View Full Version : Emma Raducanu
david1610
06-09-2021, 20:34
Five top fifty matches. Results so far: 5-0. Matches so far at this US Open: 7 Sets won and lost: 14/0.
Some nerves at the beginning (0-2) and the end (a few deuces before closing it out) but inbetween wins 12/13 games.
We still do not know what her current level is - she will now play the World No. 12 player and Olympic Champion Belina Bencic. It may show she is not at that level yet. Or it may not.
What is exciting me as much as anything else is she seems to be enjoying the experience and she acts as if she truly belongs on Ashe, or wherever.
One step at a time but so exciting! :)
Amazing!! Looking forward top seeing the highlights.
:bravo::jitterbug::GBflag:
HoopGirl
06-09-2021, 21:05
Emma is something else. I hope she can hold onto that joy in her tennis as expectations rise. I remember Andy with joy in his heart and then it changed - though he never smiled as much as Emma!
david1610
06-09-2021, 22:08
Some more info courtesy of a match report from the Guardian:
"With her victory, Raducanu became just the third qualifier in the Open era to reach the US Open quarter-finals. ... She arrived in the fourth round having lost fewer games than any other player and she has shown no sign of stopping."
Edit: The WTA report has more details.
Rosalind
06-09-2021, 22:15
Amazing. Fingers crossed there will be many tournament wins for her. And she doesn't seem to do the murraycoaster either :cheer:
Have thoroughly enjoyed watching her matches. Such a joy to watch.
JAMES4578
07-09-2021, 11:18
Some extraordinary performances from Emma, though Rogers did fall away. Would expect it to be a much tougher test from Bencic but should give a clearer idea of her current capability. Obviously seems great potential but think should not get carried away just yet, still needs to develop further. Wta Report here https://www.wtatennis.com/news/2245470/teenage-brit-raducanu-makes-first-grand-slam-qf-pliskova-advances-at-us-open
suttontennis
07-09-2021, 11:51
Have thoroughly enjoyed watching her matches. Such a joy to watch.
[perhaps we ought to rename the forum the ERFF !!
I can seriously see her being Brit no.1 by the beginning of the year, as long as 1. she stays fit and healthy, 2. she doesnt have an obvious weakness which means the other players can't figure out a plan to beat her.
suttontennis
07-09-2021, 11:53
[perhaps we ought to rename the forum the ERFF !!
I can seriously see her being Brit no.1 by the beginning of the year, as long as 1. she stays fit and healthy, 2. she doesnt have an obvious weakness which means the other players can't figure out a plan to beat her.
It must be difficult for Laura Robson to commentate on her matches. Laura was in the same position, having an exceptional US Open in 2012, beating Clijsters and Li Na, the world at her feet. Within 2 years her career had stalled.
RosieBear
07-09-2021, 14:11
'Emma Raducanu can help turn women’s singles into the marquee event of grand-slam tennis' by Matthew Syed.
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/emma-raducanu-can-help-turn-womens-singles-into-the-marquee-event-of-grand-slam-tennis-tk32k6tmf
Brilliant from Syed, as usual.
banskogirl
07-09-2021, 15:20
Well that was good!! Emma you’re game is brilliant :popcorn: looking forward to her next match more than any of the men’s!
RosieBear
07-09-2021, 19:59
'US Open: Why it is right to be excited about 'wise' & 'fearless' Emma Raducanu.'
https://www.bbc.com/sport/tennis/58469895.amp
Sallydaisy
07-09-2021, 20:34
Q Emma Raducanu, GBR WR150 v [11] Belinda Bencic, SUI WR12
1st match on Ashe, Wed 8th September, eta 5pm UK time.
RoastLamb
07-09-2021, 23:09
Good luck Emma!!!
suttontennis
08-09-2021, 12:10
Bencic must be one of the most improved players on the tour. Always showed immense promise, but finally seems it be coming together, with her rise into the top 10
Sallydaisy
08-09-2021, 16:22
Emma looking happy and relaxed as she walks on court; big smile and wave!
Bencic more serious. Ashe stadium almost empty!
Go Emma!!!
:GBflag:
david1610
08-09-2021, 16:26
Mmm.. Emma went 0-2 but was 40-0 on her serve and had slotted into a rhythm then Bencic asked to see Hawkeye then got two points. A big of gamesmanship there. :( C'mon Emma!
Sallydaisy
08-09-2021, 16:27
Bencic serving 2-1, a break up, holds for 3-1.
Obviously she's feeling confident, having won Olympic Gold, and she plays an aggressive game so Emma might not find a way to get into the match until set 2.
:peace:
david1610
08-09-2021, 16:31
Emma holding 2-3 so keeping it to the early break. Well done. Hold serve, settle into the game and start working her out! C'mon Emma! ;)
david1610
08-09-2021, 16:37
3-3 Emma has arrived and so has her radar. Getting used to the pace of a top player. Bencic less solid. C'mon Emma ;)
ps That is only the fourth time Bencic's serve has been broken.
Sallydaisy
08-09-2021, 16:40
Emma holds for 4-3 (from 0-30), nudges ahead on serve.
Sallydaisy
08-09-2021, 16:46
Emma had a break point but not a good return so it's deuce.
Sallydaisy
08-09-2021, 16:46
Incredible point and Emma won it to gain Ad ...
Sallydaisy
08-09-2021, 16:47
Emma breaks for 5-3 and will serve for the first set.
Bencic must be wondering what the heck to do next!
Sallydaisy
08-09-2021, 16:49
1st set Emma!
:jitterbug:
Ace for 15-0, misshit 15-15, 30-15, 40-15, Game ... set ...
Brilliant - first set to Emma :cheer:
exislander
08-09-2021, 16:51
I feel like quoting Victor Meldrew!
david1610
08-09-2021, 16:51
Wow! Just wow! Now she has found her range and settled down, she is playing the OLYMPIC CHAMPION off the court.
There may be ebb and flow but - can she go toe to toe with a top 12 player. Yes she can!!!!! C'mon Emma.
JAMES4578
08-09-2021, 16:54
Some amazing tennis from Emma, Bencic had better start but Emma looking strong right now. Still has to maintain the form and Belinda may respond.
