Week 46 - ITF (W25) Minsk, Belarus Hard

Ace Ventura · Tennis legend

Week 46 - ITF (W25) Minsk, Belarus Hard

Michael D · All-time great

Yes I agree with you Ace, Emma's next match here should be an interesting on - and I'm going to go with Emma to win it. She has plenty of upside potential still.

Oh, and just to note one more thing since I noticed it whilst updating my this week's rankings tables yesterday - it's Happy 17th Birthday for Emma today! it's noteworthy because I think some of us have felt that she hasn't made as much progress as should could have this year. She hasn't but she's just written exams, and she is still very young!!

R32: RADUCANU, Emma (GBR) [Q] 560 def CHIESA, Deborah (ITA) 395 (CH:143 June 11) 6-2 6-0

R16: RADUCANU, Emma (GBR) [Q] 560 vs SALDEN, Lara (BEL) [6] 286=CH

Ace Ventura · Tennis legend

Yep, happy birthday indeed!

Every W25 she enters she seems to reach either the QF or SF which is a great sign, it's just the lack of events that stops her moving up the rankings significantly, but she'll have a good team around her, and a good head on her shoulders, and she'll know what she is doing, and is still really young as you say.

She has built up a really solid collection of wins over the past 13 months or so, and it is really encouraging that we do have a legit hope on our hands.

indiana · Tennis legend

Happy Birthday, Emma.

From being live world #4 ranked under 17 she will for now be live #14 under 18. The top 12 may be senior ranked top 400 and some much higher but as said Emma's 'true' ranking is much higher than her current WR 560.

And anyway her ranking, while comparatively still up there, is a bit incidental at this stage as there are different paths and Emma has indeed had limited tournament time ( indeed sometimes hardly even any practice time ) due to school/exams and apparently some niggles.

To me it's much more she could have made more senior progress rather than that she should have. Still looking very good.

Yes, be great for us to see her flying up the rankings but as Ace indicates, in the round she's doing fine for now ( pretty good consistent level considering such a stop start stop schedule ) in a year that has been about much more than just tennis.

-- Edited by indiana on Wednesday 13th of November 2019 03:35:27 PM

emmsie69 · Top national player

Although its irrelevant to the parties involved I'm far more comfortable with the path that Emmas team has chosen that the one Gauff is following in term of personal development

Barefoot · Lower Club Player

emmsie69 wrote:
Although its irrelevant to the parties involved I'm far more comfortable with the path that Emmas team has chosen that the one Gauff is following in term of personal development

I entirely agree with this. As long as they get the opportunity to develop still, I dont think young players should have the pressure/target of a professional senior sport till 18 as any other young person would while still in education (tennis development classed as training in my eyes!)

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

emmsie69 wrote:
Although its irrelevant to the parties involved I'm far more comfortable with the path that Emmas team has chosen that the one Gauff is following in term of personal development

That said, I've seen Cori Gauff up close, having lunch, hanging out. And seen her dad and mum, stood next to them while they were talking, (yes, listening in - well, you couldn't not hear......). And they seem very decent and normal (not like some parents of far less noteworthy youngsters). As did Coco.

I think people are suspicious of child 'wonders' but there are often far, far worse situations for kids a lot lower down the ladder, and there's nothing wrong with aiming very high as a youngster if that's actually where you are and you're well grounded, with well grounded people around you.

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Emma's just got the first set 6-4

Michael D · All-time great

Yes and the two stats I'm impressed with is that she got 6 aces and did not have a single BP against her. She won 1/4 BPs herself, so it was a tight set but she was in control once she got that break in Salden's 2nd service game.

-- Edited by Michael D on Thursday 14th of November 2019 09:34:22 AM

Michael D · All-time great

And of course Emma promptly got broken start of the 2nd set in a long game. But she has broken back and they are on serve *1-2

DF · Tennis legend

Emma wins 6-4 7-5

Michael D · All-time great

And Emma brings it back from 2-4 down second set to win it 7-5. This is a really excellent win from Emma, a very impressive performance.

R16: RADUCANU, Emma (GBR) [Q] 560 def SALDEN, Lara (BEL) [6] 286=CH 6-4 7-5

Michael D · All-time great

And for those wondering (and even if you weren't

) Emma's career best scalp is Barbara Haas at Wirral 2018, then WR 190.

Ace Ventura · Tennis legend

It's actually now top 100 player Paula Badosa, who was 130 when they met in Bolton earlier this year :)

Another very good top 300 win for her here.

Michael D · All-time great

Ace Ventura wrote:
It's actually now top 100 player Paula Badosa, who was 130 when they met in Bolton earlier this year :)

Another very good top 300 win for her here.

Oh ok, I hadn't realised the career best wins tables on the site were not being updated any longer either hmm