Ongoing British Tennis…
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Cash and Glasspool through to the final of the Men's Doubles.2
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Mensik, the 19 y/o Czech who beat Draper 7-6 7-6 earlier in the tournament, is into the semi final.0
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Callumcafc said:Mensik, the 19 y/o Czech who beat Draper 7-6 7-6 earlier in the tournament, is into the semi final.0
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Callumcafc said:Callumcafc said:Mensik, the 19 y/o Czech who beat Draper 7-6 7-6 earlier in the tournament, is into the semi final.0
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Martina Navratilova knows a bit about being the best and talks about three things here - that Raducanu has the inherent ability to get to the top, that she needs a consistent coach and that humidity wasn't the biggest factor affecting her in the match against Pegula.
“If she stays healthy and plays this well, then she’ll be seeded at Roland Garros,” Navratilova told Sky Sports Tennis. “I think she’ll move up the ranking well enough into the top 30. The biggest question mark is her health.
“Hopefully she can sort out her coaching situation because she’s been in a state of flux, but I think she needs to commit to somebody and stay with them for a little bit, see how that works.
“If she played like she did against Pegula, then the sky’s the limit.”
Raducanu had a worrying health issue at the end of the second set against Pegula, as she called for medical assistance after suggesting she felt dizzy.
Navratilova suggested the issue may not have been physical and more a reaction to the pressure she was feeling in the heat of battle against last year’s US Open finalist.
“It was amazing. The way she looked at the end of that second set, you think this match is over and somehow she won the set, she won the tie-break, and still competed in the third but she was not feeling well,” added Navratilova.
“I think the stress contributed to that because the weather was fine, it was cool, they finished after 11pm so the weather was [not a factor]. The humidity takes it out of you a lot, but still – this was something more for Emma and it’s just amazing that she finished the match.”
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Addick Addict said:Martina Navratilova knows a bit about being the best and talks about three things here - that Raducanu has the inherent ability to get to the top, that she needs a consistent coach and that humidity wasn't the biggest factor affecting her in the match against Pegula.
“If she stays healthy and plays this well, then she’ll be seeded at Roland Garros,” Navratilova told Sky Sports Tennis. “I think she’ll move up the ranking well enough into the top 30. The biggest question mark is her health.
“Hopefully she can sort out her coaching situation because she’s been in a state of flux, but I think she needs to commit to somebody and stay with them for a little bit, see how that works.
“If she played like she did against Pegula, then the sky’s the limit.”
Raducanu had a worrying health issue at the end of the second set against Pegula, as she called for medical assistance after suggesting she felt dizzy.
Navratilova suggested the issue may not have been physical and more a reaction to the pressure she was feeling in the heat of battle against last year’s US Open finalist.
“It was amazing. The way she looked at the end of that second set, you think this match is over and somehow she won the set, she won the tie-break, and still competed in the third but she was not feeling well,” added Navratilova.
“I think the stress contributed to that because the weather was fine, it was cool, they finished after 11pm so the weather was [not a factor]. The humidity takes it out of you a lot, but still – this was something more for Emma and it’s just amazing that she finished the match.”
Interesting. I think it was a combination of both. But if it was mental stress, she did at least win that set0 -
Cash/Glasspool lost a first set tie break against the top seeded pair.0
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Callumcafc said:Cash/Glasspool lost a first set tie break against the top seeded pair.0
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Callumcafc said:Callumcafc said:Mensik, the 19 y/o Czech who beat Draper 7-6 7-6 earlier in the tournament, is into the semi final.
Draper wins in Indian Wells and loses to the eventual winner of Miami. That loss doesn’t look so bad in hindsight.2 -
Cash and Glasspool through to the last 8 of the doubles in Monte Carlo.
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I noticed Draper’s first clay outing of the season couldn’t have gone better, winning 6-1 6-1 as the fifth seed against Marcos Giron.1
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Callumcafc said:I noticed Draper’s first clay outing of the season couldn’t have gone better, winning 6-1 6-1 as the fifth seed against Marcos Giron.0
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Draper up first thing today in the singles and then again this afternoon in the men's doubles0
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Draper lost the first set. Has come from a break down in the second to level it at 4-4.1
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tie break. Draper not on form so far0
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Draper with his eighth double fault of the match - the most he’s ever had in an ATP tour match.0
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1 set all!0
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Somehow back level, winning the second set tie break1
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Draper concedes match point with another double fault. Defeated 6-3 6-7 6-4.
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Callumcafc said:Draper concedes match point with another double fault. Defeated 6-3 6-7 6-4.0
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British players always struggle on clay. There are so few clay courts in this country.
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Cash and Glasspool through to the semi final of the doubles.0
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Victories for Fearnley and Norrie in the first round of qualifying for the Barcelona Open.
Both keen to improve their rankings.
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Well done the women in the BJK Cup! Was worried it had gone to the doubles after the performance against Germany. But great call by Keothavong to change the partnership3
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Cash and Glasspool in the doubles final.1
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Norrie into the main draw at Barcelona but Fearnley out. Billy Harris gets through as lucky loser in Munich. Both are clay court tournaments.
Big gap in the rankings now between Draper and the rest of the British players.0 -
Sounds like some good news on the horizon for Emma Raducanu. She is in advances talks with Mark Petchey to become her permanent coach.3
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Harris knocked out in Munich.
Fearnley gets into main draw at Barcelona as lucky loser.
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hoof_it_up_to_benty said:Harris knocked out in Munich.
Fearnley gets into main draw at Barcelona as lucky loser.0