Emma Raducanu just qualified for the main draw of the US Open starting on Monday. I watched all three of her qualifying matches. She is looking the real deal. You can watch the replay on Amazon Prime.
Emma Raducanu just qualified for the main draw of the US Open starting on Monday. I watched all three of her qualifying matches. She is looking the real deal. You can watch the replay on Amazon Prime.
She is very talented and thankfully won't get all the hype in the US.
Murray might be doing better if he would let this whole lengthy break thing go.
He isnt letting it drop and its affecting his shots in the final set.
He has even had an arguement with the tournament supervisor in between serves who is sitting at one end of the court.
He keeps saying 20 minutes, 20 minutes, it was only 8 minutes betweem points so by the time Tsitsipas left court and returned it was probably about 5 minutes in the toilet, he didnt have his bag so couldnt have his phone, so there was definitely no communication with his coach, he may have just needed a shit a 5 minute shit is actually pretty quick 🤣🤣
I should point out I know i dislike Murray, but for a guy with a metal hip he has impressed me with how he has lasted, i just think he handled it wrong, Tsitsipas didnt break any rules by being off court for 8 minutes, and Murray should have put it to the back of his mind and enquired the reason why after the match
Don't understand why Murray is going on about this. Does he really think people believe Tsitipas was using the bathroom break to go to the toilet? The bathroom break, particularly in a tournament always played in hot and humid conditions, is primarily used to allow players to change into fresh dry kit. Even a quick cold shower as well. I have seen Nadal and all the other top players use the bathroom for this purpose regularly over the last few years.
Don't understand why Murray is going on about this. Does he really think people believe Tsitipas was using the bathroom break to go to the toilet? The bathroom break, particularly in a tournament always played in hot and humid conditions, is primarily used to allow players to change into fresh dry kit. Even a quick cold shower as well. I have seen Nadal and all the other top players use the bathroom for this purpose regularly over the last few years.
Emma Raducanu beats Zhang Shuai to reach third round
British teenager Emma Raducanu delivered another impressive display which belied her youth and inexperience as she swept aside China's Zhang Shuai to reach the US Open third round.
Raducanu won 6-2 6-4 against 32-year-old Zhang, who is ranked 101 places higher than the 18-year-old.
Superior in every department, Raducanu needed one hour and 21 minutes to win.
At Wimbledon she was ranked 338th and now, just four events later, is closing in on a place in the world's top 100.
Former British number one Laura Robson on BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra:
Emma Raducanu played a phenomenal match. She was under so much pressure towards the end and handled it well - I can't believe she is 18 years old.
I don't want to be on the hype train but how can you not when she is playing this way?
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Missed Wimbledon as she was isolating, the Olympics as she had Covid. Really not her year!
He isnt letting it drop and its affecting his shots in the final set.
He has even had an arguement with the tournament supervisor in between serves who is sitting at one end of the court.
He keeps saying 20 minutes, 20 minutes, it was only 8 minutes betweem points so by the time Tsitsipas left court and returned it was probably about 5 minutes in the toilet, he didnt have his bag so couldnt have his phone, so there was definitely no communication with his coach, he may have just needed a shit a 5 minute shit is actually pretty quick 🤣🤣
Weird skirt though, was it cut higher on the left hand side to help her serve, or just a fashion choice
It does seem that over players are backing Murray over this
Emma Raducanu beats Zhang Shuai to reach third round
British teenager Emma Raducanu delivered another impressive display which belied her youth and inexperience as she swept aside China's Zhang Shuai to reach the US Open third round.
Raducanu won 6-2 6-4 against 32-year-old Zhang, who is ranked 101 places higher than the 18-year-old.
Superior in every department, Raducanu needed one hour and 21 minutes to win.
At Wimbledon she was ranked 338th and now, just four events later, is closing in on a place in the world's top 100.
Former British number one Laura Robson on BBC Radio 5 Live Sports Extra:
Emma Raducanu played a phenomenal match. She was under so much pressure towards the end and handled it well - I can't believe she is 18 years old.
I don't want to be on the hype train but how can you not when she is playing this way?