Sallydaisy
08-09-2021, 16:59
:hmm:
Emma *15-40 ... Bencic really going for shots and putting on the pressure
Sallydaisy
08-09-2021, 17:03
Emma holds and that was a toughie but she dug in and kept her head.
1-1
Great recovery from Emma in that game
david1610
08-09-2021, 17:04
Emma holds her first service game of the second set. so so important. Bencic mixed up the type of shot, slices, looping shotts... and went BPs up. But Emma adjusted and held! C'mon Emma!
Sallydaisy
08-09-2021, 17:13
Double fault from Bencic and Emma goes 3-2 up ... 2nd set. Serving next.
Sallydaisy
08-09-2021, 17:18
Em went up 40-0 but missed a shot or two and it's 40-30.
The Brit holds ... 4-2, 2nd set.
david1610
08-09-2021, 17:18
4-2. C'mon Emma!! :)
Sallydaisy
08-09-2021, 17:24
Clever play from Bencic to hold to 3-4, she added in a few drop shots and that won the points. However, it was the only way she got past Raducanu who had a point for the game at 40-30.
Emma to serve. Must hold now.
Sallydaisy
08-09-2021, 17:26
:hmm:
0-15, *0-30 after a double fault. Needs to steady the ship.
*15-30
*30-30 and that's a bashed bat for Bencic!
*40-30
Emma Raducanu holds for 5-3 and is one game away from the US Open Semi-Final.
Sallydaisy
08-09-2021, 17:30
Bencic serving to stay in the match:
*0-15, 15-15, 15-30, 30-30, 40-30, Game
Belinda holds, forces Emma to serve for the match.
Sallydaisy
08-09-2021, 17:33
*0-15, 0-30.
First serve gone AWOL ...
Yips???
;)
Sallydaisy
08-09-2021, 17:35
Emma misses first serve again but Bencic misses and it's 30-30.
MATCH POINT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Emma wins - absolutely brilliant!! 6-3, 6-4. :yahoo: :yahoo: :yahoo:
Sallydaisy
08-09-2021, 17:35
:yahoo::yahoo::yahoo:
Emma Raducanu is into the US Open Semi-Final.
Beat Bencic 6'3, 6'4
david1610
08-09-2021, 17:38
6-3 6-4. She did it!!! :) :)
Has it been said yet: I have not been as excited about a British tennis player since a certain Andy Murray came on the scene!!!
RosieBear
08-09-2021, 17:38
Emma, Emma, Emma, wow, wow, wow!! Into semis and not dropped a set. First qualifier to reach semi at USO. As many have already said, the real deal .
Soooo happy for her
:cheer::cheer::cheer:
suttontennis
08-09-2021, 17:38
Bencic must be one of the most improved players on the tour. Always showed immense promise, but finally seems it be coming together, with her rise into the top 10
But....what can you say. Except wow. Qualies to sf. Guaranteed 675000 dollars. Pliskova or Sakkari in the sf
exislander
08-09-2021, 17:49
Emma's ranking now at 51 and British number 1. WOW!
There are not enough superlative words!!!!
JAMES4578
08-09-2021, 18:20
Just awesome from Emma , relative lack of exeperience proving no barrier as in the end she just swept past the reigning olympic champion which required supreme match play. Bencic did have a few half chances to possibly turn it around but Raducanu tended to find the answers in the key moments. perhaps was not the best display from Bencic but Emma put under pressure. Need to see if she keep it going in the semi but such bright potential.
:cheer::cheer:
jackie55
08-09-2021, 18:28
Well done Emma :jitterbug: great win really enjoy watching her game especially as it seems stress-free at the moment, long may it last:dance:
Rosalind
08-09-2021, 20:19
I have a new philosophy when things get tough : what would Emma Raducanu do?
:popcorn:.
OMG
Looks like Emma's next match will be at around 2.00am Friday at the earliest - away past my bedtime!!
lovetennis
08-09-2021, 21:34
Still a bit speechless. What more to say other than Emma is wonderful
Sallydaisy
08-09-2021, 21:50
Emma's schedule was originally:-
w/c 13/9: Luxembourg WTA $250k - ??? - she is 19th Alt for Main Draw, didn't enter Qualies.
w/c 20/9: Columbus WTA $125k - now withdrawn
I'd guess she'll withdraw from Luxemburg unless given a WC or SE spot. Depends on whether she plans to spend the autumn on tour in Europe or the USA/Indian Wells.
david1610
08-09-2021, 22:07
It is possible that Emma has such talent that it might not have made any difference but I think it is wonderful that she did not venture onto the WTA tour until a few weeks ago after she had finished school so at 18 rather than dabbling when 16 and 17. Perhaps one of the few blessings of COVID-19? She is so self-assured and there is a maturity in her stroke making and point construction way beyond her years never mind the power and weight of her shots. I think it is telling that if you read between the lines in her answers in interviews, the level and victories have not come as a complete surprise but just how quickly they have come.
JAMES4578
09-09-2021, 09:18
Emma's semi will be against Maria Sakkari, the 17th seed put out the Wimbledon finalist and 4th seed Karolina Pliskova 6-4,6-4. In the last 16 though she was on court for 3 and a half hours as she battled past former champ Bianca Andreescu .
Sallydaisy
09-09-2021, 09:28
Emma's schedule was originally:-
w/c 13/9: Luxembourg WTA $250k - ??? - she is 19th Alt for Main Draw, didn't enter Qualies.
w/c 20/9: Columbus WTA $125k - now withdrawn
I'd guess she'll withdraw from Luxemburg unless given a WC or SE spot. Depends on whether she plans to spend the autumn on tour in Europe or the USA/Indian Wells.
Emma has withdrawn from Luxembourg (as expected).
Next event she is entered for is the Chicago WTA500 where she is top of the Qualifying Alternates list. However, she might be offered a Wildcard to it and also Indian Wells.
Sallydaisy
09-09-2021, 10:08
:shocked:
Liam Gallagher@liamgallagher· (https://twitter.com/liamgallagher)16h (https://twitter.com/liamgallagher/status/1435659976446521352)
Congratulations to Emma Raducanu c’mon
:peace: :p :red devil:
I read an interesting article today by Judy Murray which said it's important not to overburden Emma so early in her career and advised her team to be 'savvy with scheduling' and not accept every invitation that comes her way. She said it is important to save some time to rest and recover and enjoy a social life. I'm sure that is very sound advice and Judy should know!
