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Emma Raducanu News
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FrontHeadlock
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I agree.
Plus, let's be real, when you are being paid that much by sponsors it's embarrassing to not perform. That is pressure in and of itself (not to mention the added media focus when you lose).
Frenchy-Player
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Kralingen
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I’m telling you guys, what she needs more than anything is a real professional off season and fitness routine. More than anything her body just isn’t ready for the rigors of pro tennis. Give her a couple months of training and dieting and some real fitness work and there is a player in there.
RaulRamirez
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I can only imagine the pride you must feel with that pronouncement, predicting "failure" for a now-19-year-old who had an unprecedented major victory at age 18 and handled it all with grace and class.
And this, from a poster who isn't even a one-post wonder.
Hoi Polloi
Professional
Graf also always had injuries in the 1990s.
Perhaps dieting and some real fitness work would have helped!
Frenchy-Player
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Emma love fashion, Otapenko's outfit was too much for her.
MiamiWeekendWarrior
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The validity of an argument is independent of the virtue of its exponents.
I don't know that anyone is predicting failure but the chances of her winning another major, let alone 2 or 3, is pretty close to zero. Although she recently did go on an impressive winning streak of more than 2 matches in a row so there's that....
There have been many female players who won just 1 major in their career. It's just that in Emma's case it seems to have happened earlier in her career than most other one-slam winners.
No_Kwan_Do
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I doubt she will be. Andreescu not only had spells where she was out for months, she also took a 6 month sabbatical from the game because she clearly didn't enjoy playing it. I'm not getting that vibe with Raducanu. At least not at the moment.
According to her, Tursunov is getting her to practice for 2-3 hours a day before, DURING and after tournaments. I'm no coach, but making your player practice for 2-3 hours a day during tournaments where you are playing high-intensity matches daily isn't normal, but there must be a method to his madness. He obviously feels she isn't on the court enough at her age and needs to acclimatise to the rigours of the tour as quickly as possible.
These injuries she keeps picking up are mostly minor that only tend to keep her out for 1-2 weeks at a time (she's available for Ostrava next week), and look to be a result of overplaying (which includes the lengthy practice sessions). She's actually been relatively injury free since she picked up her side-strain at the start of June.
If she can get a good off-season in with a proper fitness trainer, and not the riff raff the LTA provide, that would be a good start. Dan Evans and Cam Norrie have recently bemoaned the sort of programs they put you on there, saying they're too strength-focused instead of cardio-driven.
RaulRamirez
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Well, when this poster's whole "argument" is just disparagement, essentially calling someone who already did something unprecedented a fraud...and she's still just 19...I felt quite justified in responding as I did. It's not as if this poster made any cogent points about her game.
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MiamiWeekendWarrior
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hmm...another first round loss?
Tshooter
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“My ability and capacity to acknowledge I was wrong is largely determined by the attitude of the person I’m arguing with.” — Tsitsicrates, July 6, 2022
Frenchy-Player
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Frenchy-Player
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So the hype is gone no ?
Shaolin
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What hype. No one expects anything at this point.
MiamiWeekendWarrior
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And she's still living up to every bit of it!!
Unfortunately her amazing accomplishment was not reflective of her true level at this point of her career. What it shows is great potential for the future (If she can stay fit and stick with one coach)
Winning the US Open the way she did may prove to be a curse on her for the remainder of her career as a Tennis pro. It would not be the first time for such a thing to happen to an athlete.
I remember an English football player called John Barnes scored an amazing goal against Brazil in Rio and saying it was the worst thing he ever did because the resulting expectations stayed with him for the rest of his footballing career.
This is even more true for Emma as her accomplishment was far greater than that of John Barnes.
Winning the US Open the way she did may prove to be a curse on her for the remainder of her career as a Tennis pro. It would not be the first time for such a thing to happen to an athlete.
I remember an English football player called John Barnes scored an amazing goal against Brazil in Rio and saying it was the worst thing he ever did because the resulting expectations stayed with him for the rest of his footballing career.
This is even more true for Emma as her accomplishment was far greater than that of John Barnes.
Frenchy-Player
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Poor thing best I’m wishing her a good recovery 
www.dailymail.co.uk
MIKE DICKSON: Raducanu missing Wimbledon could be a blessing
Seeing the picture Emma Raducanu posted of herself on Wednesday from a hospital bed, it was tempting to think that it was the happiest she has looked for a while.
InsuranceMan
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Splits with coach Sebastian Sachs during injury time off
I’m curious, does anybody have a count of how many coaches she’s switched through by now??
I’m curious, does anybody have a count of how many coaches she’s switched through by now??
Federev
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nolefam_2024
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What a lovely looking woman.
D-Lite
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I think 5 were quoted by the BBC. This does seem somewhat logical though - what's the point in him coaching someone who will probably be off the rest of the year? I suppose she can afford to pay for a coach while she recovers but I am sure he would rather be out there coaching someone who is actually touring. What normally happens when players are off the tour injured - do coaches ever take up short term contracts with other players?
She is getting stick for this which might be unfair given our limited knowledge of how much control others have over her career.
Yes she is a grown woman capable of making her own decisions, but maybe she has the kind of upbringing whereby you put those who have backed you ahead of yourself.
Her previous coach before this latest one indicated that she does not have the last word when it comes to how she is managed.
I urge everyone to be a little more thoughtful and less judgemental when it comes to the situation with this revolving door policy that we are seeing with regard to coaches.
But yes the question of what is best for an inactive coach while their student is far from recovered is certainly a valid one. It's just unfortunate that this happens to be the coach that is working the most insecure coaching job in tennis.
