JonH comes home wrote:

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Ace Ventura wrote:

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I tend to prefer www.tennisexplorer.com/player/raducanu/ mainly because it usually includes the pre match odds next to the result (something that massively interests me). As far as I can see they are the similar, but Scoreboard has missed off the wins over Nadia and Eliz in that Classic week, which were Emma's first two matches of that week, but still a very good gauge of how she has done.

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 Cool, ive bookmarked that one - all my other stats are from Scoreboard (and it would be nice if these sites added them up for you, which I see Explorer does, but I had to do a manual count on Scoreboard) so may well be similarly inaccurate, although close enough that I dont think it makes any difference!

-- Edited by JonH comes home on Thursday 17th of December 2020 11:38:23 PM

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True, and it's fair enough if you're using the same source for all the players, which you are.

Cool. I wasn't expecting you to do that, and I wasn't meaning to question the stats in a general sense, it was mainly to give Emma even more credit, because when she plays she wins the vast majority of her matches, and is in my opinion the most important player we have, on either tour, in terms of potentially having more top end success in the coming years. It's just a bit of a shame (IMO) that she hasn't played too many matches (although some on the forum do have differing opinions about playing too much in their teens, as has been discussed numerous times with frequent references to the likes of Bellis and Konjuh re injuries).

She is one of 15 18 and U currently in the WTA top 500:

www.openerarankings.com/WTAHome

All of the others have played a tour match since the restart. Scott (16 and a half) just the one event, Zakharova three events, but the rest of them at least 4. Diane Parry has actually played 11 events, spanning 3 continents, since the restart, and Qinwen Zheng is an incredible 31-5 in her 9 tour events since the restart, already has 2 W25 titles in the bag, and is the favourite to make another final this week.

I've watched a load of ITF matches the past 3 or 4 months and there definitely is a sense of 'I wish that was Emma' when I see a youngster having a great run, or pull off a notable scalp, but I suppose, out of all our top 350/500 players (on both sides), if one could easily afford a more limited year, she would definitely be high up the list, and she'll obviously have a strong team around her offering sound advice.

-- Edited by Ace Ventura on Friday 18th of December 2020 12:27:44 AM

JonH comes home wrote:

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25 votes in and the scores are:

Joe 15
Fran 8
Arthur and Emma 1
Heather 0

Based on voting to date, we have around 27 to 32 per group so maybe 2 to 7 left to vote here, even at 7 votes, hard to see anyone topping Fran so I reckon Joe and Fran, and Dan, can start prepping for a final starting tomorrow

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 And I need to work out which 'an' I am going to go for in the final. Sorry Joe and AN Other(s) but Dan and Fran was always going to my very shortlist if they both made the final. 

Have stuck with Joe all through - as he had a breakthrough year in winning a slam and doing well at the ATP finals.
Surprised Heather hasnt scored and she would have been my second choice in this group followed closely by Fran.