Sallydaisy
09-09-2021, 21:30
Alarm set, may or not make it for 1.30/2am!!!
Good Luck Emma, it'd be amazing if the two teens made it to the Final but in a way I hope Sabalenka snags a Slam. Sakkari is very much on form too so who knows ...
:sleepy:
david1610
09-09-2021, 22:11
Don't know how many picked up on the comment from Emma's official press conference last night, but she was asked about how well she knew Laylah Fernandez, the other teenager in the other semi final. She mentioned that she had played her in the Under-12 Orange Bowl. Thoughts of our Andy again (though I do not know how well she did but it just shows how the (future) top players start to play each other very early on!
Oh and will be here later for the match! C'mon Emma! :)
This is when I'm glad in the same time zone. Will be watching the match.
david1610
10-09-2021, 01:40
Well that was one heck of a semi final with the first teenager getting through to the final. Talk about a tough competitor - that is the third top 5 victory she has had so far.
And now for the second one! C'mon Emma! :)
Sallydaisy
10-09-2021, 02:06
Presentation to the Original 9 ladies who instigated the WTA.
Good morning folks! Best of luck, Emma :thumbup: :GBflag:
RosieBear
10-09-2021, 02:14
Good luck Emma! Go for it! :GBflag:
Sallydaisy
10-09-2021, 02:19
Emma serving first - may take a little time to get used to the lights as it's her first time ever playing under them.
*0-30.
Sakkari is very athletic.
15-30
david1610
10-09-2021, 02:24
This match she holds her first service game. C'mon Emma! :)
Sallydaisy
10-09-2021, 02:29
Emma breaks for 2-0 but is now *0-40 on her serve giving Sakkari chance to break back.
All break points saved, deuce.
Sallydaisy
10-09-2021, 02:34
Great defence from Emma to hold her serve for 3-0.
david1610
10-09-2021, 02:35
I do not know her opponent but she seems hot or cold - some fantastic unplayable shots and then some pretty ordinary UEs. And Emma has already saved what, 7 BPs in her two service games?
C'mon Emma! :)
Sallydaisy
10-09-2021, 02:35
*** Greek clothing change alert ***
Sakkari just left the court clutching a garment to change into, her skirt was coming loose apparently. She was back within 2 minutes ...
Sallydaisy
10-09-2021, 02:42
This is incredible from Emma! Another break and she is 4-0 up.
Early doors ...
:cauldron:
That skirt needs stronger elastic!!
Sallydaisy
10-09-2021, 02:46
5-0.
Sakkari hasn't yet worked out Emma's game at all.
Sallydaisy
10-09-2021, 02:51
Sakkari finally holds serve, Emma to serve for the 1st set 5-1.
C'mon Emma!!! Hold serve!
:GBflag:
First set to Emma... 6-1 :yahoo::yahoo::yahoo:
Sallydaisy
10-09-2021, 02:54
Get in - first set to Emma Raducanu!!!
6-1. Such good tennis from ER, Maria a bit too nervy?
david1610
10-09-2021, 02:57
Well done Emma! I still feel her opponent could be very very dangerous if she can get her rhythm going so I hope.... well more of the same please. C'mon Emma! :)
Sallydaisy
10-09-2021, 02:58
Sakkari finding her serve for a quick love game and hold for 1-0.
Raducanu just needs to stay steady on her own serve.
Sallydaisy
10-09-2021, 03:06
Break by Emma!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
2-1 up.
Sallydaisy
10-09-2021, 03:10
3-1, a hold to 15 from Emma.
Sakkari will have to find something really special now.
Sallydaisy
10-09-2021, 03:19
Emma holds to love for 4-2.
Just so good.
:GBflag:
Sallydaisy
10-09-2021, 03:26
Ad Emma, saved again by Sakkari who has now saved 6 break points in this game alone.
Martina Navratilova reckons this is a turning point in the match because Maria is defending
better and gaining confidence.
Ad Sakkari. Back to deuce.
Sallydaisy
10-09-2021, 03:29
Sakkari eventually holds for 3-4 in a 9 minute game during which ER had several opportunities for the double-break.
Emma really must hold her own serve now.
Sallydaisy
10-09-2021, 03:33
C'mon Emma!
40-0, 40-15, 40-30 ...
... and hold! 5-3.
:nailbiter:
:yahoo: :yahoo: :yahoo: :yahoo: Fabulous, Emma!! Into the Final!!
Sallydaisy
10-09-2021, 03:41
:yahoo::yahoo::yahoo:
She did it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Emma Raducanu is into the Final of the US Open.
6'1, 6'4
First qualifier, man or woman, to reach a Grand Slam final.
Youngest British Grand Slam finalist in 62 years.
First British woman to reach a Grand Slam final in 44 years.
First British woman to reach a US Open final in 53 years.
It'll be the first non-seeded final since 1937 and only the 2nd time.
exislander
10-09-2021, 03:43
Oh,WOW
RosieBear
10-09-2021, 03:48
Oh my goodness. Been watching tennis all my life and never seen anything like it. She is simply sensational. Indescribable. All the way Emma! :GBflag:
david1610
10-09-2021, 03:55
OMG! She did it.
Battle of the teenagers in the final, who previously played each other in the Orange Bowl!
Unbelievable! :) :)
Sallydaisy
10-09-2021, 03:58
Just a few stats emerging about the 2 teenagers who'll face off in the Final.
Going into the final, time on court:
Fernandez - 12 hours 45 minutes.
Raducanu - 11 hours 39 minutes. That INCLUDES Emma’s extra three additional qualifying matches to make main draw.
British tennis funfact:
Harriet Dart has beaten both the 2021 US Open finalists this summer.
JAMES4578
10-09-2021, 04:00
what a performance from Emma to reach the final;some incredible tennis, Admittedly Sakkari had a pretty slow start but Emma put her under pressure and stayed strong in the 2nd. Here’s hoping for the best inn the final, Fernandez has beaten a few in the top 5 but should face another test on Saturday.
