed at the top level in tennis.
I totally disagree. I would say at any level in tennis. 
In fact they only seem "interested in tennis" since ER came to the fore.
john41901 said:
andyA700 said:
I think this is a real shame, because she has huge potential, a US Open win doesn't just happen. There is definitely something in the background which isn't right.
Let us just get this in perspective.
Emma is the first singles qualifier in the open era, to win a grand slam tournament. She won that tournament without losing a set - that is staggering.
A little extra bit of coaching news. This guy coached Emma from April 2021 to take her to the fourth round at Wimbledon, but it doesn't mention that on his Wiki page.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nigel_Sears
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emma_Raducanu
She needs Andrew Richardson back (who coached her through the US Open win), but it appears her father meddled and they refused to pay him what he is clearly worth. The whole 'spending more time with family' thing is clearly horsesLet us just get this in perspective.
Emma is the first singles qualifier in the open era, to win a grand slam tournament. She won that tournament without losing a set - that is staggering.
A little extra bit of coaching news. This guy coached Emma from April 2021 to take her to the fourth round at Wimbledon, but it doesn't mention that on his Wiki page.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nigel_Sears
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emma_Raducanu
t.https://12ft.io/proxy?q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.telegrap...
Ohio7274 said:
john41901 said:
andyA700 said:
I think this is a real shame, because she has huge potential, a US Open win doesn't just happen. There is definitely something in the background which isn't right.
Let us just get this in perspective.
Emma is the first singles qualifier in the open era, to win a grand slam tournament. She won that tournament without losing a set - that is staggering.
A little extra bit of coaching news. This guy coached Emma from April 2021 to take her to the fourth round at Wimbledon, but it doesn't mention that on his Wiki page.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nigel_Sears
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emma_Raducanu
She needs Andrew Richardson back (who coached her through the US Open win), but it appears her father meddled and they refused to pay him what he is clearly worth. The whole 'spending more time with family' thing is clearly horsesLet us just get this in perspective.
Emma is the first singles qualifier in the open era, to win a grand slam tournament. She won that tournament without losing a set - that is staggering.
A little extra bit of coaching news. This guy coached Emma from April 2021 to take her to the fourth round at Wimbledon, but it doesn't mention that on his Wiki page.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nigel_Sears
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emma_Raducanu
t.https://12ft.io/proxy?q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.telegrap...
He probably figured after she won a slam that he'd go for the big money and her parents thought he was a chancer and their talented darling could win more slams with any other decent coach.
andyA700 said:
Twenty years old and five coaches in around two years, that is just not going to work. I really cannot see how she is going to progress in the future, which is a real shame as she is obviously a very talented player.
I wonder who really manages "Team Raducanu"...! Emma, or her father..?If you want to make a big change, you need to change something big. She's tried changes coaches - repeatedly - so now she needs to change whoever it is advising her which seems to be her parents.
Personally I think she's had her shot & should look for something else to do: continuing to do the same things as she has for the last year is going to lead to the same results. I'm sure she's enjoying the sposorship & the red carpet stuff but it won't last much longer.
Personally I think she's had her shot & should look for something else to do: continuing to do the same things as she has for the last year is going to lead to the same results. I'm sure she's enjoying the sposorship & the red carpet stuff but it won't last much longer.
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