TTMan wrote:

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LordBrownof wrote:

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My concern for Jo's medium-term future in the game has less to do with the injuries and more to do with the fact that she's chosen not to appoint a new coach (so far). I know Dan is still working with her but I don't think he was announced as a full-time coach unless I missed it somewhere. The appointment of a new coach would end speculation and signal a real go at 2022.

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 I've been wondering if Jo might be helping Dan launch himself into a coaching career by giving him a bigger role within her team. Annie K has mentioned before in commentary that Dan would have learnt a lot from working with Jo's coaches.

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 It could well be the case.  After Jo he could  to work with other  top players. A couple of the British coaches have gone on to work with foreign players and done well in their coaching careers. Thinking of Tom with Maria Sakkari and Andrew with Elina Svitolina.

flamingowings wrote:

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In an article about Emma for The Guardian, Tumaini Carayol mentions that Jo held the British no 1 for 310 weeks before Emma took over.

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 That's a great achievement by Jo. She has done so well to be GB #1 for so long and in global ranking and tournament terms over many years.  And while she has had injuries issues so inhibiting her in defending points ( and these remain such a concern for her future in tennis ) it is great that there has been such a hugely positive movement by the new #1 Emma with her already verging on the top 50.

The baton is passed from one very worthy GB #1 to what is looking a very worthy successor. 

kundalini wrote:

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Jo has withdrawn from both Chicago and Indian Wells.

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 Looks like the end of season for her. I do hope she plays in 2022, especially if that is to be her last year on tour.

the addict wrote:

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flamingowings wrote:

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kundalini wrote:

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Jo has withdrawn from both Chicago and Indian Wells.

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 Looks like the end of season for her. I do hope she plays in 2022, especially if that is to be her last year on tour.

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 The BBC are reporting that it is a groin injury - the one that prevented her playing the USO.

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 I thought at the time it was  reported as a left thigh issue which prevented her playing in the US Open. Sadly I think Jo's season finished when she won Nottingham. She has only played  3  matches in the only 2 tournaments she has played  since then.. After 2 wins in Montreal she gave a  walkover to Coco Gauff.She had a first round defeat in Cincinnati  and withdrew from another 8 tournaments. She will be out of the top 100 at the end of 2021. Sadly just too many injuries and Covid. At this stage in her career I can't see her  going  through 2 or 3 rounds of qualifying to get into a  main draw.  . 

JonH comes home wrote:

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It was a shame to see Jos injury woes continue. Whatever she does, she has been our top British player and a top world player and deserves a lot of credit. I hope she is able to at least finish her career playing and one final season , if she gets fit, would be something Im sure we would all like to see. Shes a bright person though so I am sure will be successful in whatever she does as and when tennis finishes.

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 I wonder if whatever happens she will try to make it to Wimbledon 2022, either by Wild card or protected ranking. Shvedova who hadn't played much since 2017 somehow or other managed to find her way to two  Grand Slams in 2021 using a protected ranking.