Great news to wake up to! I hope neither of the 2 teenagers freeze on the day and we get a competitive match, irrespective of the result.
suttontennis
10-09-2021, 06:37
I read an interesting article today by Judy Murray which said it's important not to overburden Emma so early in her career and advised her team to be 'savvy with scheduling' and not accept every invitation that comes her way. She said it is important to save some time to rest and recover and enjoy a social life. I'm sure that is very sound advice and Judy should know!
No doubt in the run up to Christmas she'll be on GMB, Breakfast Time, Graham Norton, Jonathan Ross, SPOTY, Desert Island Discs, Royal Variety, pictured falling out of taxis at 3am. I sincerely hope not, but once the establishment get its claws into you, it's hard to say no
Spent half the night checking my phone!!!
Just WOW!!!!!!!
I really need to fork out for a way to watch the final, especially as it's at a sensible time.
:GBflag::yahoo:
Remember we'll have the men's doubles final tomorrow too!
Sallydaisy
10-09-2021, 08:23
Today’s win will take Emma up to 32 in the WTA rankings and to 28 in the WTA Race.
She also leapfrogs Heather Watson to take over as British #1 from Jo Konta.
Emma has no points to defend until Wimbledon next year so if she keeps racking up wins she'd likely be a seed at the Australian Open 2022.
Just watched the replay. I'd spotted the result so it was stress free but just WOW!!!
Sallydaisy
10-09-2021, 08:53
Quite the fan ...
;)
Liam Gallagher@liamgallagher· (https://twitter.com/liamgallagher)2h (https://twitter.com/liamgallagher/status/1436210995526082564)
Can u dig it congratulations to Emma Raducanu c’mon LG
Sallydaisy
10-09-2021, 08:59
Remember we'll have the men's doubles final tomorrow too!
erm, that's tonight at 5pm UK time.
:shades:
I'd forgotten that the USO has a daft system.
Rosalind
10-09-2021, 10:53
I watched catchup this morning. Needed to keep away from anyone and everything to avoid the result as young Emma is everywhere and even normal non-tennis crazy humans are up to speed on this!
I can't add anything to what has been said before. I don't have enough superlatives. We have a great player in our camp.
:superman::jitterbug::GBflag:
Just managed to bag another free trial of Prime! Will catch up with SF later, and watch doubles too :)
RoastLamb
10-09-2021, 15:24
One word: SUPERSTAR!!!
banskogirl
10-09-2021, 19:46
wow! wow! wow! Emma :jitterbug: so exciting!
Cannot wait for the final!!
She is so calm, praying that will continue as her control is amazing right now. Brilliant :cheer:
Sallydaisy
11-09-2021, 08:36
C4 has partnered with Amazon Prime to air live coverage of Emma Raducanu’s US Open final from 8pm.
From Amazon: "Prime Video confirmed that it will increase that investment by reinvesting all fees from the agreement with Channel 4 into British women’s tennis to ensure that her success helps to develop the next generation of British female tennis players.
exislander
11-09-2021, 22:22
Emma's ranking will be 23 tomorrow.
Sallydaisy
11-09-2021, 23:34
Emma's ranking will be 23 tomorrow.
With this victory Emma will:-
- take home £1.8m in prize money
- rise to 23 in the world rankings
- become the British number one on Monday (and for a while)
- become eligible for top 20 Wildcards
- have an unlimited number of Wild Cards for the rest of her career.
And she becomes:-
- the first British female winner at Flushing Meadows since Virginia Wade in 1968
- the first qualifier in the Open era to win a Slam
- the youngest women's Slam champion since Maria Sharapova at Wimbledon in 2004
- the youngest Briton to win a Grand Slam title
- the first woman to win the US Open without dropping a set since Serena Williams in 2014
Emma fave for BBC Sports Personality of the Year https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/58530526
suttontennis
13-09-2021, 12:06
I see the pointless articles have begun.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9985141/Why-silent-Andy-Wimbledon-champion-Murray-sends-private-congratulations-Emma-Raducanu.html
As if Andy would be annoyed that Emma changed coaches, although I am surprised he hasn't made a public comment as he's not normally slow in championing the Ladies game, and any British achievements. But that's his choice.
Ah, the Daily Fail... Could it be because they now have an English Rose to cheer on rather than the surly Scot?
jackie55
13-09-2021, 15:51
I see the pointless articles have begun.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9985141/Why-silent-Andy-Wimbledon-champion-Murray-sends-private-congratulations-Emma-Raducanu.html
As if Andy would be annoyed that Emma changed coaches, although I am surprised he hasn't made a public comment as he's not normally slow in championing the Ladies game, and any British achievements. But that's his choice.
I was thinking the same, strange not hear anything from Andy:confused:
I was thinking the same, strange not hear anything from Andy:confused:
I read that he had been touch with Emma but didn’t use the media. This is the sort of way he would be in touch - private.
exislander
13-09-2021, 16:55
Is it not more likely that she would read a private message from him directly rather than what everyone could see on media? Sometimes I think what is posted publicly is less personal and as much for the benefit of the poster (to be seen posting) rather than the recipient.
suttontennis
13-09-2021, 17:00
https://www.wtatennis.com/news/2252317/social-buzz-halep-roddick-lead-cheers-for-us-open-champion-raducanu
What they say..
Ha ha - Emma is literally everywhere right now! Being deaf, I use sub-titles all the time on both my tv and laptop and whilst watching the weather report a short time ago, her name kept coming up in it !!
banskogirl
13-09-2021, 18:45
Yes, have read a few things on Twitter about Andy's lack of comment. Although I did wonder at first, we know Emma has said that she hasn't been on social media so all our lovely messages have been a waste whereas Andy will be able to contact her directly and might well have been doing this even before she won.
suttontennis
13-09-2021, 20:21
What I'm enjoying most of all is seeing how much Emma is relishing and enjoying her win. There is no 'can't get too excited, another tournament to play', she's as determined yo enjoy everything that's happening, right now
suttontennis
14-09-2021, 06:32
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/58551910
What he said..
guardian (https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2021/sep/13/andy-murray-hails-raducanus-us-open-win-as-huge-opportunity-for-british-tennis)
andy speaks up
Sallydaisy
14-09-2021, 13:15
Emma is now on a franking machine!