Yes she is a grown woman capable of making her own decisions, but maybe she has the kind of upbringing whereby you put those who have backed you ahead of yourself.
Her previous coach before this latest one indicated that she does not have the last word when it comes to how she is managed.
I urge everyone to be a little more thoughtful and less judgemental when it comes to the situation with this revolving door policy that we are seeing with regard to coaches.
But yes the question of what is best for an inactive coach while their student is far from recovered is certainly a valid one. It's just unfortunate that this happens to be the coach that is working the most insecure coaching job in tennis.
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Oval_Solid
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so youre a doctor now?
Sudacafan
Bionic Poster
No, but I handle prescriptions.
And I correct spelling mistakes, too. That's spelled "you're".
MurraysMetalHip
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Dame Emma appears to have a remarkably low pain threshold. Most players take a few painkillers and plough on - it is very rare for any professional athlete to be 100% pain free. I am speaking from experience, having once been a professional TT forumer, with a sore typing finger.
Frenchy-Player
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She thought she had won at 5/1 Caroline Garcia actually led 6–3, 2–0 before losing...
Caroline Garcia actually led 6–3, 2–0 before losing...
Apun94
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ALRIGHT!!She thought she had won at 5/1
No_Kwan_Do
Semi-Pro
Yeah, it's refreshing to see a player just batter 80mph 2nd serve returns for clean winners and get the treatment they deserve. Unfortunately, most players don't have her timing.
Grafil Injection
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Radders looking awesome today on clay too, hitting punch slice FHs like Fed. Say what you want, she is uber-talented ball-striker.
Tshooter
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It’s disheartening how my favorite @Better_Call_Raul since returning to TTW has ghosted Emma.
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dannythomas
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Great couple of days for Racucanu in BJK cup. Now ranked around 300 she overcame first Garcia then Parry on clay in front of a hostile French crowd both times digging deep to win in 3 sets. Very impressive final set ție break to clinch the ție and earn a place in the finals for team GB. Avoided them having to play a deciding doubles against Garcia and Mldanovic where they would have had little chance of winning.
Shame those matches don’t count for rankings points but hopefully a turning point for her.
Shame those matches don’t count for rankings points but hopefully a turning point for her.
Players into national teams aren't chosen based on their ranking points in the world tour but on the countries' tennis associations' standards.
Frenchy-Player
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Raducanu beat former world No.1 Angelique Kerber, 6-2 6-1, following on from her success with Great Britain at the Billie Jean King Cup at the weekend.
Raducanu began working with childhood coach Nick Cavaday upon her return to the WTA Tour, and has detailed how that partnership is going.
“I would be lying if I said I wasn’t tired, but I would way rather be in this position where I have played a lot of matches and I’m feeling fatigued than being super fresh and losing,” claimed Raducanu. “It’s funny, because you always want something that you can’t have.
“But I am playing some really good tennis. I feel like I’m playing level-wise, I knew it before I went to Fed Cup (Billie Jean King Cup) even, like, training, I was playing really well. I think everyone that I was practicing with can attest to that too.”
The 2021 US Open champion added, “I think it’s a combination of doing good practice weeks, doing the right things, I am really enjoying working with Nick my coach. It’s great to have a familiar face, but we are also working really well together as a team
Raducanu began working with childhood coach Nick Cavaday upon her return to the WTA Tour, and has detailed how that partnership is going.
“I would be lying if I said I wasn’t tired, but I would way rather be in this position where I have played a lot of matches and I’m feeling fatigued than being super fresh and losing,” claimed Raducanu. “It’s funny, because you always want something that you can’t have.
“But I am playing some really good tennis. I feel like I’m playing level-wise, I knew it before I went to Fed Cup (Billie Jean King Cup) even, like, training, I was playing really well. I think everyone that I was practicing with can attest to that too.”
The 2021 US Open champion added, “I think it’s a combination of doing good practice weeks, doing the right things, I am really enjoying working with Nick my coach. It’s great to have a familiar face, but we are also working really well together as a team
Billie Jean is not my lover
Nice formating there.
InsuranceMan
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Finally maybe she can knit a solid team together and get rid of the nonsense
Mark-Touch
Legend
Wow I just had to report on Emma's game.
I haven't really seen her play to any extent for more than a year but boy has her game ever changed!
I watched most of the match today against Noskova who is no slouch by any means.
Emma was firing on all 8 cylinders throughout the match.
Her strokes were always very sound, but she lacked real fire power.
Now her game has that magical ingredient.
She beefed up her serve too.
In her post-match interview on court she showed us the confidence she has now in her game and
also that she knows that her game will get even better in the future!
She'll be tested of course tomorrow against Iga, but I think there's a good chance she can upset her.
In any event, if she stays the course (and barring any injuries) I see a bright future now for the former U.S. Open champ.
I haven't really seen her play to any extent for more than a year but boy has her game ever changed!
I watched most of the match today against Noskova who is no slouch by any means.
Emma was firing on all 8 cylinders throughout the match.
Her strokes were always very sound, but she lacked real fire power.
Now her game has that magical ingredient.
She beefed up her serve too.
In her post-match interview on court she showed us the confidence she has now in her game and
also that she knows that her game will get even better in the future!
She'll be tested of course tomorrow against Iga, but I think there's a good chance she can upset her.
In any event, if she stays the course (and barring any injuries) I see a bright future now for the former U.S. Open champ.
No_Kwan_Do
Semi-Pro
She's hit 80 winners last weekend, and has hit 45 winners so far this week. That's an average of 30 winners a match. Her game doesn't lack power.
InsuranceMan
Hall of Fame
I think he was talking about before
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