Problem is the crash she has had since winning the US Open has hammered her ranking - so it is very difficult to build confidence and momentum up again when you are playing top players in round 2 of slams.
She needs to build her ranking points outside of slams over the next 4-5 months and aim to get a seed for Wimbledon. That way she’ll avoid the top players until at least round 3.
Problem is the crash she has had since winning the US Open has hammered her ranking - so it is very difficult to build confidence and momentum up again when you are playing top players in round 2 of slams.
She needs to build her ranking points outside of slams over the next 4-5 months and aim to get a seed for Wimbledon. That way she’ll avoid the top players until at least round 3.
The endless injuries have meant she's failed to compete properly in all the other events between the Grand Slams. If she's fit, I'm sure she'll start getting some decent runs in those events, bringing her ranking back up to where it should be.
Pleased Emma managed to finished the match and competed so well. They can never take the US slam away from Raducanu but bizarrely and sadly it may be the only slam of her career if she has constant injuries and her game doesn't have time to develop. Emma definitely needs to keep a coach for longer than one slam.
Second seed Casper Ruud currently 6-3 7-5 4-2 behind against Jenson Brooksby. This is in Murray’s section of the draw so potentially very good news for Andy…
Pleased Emma managed to finished the match and competed so well. They can never take the US slam away from Raducanu but bizarrely and sadly it may be the only slam of her career if she has constant injuries and her game doesn't have time to develop. Emma definitely needs to keep a coach for longer than one slam.
It could be the only tournament she ever wins, let alone a slam. It's remarkable really.
Pleased Emma managed to finished the match and competed so well. They can never take the US slam away from Raducanu but bizarrely and sadly it may be the only slam of her career if she has constant injuries and her game doesn't have time to develop. Emma definitely needs to keep a coach for longer than one slam.
It could be the only tournament she ever wins, let alone a slam. It's remarkable really.
Her winning that grand slam as a qualifier and without dropping a set will take some beating as the greatest sporting achievement ever.
In my life lifetime i'd say only Leicester winning the PL comes close.
Thank you for the updates Callum. Just started the Netflix series ‘Break Point’ a behind the scenes look at tennis through the eyes of some of the players who are following on from the big 3.
Second seed Casper Ruud currently 6-3 7-5 4-2 behind against Jenson Brooksby. This is in Murray’s section of the draw so potentially very good news for Andy…
Started watching Break Point yesterday, Krygios is possibly one of the biggest marmite characters in sport but I couldn't help being happy for him winning the doubles with Kokkinakis
Started watching Break Point yesterday, Krygios is possibly one of the biggest marmite characters in sport but I couldn't help being happy for him winning the doubles with Kokkinakis
agree, i haven't really been a fan of him but watching breaking point, i feel i get him more now and also he is good for the sport. Shame he withdrew from his home major
Got a feeling Murray is done today - Its a shame that he's a shadow of his former self... But also nice that he's able to still play, and because he enjoys it, else he surely wouldn't be still out there.
Got a feeling Murray is done today - Its a shame that he's a shadow of his former self... But also nice that he's able to still play, and because he enjoys it, else he surely wouldn't be still out there.
Got to give his opponent a lot of credit. He can go very deep into this tournament if he can maintain this performance level.
He’s always had this talent but what you typically see with players outside the top 100 is they can do it for a set a maybe a little bit extra but they can’t maintain it through a whole match. He’s defying that right now.
Amazing resilience on show. If you’re not watching, try to flick it on. Both men playing like this is a quarter-final / semi-final epic, not a second round match between unseeded players.
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They can never take the US slam away from Raducanu but bizarrely and sadly it may be the only slam of her career if she has constant injuries and her game doesn't have time to develop.
Emma definitely needs to keep a coach for longer than one slam.
Murray v Kokkinakis later.
In my life lifetime i'd say only Leicester winning the PL comes close.
Just started the Netflix series ‘Break Point’ a behind the scenes look at tennis through the eyes of some of the players who are following on from the big 3.
Right when Kokky had the chance to serve for the set - Andy finally showed up that last game
Beat Rublev in Adelaide.
He’s always had this talent but what you typically see with players outside the top 100 is they can do it for a set a maybe a little bit extra but they can’t maintain it through a whole match. He’s defying that right now.
Think that's what you've got to hope for is a bit of home crowd pressure and he starts to crack like his best mate does.
Cmon Andy, this is a great game... Want this to go the distance