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-58559485
Sallydaisy
14-09-2021, 18:59
Emma has entered Qualifying for Indian Wells.
Before you ask ... (and thanks to Tennis on Telly (https://twitter.com/tennisontelly) for the following)
The Indian Wells main draw entry list is based on last week's rankings (Monday 6th September), i.e. before the US Open ended/points added.
Emma Raducanu's ranking was not high enough when the entry list closed.
A wildcard needs to be offered and accepted to get into the main draw without qualifying.
Entering for qualifying this week is an indication she wants to play the event,
so it's likely she will accept a wildcard if she's offered it.
RosieBear
15-09-2021, 06:06
She's also currently scheduled to be in qualifying for the WTA 500 event in Chicago which starts on 27th September.
I expect she'll get offered wildcards into both Chicago and IW, but wouldn't be surprised if she only plays IW.
Emma's thought on the next few weeks.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/58570037
Sallydaisy
15-09-2021, 15:23
Emma's thought on the next few weeks.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/58570037
Her parents couldn't go to the US Open so she might just want to return to London to see them and maybe play the rest of the season in Europe? She is probably being given all sorts of advice and is perhaps doing the right thing by having this week to rest and reflect.
I was able to follow Emma, while I was away, and watched the final on Channel 4. I know people talk about their past, but I still remember going on the bus with my gran and my mum to Bromley when I was a child. Later, after I'd passed my driving test, I used to take my mum to Bromley.
She's finally come home: http://www.uk.yahoo.com/news/good-home-says-emma-raducanu-081804810.html
RosieBear
16-09-2021, 20:55
Emma will be on the Zoe Ball Breakfast Show on BBC Radio 2 tomorrow morning.
Sallydaisy
17-09-2021, 15:48
Nial Smith completes the set ...
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/E_fs_n_XIAUAsjA?format=jpg&name=medium
HoopGirl
17-09-2021, 21:40
Emma is now on a franking machine!
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-58559485
My goodness - do you remember when Andy was on a stamp!
banskogirl
18-09-2021, 08:01
My goodness - do you remember when Andy was on a stamp!
Yes I have some put away :maggie:
Sallydaisy
20-09-2021, 15:46
Emma has withdrawn from the WTA500 Chicago Qualifying event starting next week.
No surprises really ...
... but she has returned to practice sessions.
:tennis:
Emma is supposed to be playing at the Royal Albert Hall, later this year.
Sallydaisy
21-09-2021, 13:24
Emma has entered the WTA500 Moscow event, main draw starts 18th October.
Sallydaisy
24-09-2021, 13:23
Emma still to decide on whether to travel to Indian Wells in 2 weeks time. She has parted company with Andrew Richardson, the coach who took her to winning the US Open.
Details from Tom Morgan (https://twitter.com/Tom_Morgs) DT (although he actually wrote Andrew Robertson!!!)
"Emma Raducanu on splitting with coach Andrew Richardson after US Open fairytale: "It's tough to have that convo with anyone, but I think for me like that's just really what I need - someone who's had that professional tour experience, and been through it".
and Russell Fuller (https://twitter.com/russellcfuller) on Twitter:
"So, Emma Raducanu will take the next step without her US Open winning coach Andrew Richardson: “Never did I even dream of winning the US Open and now I’m ranked 22, which is pretty crazy to me, I feel like I really need someone that has had that WTA Tour experience.”
Raducanu is likely to decide this weekend whether she is ready to play in Indian Wells the week after next. Says she doesn’t want to jump back in too soon; but is also aware qualification for the WTA Finals is no longer a ridiculous scenario."
Sallydaisy
28-09-2021, 18:36
Emma has accepted a Wildcard into BNP Paribas at Indian Wells.
(no surprises really)
Then, based on her ranking of #22, she's entered into WTA events in Moscow and Romania at the end of October.https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FAY_UEPVEAQZDtm?format=jpg&name=900x900
Sallydaisy
04-10-2021, 10:42
From Twitter:
Tumaini Carayol@tumcarayol· (https://twitter.com/tumcarayol)5m (https://twitter.com/tumcarayol/status/1444974324197244930)
Emma Raducanu's tour level career so far:
Nottingham 250 1R
Wimbledon GS 4R
San Jose 500 1R
US Open GS W
Her schedule over the next month:
Indian Wells 1000 (Oct 6)
Moscow 500 (Oct 18)
Cluj-Napoca 250 (Oct 25th)
Linz 250 (Nov 6)
Many new experiences to come
New York Times (https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/07/sports/tennis/emma-raducanu-indian-wells.html) - Emma Raducanu, After U.S. Open Win, Keeps Her Feet on the Ground
Emma lost the first set 2-6!! :sad:
Yes, just up and saw this! x
So many errors from Emma :sad:
Emma breaks back...1-1 :thumbup:
Emma leads 4-2 in second set and is about to serve
Sadly, Emma lost, - 2-6, 4-6 - but maybe not too surprising after all that has happened
Sadly Emma lost the 2nd set. x
david1610
09-10-2021, 04:40
IN many ways it might be a blessing that a bit of reality came along straightaway. Best thing IMHO about the match was in the first half of the second set she realised she was not hitting the ball accurately enough to blow her opponent off court so she concentrated on keeping the ball in play and Sasnovich's unforced errors increased. She looked tired today as if she was coming down with something, or perhaps the time of the month. Oh well. Always a lesson to be learnt! And having back-to-back British Grand Slam champions on the same court is something to remember! :)
suttontennis
09-10-2021, 07:00
So I dare say the general media will say she's a failure or ththat 'we' (meaning the press) put too great a pressure on her. But it's one match. In a long road. I listened to it on the radio and it sounded like she was overhitting, and Sasnovitch had a good game plan that worked. Onwards to Moscow
HoopGirl
09-10-2021, 07:32
We have seen this a lot from the young ones - they win a grand slam and then stutter a bit when they first return.
Like David said this will focus her mind a bit.
Tbh I don’t see how she can cope with all the interest in her without a coach, especially at her young age.
