Week 8 - ITF (W25) Sunderland, GBR Hard

paulisi · Tennis legend

Week 8 - ITF (W25) Sunderland, GBR Hard

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Sam is playing very nicely too - again, lots of breaks, but aggressive style, clean hitting, coming to the net....currently 4-4

Michael D · All-time great

paulisi wrote:
Emma really getting after the second serve and breaks as Tauson is getting frustrated and struggling with her ball toss.

Yes you're right, Emma's trying to stay away more from her forehad... First set to Emma and key advantage 6-4.

Emma's strengths are not so noticeable at first, but her advantage at the end of this set was her greater diversity of play, and her intelligent use of her range of shots.

emmsie69 · Top national player

4-1 up now, 2 breaks for Emma.

HarryGem · Club Coach

Michael D wrote:
paulisi wrote:
Emma really getting after the second serve and breaks as Tauson is getting frustrated and struggling with her ball toss.
Yes you're right, Emma's trying to stay away more from her forehad... First set to Emma and key advantage 6-4.
Emma's strengths are not so noticeable at first, but her advantage at the end of this set was her greater diversity of play, and her intelligent use of her range of shots.

Emma is playing pretty well but Tauson has a bit of an attitude problem. Soemthing she may well mature out of over time.

Michael D · All-time great

Great result for Emma

And yes she won the match between the ears as much as anything...

Babfive · Satellite level

Nice win from Emma there.

HarryGem · Club Coach

Very good win by Emma. Let's hope this can be a springboard to a climb up the rankings depending upon how much she plays.

HarryGem · Club Coach

Shame for Sam but Tomova was just better on the day.

paulisi · Tennis legend

Tomova was a class above.
Emma cruised through as Tauson's attitude stank.

the addict · Tennis legend

HarryGem wrote:
Very good win by Emma. Let's hope this can be a springboard to a climb up the rankings depending upon how much she plays.

OER forecast for 16th March suggest that Emma will climb to around WR333 when the points go on. Could be slightly less of a climb, depending on the results of others.

More importanly, Emma will be GB #10, which will make a difference in the predictions competition (but not when I run it after Monday's rankings are published)

Michael D · All-time great

the addict wrote:
HarryGem wrote:
Very good win by Emma. Let's hope this can be a springboard to a climb up the rankings depending upon how much she plays.
OER forecast for 16th March suggest that Emma will climb to around WR333 when the points go on. Could be slightly less of a climb, depending on the results of others.
More importanly, Emma will be GB #10, which will make a difference in the predictions competition (but not when I run it after Monday's rankings are published)

Yes next week Maia falls out of the top 10 and Katy D will replace her, but now it will be only for one week, with Emma taking over the following week. Emma will then also be within 5 pts of Mandy and 11 pts of Fran. So if she were to win tomorrow - which I think will be very tough for her to do, but by no means impossible the way she is playing - she would then become GB #8.

DavidC · Tennis legend

Good win for Emma against a bit of a bogey opponent (lost three times to her in junior ITFs, including one final and one Grand Slam, and ran away with the final set on each occasion)

Status Quo · Intermediate Club Player

Excellent result from Ms. Raducanu. Many are tipping, even perhaps expect, Tauson to make some sort of WTA breakthrough at some point this year.

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Super result from Emma.

The bookies were completely off

And she's got a very good chance tomorrow - unless nerves or whatever get to her - Tomova was not that impressive, often on the back foot in the first set, took advantage of Sam's mistakes in the second well, but not a particularly good performance overall.