Week 20 - ITF ($25K) - Wuhan, China- Hard

vohor · Grand Slam Champion

Week 20 - ITF ($25K) - Wuhan, China- Hard

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

I can hear Paul's cheers from here !

Lovely job from Emily.

Not a fan of the chips and moonshots but you've got to do what you've got to do and she showed some lovely intent on a lot of those forehands, really taking the ball on.

Brilliant week.

Michael D · All-time great

Whohoo, incredible Emily, what a fantastic win to pull out!

Michael D · All-time great

These 19 pts (net 18) will take Emily back up to the cusp of the top 500 once they go on... smile

QF: WEBLEY-SMITH, Emily (GBR) Q 582 beat GUO, Hanyu (CHN) 327 CH=278 23/10/17 6-1 6-3 biggrin biggrin

-- Edited by Michael D on Friday 18th of May 2018 07:25:09 AM

TomTraubert · Futures level

one of her best weeks in singles

i can only see these that match it
25k sf mumbai nov '14
50k f gifu may '11
25k sf sydney mar '11
25k sf port pirie oct '08
25k sf lagos oct '05

cracking job em

Julia Carrot · All-time great

I couldnt get the stream to work but, fabulous, wonderful result.

PaulM · Tennis legend

Well deserved. Her opponent was very hit and miss in the gusty conditions and Em threw everything at her to make life awkward.

She went after it as CD said and got her reward

Nix · Futures qualifying

When she (finally) retires, she should retrain to be a coach on the psychological side. Her resilience and resourcefulness as evidenced from snippets from people who know more about her on this board are incredible. She really would be an inspirational person to have beside you from the sound of it.

Really well done!

Peter too · Tennis legend

SF: WEBLEY-SMITH, Emily (GBR) Q 582 v LU, Jia-Jing (CHN) 1 209 CH=198 4/4/16

Michael D · All-time great

Nix wrote:
When she (finally) retires, she should retrain to be a coach on the psychological side. Her resilience and resourcefulness as evidenced from snippets from people who know more about her on this board are incredible. She really would be an inspirational person to have beside you from the sound of it.

Really well done!

I think she already acts as an informal mentor for many, and she is certainly the person who supports her peers on some of the tougher issues. So I agree with you, I think she would potentially be really good at this.

vohor · Grand Slam Champion

Excellent win; well done Em :D

indiana · Tennis legend

Michael D wrote:
These 19 pts (net 18) will take Emily back up to the cusp of the top 500 once they go on...

QF: WEBLEY-SMITH, Emily (GBR) Q 582 beat GUO, Hanyu (CHN) 327 CH=278 23/10/17 6-1 6-3

-- Edited by Michael D on Friday 18th of May 2018 07:25:09 AM

Not something I expected to see again. A very good news story as she will already surge back ahead of Jodie, Beth, Fran and Freya in the rankings

A couple more wins and she'll be GB #10

paulisi · Tennis legend

Emily is underway, but already struggling.

PaulM · Tennis legend

The court could be 6ft longer and 6ft wider and she still wouldn't find it today.

Having a mare in the cold blustery conditions today. Now rushing and panicking as she loses the set 6-0 in 20mins.

Needs to slow herself down. Funny sport tennis, what a difference a day makes.

Helen40 · Grand Slam Champion

Michael D wrote:
Nix wrote:
When she (finally) retires, she should retrain to be a coach on the psychological side. Her resilience and resourcefulness as evidenced from snippets from people who know more about her on this board are incredible. She really would be an inspirational person to have beside you from the sound of it.

Really well done!
I think she already acts as an informal mentor for many, and she is certainly the person who supports her peers on some of the tougher issues. So I agree with you, I think she would potentially be really good at this.

I don't know much about her, but the obvious question for me is, if her mental side is so good, why didn't she get higher than 240?