RosieBear
09-10-2021, 07:42
I got up and watched the match. Given that she hasn't played in a month, that in that month her whole life has changed and the conditions in IW couldn't be more different from NY, I thought she did well and the scoreline was respectable. As many have said, just the beginning for Emma. Onwards and most definitely upwards for our bright young thing.
JAMES4578
09-10-2021, 07:56
Whilst disappointing all part of the learning curve and has been a lot to take in. Had feeling Emma would not do that well here though figured she would win this match.
Quite honestly I am not expecting her to win many matches over the next few weeks as she adjusts to being on the tour, doing lots of travelling and playing in higher level tournaments. When she won at the US Open she had already been in the USA for a while so was well adapted to the time zones and conditions etc.
Times (https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/emma-raducanu-blip-was-to-be-expected-says-andy-murray-bk0zbh7qf) - Emma Raducanu blip was to be expected, says Andy Murray
“What happened in New York was obviously incredible but in tennis and sport, it doesn’t just go in an upwards direction all the time,” Murray, 34, said. “There’s always little bumps and stuff along the way. It’s just a little bump, but I think pretty much everyone was sort of expecting that as well. I don’t think it’s anything unexpected to be honest.
“I don’t know her unbelievably well. I just know from the people that have worked and been around her, they all say the same things. She’s obviously unbelievably bright, well educated and stuff, so you would imagine she would certainly be a lot better equipped to deal with everything that’s going on than most and deal with it in a more mature way than I would have done when I was 18.”
It has been noticeable in recent weeks that Murray has been reluctant to make bold predictions when asked about Raducanu’s full potential. Reading newspaper articles and watching television interviews in the weeks after her US Open triumph has brought him some uncomfortable déjÃ* vu of individuals with tenuous links claiming credit and heaping on further pressure.
“Maybe some of the stuff that went on around her, it seemed like everyone was sort of coming out the woodwork off the back of it, which I guess you maybe expect,” Murray said. “But then obviously the media is wanting comments as well from everybody because it’s such a huge story as well, so maybe that’s understandable.
Mail (https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/tennis/article-10078139/Andy-Murray-believes-Emma-Raducanus-defeat-Indian-Wells-just-little-bump.html) - Andy Murray insists Emma Raducanu's defeat at Indian Wells is just a 'little bump' as British tennis legend insists a setback for the youngster was 'expected' after US Open triumph
Independent (https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/tennis/emma-raducanu-amazon-prime-video-b1936949.html)- Emma Raducanu has input into how Amazon Prime Video reinvests money into tennis
Sallydaisy
14-10-2021, 19:04
Raducanu has withdrawn from WTA Moscow next week.
Per Russell Fuller on Twitter:
Emma Raducanu won’t be playing in Moscow next week, but as things stand, she is still due to play in Romania and Austria before the season is out. Raducanu says it is purely a “schedule change,” and she is fully intending to play in Cluj and Linz.
Sallydaisy
18-10-2021, 00:30
Emma is planning a trial period with Esteban Carril, former coach of Jo Konta.
He worked with Jo for some time and helped her from top 100 to top 10,
take her first title and into the SF of the US Open.
It may be that other trial periods will follow the one with Carril, as Raducanu and her family try to identify the right coach to lead her into January's Australian Open.
Article here on BBC. (https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/58948901)
RosieBear
18-10-2021, 09:16
I do hope things work out for Emma as soon as possible, she needs stability.
But what a mess.
When I heard she'd split from Andrew Richardson I thought it was because he was no longer available and wanted to focus on his son. But knowing he would have stayed on makes Emma's (parents', agents') decision unfathomable. What more can anyone want from a coach than to achieve something so amazing that it has never been done before?!? Talk about tried and tested. To split from him at all is a bizarre decision but to do it before having someone else lined up and issuing pleas in pressers is jaw-droppingly crazy. Sorry but it is. Good player-coach chemistry can be really hard to find. Plus a lot of coaches will be thinking very hard about whether they want to work with her - if AR's job wasn't safe after all he achieved with Emma then whose would be?! She could have had people queuing up to work with her if she'd gone about things differently, but they won't be now. It's a real shame because I think she's a wonderful , lovely girl and I don't think any of this is her doing.
Just hope it works out for her.
Apparently her management company advised the split with AR too - so they may have had more influence than her parents. I would have thought AR would have been understanding travelling with her while she was looking too. Having said this, at the US Open there were times when she looked at Tim Henman rather than AR at important moments.
This is what Mark Petchey has to say about the coaching situation - posted on the Raducanu facebook page
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1871620716333366/?hoisted_section_header_type=recently_seen&multi_permalinks=1950171828478254
Mark Petchey, a former coach of Emma's who worked with her from July-December 2020 and again from March-April of 2021 was recently interviewed. When asked about Emma's coaching situation, he shed some meaningful light on her unique situation .
Those who remain critical of her should acknowledge what he has to say, bearing in mind, as a former coach he totally understands her situation and her needs as a progressive player.
Finding the right coach for a pro player can often be tough, notes Petchey, and with Raducanu will now be all the more difficult. "Especially when dealing with something so unique as an 18-year-old who's won a Grand Slam and also wants to have a good conversation," he said. "And I think, to be honest, that Emma will go through a lot of coaches during her career because she will take what she needs from someone and she will find someone else who will be good for something else. She's very proactive about the way she wants to build her game."
"People need to understand that there will be a lot of collaborations during her career, rather than the 'hiring' and 'firing' of a coach. It feels so personal, and people need to stop getting hung up on hiring and firing."
Thank you Mark Petchey for clarifying Emma's unique situation. Hopefully the criticisms will come to an end.
Petch looking for a job there...
