2022 WTA 1000: Rome

WWW Rome 2022?

  • Swiatek

    Votes: 11 55.0%

  • Jabeur

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • Pegula

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • Badosa

    Votes: 3 15.0%

  • Halep

    Votes: 1 5.0%

  • Sakkari

    Votes: 2 10.0%

  • Pliskova

    Votes: 1 5.0%

  • Bencic

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • Muguruza

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • Others, mention in thread

    Votes: 2 10.0%
  • Total voters
    20
  • Poll closed .
She's not fit at all, guys. That much is clear. It's been a feature of her training sessions this week apparently, clutching her back between points.

Should she have even played? I can sympathise to a point. At the end of the day, it would only be a lucky loser coming in at this stage, and I guess when it's more a stiffness than an actual injury, you'll always want to give it a go.

Let's see how the 2nd set goes (if they play it). You never know in this game.
 
Emma gets injure after 3-4 matches it seems! Still doing much better without a permanent coach! Andresscu is a tough draw and she is very hungry to win and get back to the top 20s, maybe top10.
 
Harry_Wild said:
Emma gets injure after 3-4 matches it seems! Still doing much better without a permanent coach! Andresscu is a tough draw and she is very hungry to win and get back to the top 20s, maybe top10.
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This was after just 1 match though, and after a week's rest. I'm assuming this is the same niggle that dogged her against Kalinina (unless there's something else in play we don't know about).

Today it was much worse though. If the strategy was to just play through it and hope matchplay loosened it up, I'd say that proved a dead fail. Need to get fully healed now, and if that means missing RG then so be it - Andreescu has had to tolerate much worse.

Knowing Emma though she's probably already committed to a photoshoot where she's hanging off the side of the Eiffel Tower wearing pearls, so maybe she'll play just once more before the grass.
 
ScottleeSV said:
Need to get fully healed now, and if that means missing RG then so be it
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Raducanu needs to keep her ranking up for both her young career, fan support and sponsorship! It very hard to work oneself back to the main draw. You only get 5-6 WCs unless you are Andy Murray! After that it is qualifying tournaments and if you fall beow 120 ish in the ranking, it the 125 WTA level and Challenger circuit!:oops::oops: You do not get free hotel paid for, free meals,paid sponsorship of any kind! Paid money is very, very small sum too! Tournament money is almost nothing! Win a single title $7-$12K. Lost 1st rd. MD $800. Plus,no more entourage, maybe no coach either!
 
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Harry_Wild said:
Raducanu needs to keep her ranking up for both her young career, fan support and sponsorship! It very hard to work oneself back to the main draw.
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The thing is, even if you win one round half fit, then lose the next round, you're only making the bare minimal gains but at the same time adding more wear and tear to the body.

As a British fan, I'm genuinely worried this is going the same way as Laura Robson, who for anyone who doesn't know made the last 16 at two slams but was finished by 22 or 23 years old due to injury.

Raducanu already has 5 mid match retirements at the professional level (for mostly different ailments). That doesn't include the matches where she was injured but soldiered on to the end - Kalinic, Rybakina, also whoever the girl was that she played in Austria etc.

I say heal, train lightly, and return for the grass personally. Not 'manage' the body through the marathon of RG - good lord, imagine if she won a few rounds in epic bruisers. That would be it until the US Open lol
 
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ScottleeSV said:
The thing is, even if you win one round half fit, then lose the next round, you're only making the bare minimal gains but at the same time adding more wear and tear to the body.

As a British fan, I'm genuinely worried this is going the same way as Laura Robson, who for anyone who doesn't know made the last 16 at two slams but was finished by 22 or 23 years old due to injury.

Raducanu already has 5 mid match retirements at the professional level (for mostly different ailments). That doesn't include the matches where she was injured but soldiered on to the end - Kalinic, Rybakina, also whoever the girl was that she played in Austria etc.

I say heal, train lightly, and return for the grass personally. Not 'manage' the body through the marathon of RG - good lord, imagine if she won a few rounds in epic bruisers. That would be it until the US Open lol
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Emma is young and her body should grow stronger! Only 4 GS a year and each round of a GS is worth 4-5X point wise of a 500 level 1st round. Sponsors do not like a player to skip a GS event! If she skip tournament, must be mental excuse like that of Osaka/Andresscu! Then it is okay! :giggle: Sponsorship payments are suspended during their injury duration unless you are a Rafa, Djokovic, Federer class of player!
 
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ark_28 said:
Has Raducanu ever called the trainer when she is not losing?
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That's an odd thing to say or imply. The vast majority of players call an MTO when they are losing because whatever health concern is impacting them, it is to the extent that it is affecting their game negatively, causing them to lose. In other words, there is a direct cause and effect relationship between losing because of a health concern and asking for an MTO.
 
Harry_Wild said:
Raducanu needs to keep her ranking up for both her young career, fan support and sponsorship! It very hard to work oneself back to the main draw. You only get 5-6 WCs unless you are Andy Murray! After that it is qualifying tournaments and if you fall beow 120 ish in the ranking, it the 125 WTA level and Challenger circuit!:oops::oops: You do not get free hotel paid for, free meals,paid sponsorship of any kind! Paid money is very, very small sum too! Tournament money is almost nothing! Win a single title $7-$12K. Lost 1st rd. MD $800. Plus,no more entourage, maybe no coach either!
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Money is the least of Emma's concerns. With all the endorsement deals she already has, she's set for life.
 
zvelf said:
That's an odd thing to say or imply. The vast majority of players call an MTO when they are losing because whatever health concern is impacting them, it is to the extent that it is affecting their game negatively, causing them to lose. In other words, there is a direct cause and effect relationship between losing because of a health concern and asking for an MTO.
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It is not an odd thing at all actually. The answer is No. ER has never called for an MTO when she was not losing. Her leg was bleeding at the USO, yet she never cared about it, because she was winning. If she had been losing, what do you think?
Also, it’s silly for you to imply that players call for MTO because they are “concern for their health negatively affecting their performance “, like it wouldn’t negatively affect their performance and cause them to lose a lead if they were winning? Concern for health is what it is, whether they are winning or losing. So calling for it is for 1 major purpose, that is to break the rhythm of the opponent. Everyone knows it. You know it too. You are just trying to support your favorite player, no?
 
ScottleeSV said:
The thing is, even if you win one round half fit, then lose the next round, you're only making the bare minimal gains but at the same time adding more wear and tear to the body.

As a British fan, I'm genuinely worried this is going the same way as Laura Robson, who for anyone who doesn't know made the last 16 at two slams but was finished by 22 or 23 years old due to injury.

Raducanu already has 5 mid match retirements at the professional level (for mostly different ailments). That doesn't include the matches where she was injured but soldiered on to the end - Kalinic, Rybakina, also whoever the girl was that she played in Austria etc.

I say heal, train lightly, and return for the grass personally. Not 'manage' the body through the marathon of RG - good lord, imagine if she won a few rounds in epic bruisers. That would be it until the US Open lol
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I agree you only have to look at her opponent today to see what journey she has been on, after the winning the US open , another talented youngster,
 
Is Collins currently without a sponsor? I see her wearing random unbranded clothing, and totally different from one watch to the next.

By the way, saw her in person for the first time yesterday and she is quite the sight. Goddess level.
 
Halep was serving for the set, then lost something like 11 of the next 12 points to lose the set in a tiebreaker.
 
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