Emma Raducanu

GAMEOVER · Satellite level

RE: Emma Raducanu

Var · Club Coach

Emma to play in KOOYONG CLASSIC! Murray has already signed up. Anyone know if this is televised by someone other than Sky?

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

Var wrote:
Emma to play in KOOYONG CLASSIC! Murray has already signed up. Anyone know if this is televised by someone other than Sky?

The Kooyong is a strange one in the ilk of something like the Boodles pre Wimbledon. It used to be a more competitive event, 8 men (only men) playing in a knockout event with a champion, but it is now a wider field with just a series of exhibition matches - I think they still crown a winner but not really clear how that happens!

So, no ranking points at stake in this but good practice for Andy and Emma

Var · Club Coach

JonH comes home wrote:
Var wrote:
Emma to play in KOOYONG CLASSIC! Murray has already signed up. Anyone know if this is televised by someone other than Sky?
The Kooyong is a strange one in the ilk of something like the Boodles pre Wimbledon. It used to be a more competitive event, 8 men (only men) playing in a knockout event with a champion, but it is now a wider field with just a series of exhibition matches - I think they still crown a winner but not really clear how that happens!
So, no ranking points at stake in this but good practice for Andy and Emma

Ive messaged Kooning to see if matches will be streamed.

9vicman · Strong Club Player

Raducanu also playing Osaka in a charity match at Melbourne Park on Tuesday.

Var · Club Coach

9vicman wrote:
Raducanu also playing Osaka in a charity match at Melbourne Park on Tuesday.

Would like to see that match!

Crispy · Intermediate Club Player

Snagged a WC to Abu Dhabi in February

Lambda · Futures level

Crispy wrote:
Snagged a WC to Abu Dhabi in February

Oh dear. I thought she'd be going to Cluj-Napoca. Turning that down for a 500 is a clear indication that her "fresh start" is to go straight back into 500s and 1000s and not as many of us had hoped, me included, that it would be a more natural rebuilding of her ranking in lower tournaments that she'd skipped over with her USO victory.

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Emma is never going to go via the low-key route

I think she'd find that very difficult

And if she's getting wildcards to the high-profile, high-money, high-glitz events, one can't really blame her. Or, at least, I don't.

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

the addict wrote:
Coup Droit wrote:
Being reported that Emma is back with Nick Cavaday ?

www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/tennis/article-12881911/Emma-Raducanu-coach-Nick-Cavaday-Australian-Open.html

(sorry if mentioned elsewhere already)
Also reported in yesterday's Times - Stuart Fraser claimed it was exclusive but of course soon covered by the other papers. Just a weel so far, but Nick might be retained for Australia.
https://archive.ph/vzlRb

Confirmation from the Beeb.

Var · Club Coach

Stircrazy wrote:
the addict wrote:
Coup Droit wrote:
Being reported that Emma is back with Nick Cavaday ?

www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/tennis/article-12881911/Emma-Raducanu-coach-Nick-Cavaday-Australian-Open.html

(sorry if mentioned elsewhere already)
Also reported in yesterday's Times - Stuart Fraser claimed it was exclusive but of course soon covered by the other papers. Just a weel so far, but Nick might be retained for Australia.
https://archive.ph/vzlRb
Confirmation from the Beeb.

That seems like a good move? Not an expert but wondered if Emma had the physicality to get the best from Sachs or Tursonov. Nick will surely have a better handle on her limitations..and strengths?

dodrade · Satellite level

Does this mean Cavaday won't be working with Ranah anymore?

the addict · Tennis legend

Emma has been given a wild card for the WTA500 Mubadala Abu Dhabi Open which starts on February 5th (from WTA news)

adz1983 · Intermediate Club Player

And Stuttgart in April

Jan · Hall of fame

BBC website says Emma has pulled out of the charity match, feeling "a little sore". Hopefully precautionary.