Sallydaisy
22-10-2021, 21:24
Transylvanian Open to be played without fan presence in Roumania.
ansylvania Open@TransylvaniaOpn·2h (https://twitter.com/TransylvaniaOpn)Announcement regarding spectators access: due to a last moment Government decision, we are sadly forced to host Transylvania Open without any fans. This decision takes effect Monday. Until then, we will be more than happy to see you during the weekend for the qualifying matches
Tennis Majors@Tennis_Majors
(https://twitter.com/Tennis_Majors)Disappointing news for@EmmaRaducanu (https://twitter.com/EmmaRaducanu),@Simona_Halep (https://twitter.com/Simona_Halep) and co in Romania next week
https://www.tennismajors.com/wta-tour-news/transylvania-open-to-be-held-with-no-fans-as-covid-19-hits-romania-hard-507691.html
themass15
23-10-2021, 16:02
Emma to face Polona Hercog in round 1
https://transylvaniaopen.ro/draws/
HoopGirl
24-10-2021, 10:44
I think Emma is far too young to be without a coach- totally agree she should have someone with her right now.
Aside from anything this period of time after her grand slam win is important to get right confidence wise - so many have only won one grand slam and then struggled to get wins after that.
Emma playing not before 4.00 pm in Transylvania Open on Tuesday. Should be on Amazon Prime.
JAMES4578
25-10-2021, 19:47
Emma has had a trial with Johanna Konta's former coach Esteban Carril and some others, apparently will make decision befote 2022 season. Anyway hopefully she can get off to a good start, though disappointing there is no crowd. https://www.skysports.com/tennis/news/12110/12444019/emma-raducanu-remains-optimistic-as-her-search-for-a-new-coach-continues
BBC (https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/59042621) - Emma Raducanu asks for patience as she prepares for Transylvania Open
Emma's match should be starting soon. On Amazon Prime.
Emma leads 4-3.......Hercog to serve
JAMES4578
26-10-2021, 17:04
Unfortunately gone a bit awry though Hercog has stepped up and serving for set at 5-4- come on!
Sallydaisy
26-10-2021, 17:06
1st set to Hercog 6'4 after winning 5 games on the trot.
Hercog vastly experienced whereas Emma is going to have to learn how to play the tour - especially when she was 4-1 up in that set.
Unfortunately for Emma I suspect there are a few out on the WTA tour who will make her a target because they've been slogging on the tour for years without winning a title and she's breezed in and nabbed a Slam under everyones' noses!!!
;)
Sallydaisy
26-10-2021, 17:19
Well fought and held for 2-1 Emma.
C'mon, let's have a 3-setter and see her win it.
Emma saves a break point to make it 6 - 5.
One set all !! :cheer::cheer:
Emma wins the second set 7 - 5.
JAMES4578
26-10-2021, 18:13
A few tense and nervy moments but some great shots from Emma as she holds firm to take it to a decider, come on!
Emma breaks Hercog's serve to make it 2 - 0.
JAMES4578
26-10-2021, 18:36
Emma defintely moved up a gear with some great shots and defending so well, victory in sight at 5-0.
Emma wins 4-6, 7-5, 6-1. Well done!! :cheer: :cheer: :cheer:
Good girl Emma! A gutsy fight to come out on top. Last set included a visit to the bakery! :clap:
RosieBear
26-10-2021, 18:50
Excellent win over a very experienced opponent. Very mature to figure a way through the second set, and wow, super impressive decider. Great to see her back to her upbeat self.
Did anyone understand what was said during the interview?!!
JAMES4578
26-10-2021, 18:55
A gritty win in the end, once Emma through the challenge in the 2nd turned in a strong performance and Hercog coud not find a way back into it. Still needed to save a bp in that last game. A good one to come through, well done!:clap::clap:
exislander
26-10-2021, 18:58
That was her first win on the WTA tour!
Sallydaisy
26-10-2021, 21:45
Well fought and held for 2-1 Emma.
C'mon, let's have a 3-setter and see her win it.
And so she did!!!
:jitterbug:
Well done Emma Raducanu - that'll send a message through the locker room that you can find a way to win even if the first set goes yonderly.
I still think it was a mistake for her to fly over to Indian Wells for just one tournament; this now is the start of what'll hopefully be some good years to come.
Tumaini Carayol in the Guardian (https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2021/oct/26/emma-raducanu-fights-back-in-romania-to-seal-first-win-since-us-open)
confidence of youth - Afterwards, Raducanu referred to victory as a “huge win” and said that the prospect of securing her first WTA win played on her mind. “I think the key was to just try and stay mentally composed,” she said. “And I knew I wasn’t playing very well. So I just needed to keep going one point at a time, and I thought that if I kept giving myself the chance by holding serve, then maybe my tennis would improve and fall into place a bit better and it did. I’m really proud of myself for how I fought today.”
Raducanu on not before 1.30 pm on Thursday.
Sallydaisy
27-10-2021, 18:03
Did anyone understand what was said during the interview?!!
"Anyone" who speaks Roumanian would have understood it perfectly!
Emma has just started her match against Bogdan.
Some nice comments from Bogdan about Emma in this Guardian article https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2021/oct/27/emma-raducanu-is-an-inspiration-says-transylvania-open-opponent-bogdan
Sallydaisy
28-10-2021, 12:55
Emma went 3-0 up, Bogdan held and Emma serving again now at *3-1.
Holds to 40 for 4-1. Bogdan pushed her harder in that game though.
david1610
28-10-2021, 13:08
Are there any streams? I do not have Prime. Just in case! C'mon Emma!
Sallydaisy
28-10-2021, 13:27
Only on Prime AFAIK. But maybe Bet365?
Emma broke Bogdan in the first game of the 2nd set and is serving at *1-0
Held for 2-0
Sallydaisy
28-10-2021, 13:31
Bogdan holds. Emma to serve at *2-1
Sallydaisy
28-10-2021, 13:36
Bogdan breaks back ... persistence pays.
;)
Sallydaisy
28-10-2021, 13:45
Gutsy hold from Bogdan after facing a break against her serve.
Emma serving at *2-3
Very good hold to 15 with a drive volley to seal the win.
3-3
Sallydaisy
28-10-2021, 14:02
Emma holds for 5-3 and is one game away from the last 8 in Cluj.
JAMES4578
28-10-2021, 14:07
Bodgan holds so hopefully Emma has good serving game to close it out, come on!
Are there any streams? I do not have Prime. Just in case! C'mon Emma!
From someone on bt.net
Might be able to watch on catch-up
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iyvpI4LAegw
Sallydaisy
28-10-2021, 14:08
:dance:
Emma wins 6'3, 6'4
Well done, Emma :cheer: :cheer:
JAMES4578
28-10-2021, 14:23
A pretty clinical game to seal the win,got some resistance but more comfortable today. Well done Emma!
Emma plays Kostyuk in the quarters tomorrow.
RosieBear
28-10-2021, 16:12
Well done Emma. When in full flow one of the most watchable, exciting players in the game, male or female. Just love her.
Sallydaisy
28-10-2021, 16:32
Cluj-Napoca Quarter Final
[3] Emma Raducanu GBR WR23 (CH22) v [6] Marta Kostyuk UKR WR55 (CH53)
Emma's match is last on Friday - second match after "not before 16.00 UK time (2 hour time difference) " https://www.wtatennis.com/tournament/2050/cluj-napoca/2021/order-of-play
Emma's match will be on shortly as Halep has just won previous match.
exislander
29-10-2021, 16:26
I will not be able to watch all of this live (unless it is a very quick match) as I have a Zoom meeting at 7pm but will try keep one eye on the scores though!
Emma serving and loses the first game after a couple of deuces.
Off to have my tea
exislander
29-10-2021, 16:43
Emma's next service game is much better for 1-2.
Sallydaisy
29-10-2021, 17:00
Kostyuk breaks again and will serve for the 1st set at *5-2
2-6 :sad: Come on Emma. :thumbup: :thumbup:
JAMES4578
29-10-2021, 17:04
Kostyuk takes the first 6-2, Emma needs to step up!
Sallydaisy
29-10-2021, 17:10
Kostyuk playing very well indeed, breaks Emma in the 1st game of the 2nd set.
And holds her serve for a 2-0 lead. At 19 she's just 6 months older than the Brit
and has worked her way up the tour with some good results this year.
Emma needs to find her A game super pronto!
exislander
29-10-2021, 17:18
Ah well, she will have more time to visit her grandmother before next tournament.
Sallydaisy
29-10-2021, 17:20
Emma goes a double-break down ...
Kostyuk will serve with a 4-1 lead.
NB Kostyuk won the Australian Open Juniors at age 14 - she's good but rather mentally volatile at times. Today she's playing very mature tennis and Emma is just not finding her own game at all let alone trouble the Ukrainian.
JAMES4578
29-10-2021, 17:24
Unfortunate, surely no way back now.Had hoped for at least some resistance in 2nd though.
:crying: Disappointed for Emma - just not her day.
Sallydaisy
29-10-2021, 17:30
Emma loses 2-6, 1-6 to Kostyuk - a shame but perhaps not unexpected.
Time to prepare for the Australian Open ... just some exho's over the winter break.
JAMES4578
29-10-2021, 17:33
Thought Emma was playing in Linz though, 6-12 November.
RosieBear
29-10-2021, 17:33
What a shame for Emma that she couldn't do herself justice tonight, but new to playing next day, plus seemed that her opponent was in her head a little from their junior history. All part of the learning curve. Onwards and upwards young Emma.
david1610
29-10-2021, 22:17
What a shame for Emma that she couldn't do herself justice tonight, but new to playing next day, plus seemed that her opponent was in her head a little from their junior history. All part of the learning curve. Onwards and upwards young Emma.
It's interesting... there are six teenagers in the top 100... Marta Kostyuk 55 (today's opponent), Camila Osorio (53), Clara Tauson (49), Leylah Fernandez (26 -the US Open Finalist opponent), Cori Gauff (24) and Emma (23).
I think all her peers will want to get some bragging rights over her as they realise they may be playing each other for years to come.
Sallydaisy
29-10-2021, 22:56
Thought Emma was playing in Linz though, 6-12 November.
Yes, she is still on the entry list for Linz next week.
It's a WTA250 and not too far from Roumania.
Emma and Katie Swan playing the guessing game.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=4hcAmHQLf8Q&fbclid=IwAR0Hg1g73qeQjryi7RKH_nDxZySGNeEasJMtaavfB IoHmI3TTjvjko0atCg
I saw the Christmas advert with Emma in it, today.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/female/article-10162707/Emma-Raducanu-revealed-star-Sports-Direct-Christmas-Campaign.html
I've fixed it for you Stell.
Sallydaisy
07-11-2021, 23:18
WTA Linz is covered by Amazon Prime.
suttontennis
08-11-2021, 16:09
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/59206538
Another story not connected with Tennis. Eddie Jones is a MCP and clearly hasn't bothered researching his story correctly. Why shouldn't she enjoy the success while she was in NY, god it's not as though she was falling out of nightclubs at 3am or appearing in Playboy. She's played two tournaments since and done ok, nothing spectacular but from where she's come from she's doing ok. Just let her play !!
Link to a level-headed interview with Emma from Eleanor Crooks:
https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/other-sports/emma-raducanu-blocking-out-the-outside-noise-after-eddie-jones-criticism-1.4722553
Another BBC article saying Emma has a coach in place for the Australian Open - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/59200650
It turns out she has been ill for a few days, which may explain why she was tired when she was beaten in Austria.
Citing tiredness, Raducanu was beaten heavily by Marta Kostyuk in the last eight. She says she felt unwell after the event, but was able to resume training on Thursday following five negative PCR tests for Covid-19.
Raducano vs Wang on Tuesday afternoon - 3rd match after 1.00 pm.
Looks like Torben Beltz is Emma's new coach.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/59220748
Sallydaisy
09-11-2021, 13:01
Raducano vs Wang on Tuesday afternoon - 3rd match after 1.00 pm.
I've a sneaky feeling that'll clash with Andy's match in Stockholm.
Hey ho, Prime for Emma and Livescore for Andy!
:barmy:
Sallydaisy
09-11-2021, 16:34
In the match prior to Emma's the scoreline is:
Halep 7'5, 3'1 v Sasnovich.
exislander
09-11-2021, 17:07
Emma serves first and holds.
Sallydaisy
09-11-2021, 17:33
Wang is going for it and leads 5-1 with a break point for the set.
Saved by Emma.
Sallydaisy
09-11-2021, 17:36
Wang breaks to take the first set 6'1.
These 2 are in a group of "Next Gen" ladies who are bubbling under to become top 20 players. An interesting few years ahead!
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