Week 34 US Open Qualifying

DF · Tennis legend

Week 34 US Open Qualifying

GAMEOVER · Satellite level

emmsie69 wrote:
GAMEOVER wrote:
emmsie69 wrote:
GAMEOVER wrote:
Injuries have held Katie back which is something no coach could do anything about.
Thats not necessarily true.
What about the back injury at the Fed Cup?
How do you know that something in her training didn't create a weakness that culminated in her back injury. An awful lot of injuries don't just happen, there is a build up to it. My friend right now has Plantur Fasciitis after completing a 10k, it wasn't the 10k that caused it, it was the training in old shoes beforehand, the 10k was the straw. None of us know if the Fed cup was the straw. Our female tennis players have so many niggling injuries that I'm inclined to think there is something fundamentally wrong with the training and/or physio within the LTA.

-- Edited by emmsie69 on Friday 27th of August 2021 05:06:56 PM

Could well be her training. Katie has had a lot of illness and injury over the years , the latest being problems with her right elbow. Are any of the injuries in general as a result of training in the gym?.

Peter too · Tennis legend

Emma *2-0

emmsie69 · Top national player

I don't think Katie is going to finish this match

PaulM · Tennis legend

She is regularly grabbing the heavily taped arm. Came out s long game there, 8 deuces I think. But she could have won it earlier than she did. Gutsy though.

5-4*

Helen40 · Grand Slam Champion

Just watching the LSs. Is Emma playing well, or is her opponent imploding?

the addict · Tennis legend

Helen40 wrote:
Just watching the LSs. Is Emma playing well, or is her opponent imploding?

Emma looks at her best, not giving Sherif much of a chance. 5-0*

Peter too · Tennis legend

Emma 6-1 0-0* That didn't take long.

the addict · Tennis legend

Katie gets the break - and it's 7-5

DF · Tennis legend

Katie takes the first set 7-5

emmsie69 · Top national player

I cannot believe she won that set, maybe me turning over to watch Emma did it. I think if she had lost that 1st set a retirement was on the cards. Regarding training I'm assuming that they have someone looking at the biomechanics when these women train. I'm wondering if the elbow injury is the result of changing something to reduce the strain on her back. She seems to be having to lean back quite a lot to get to some balls, not sure if her movement is hindered a bit and thats why it's happening.

-- Edited by emmsie69 on Friday 27th of August 2021 05:46:15 PM

PaulM · Tennis legend

That was a shocker of a game from Kucova to hand Katie the set and it was from nowhere. She was missing by miles.

PaulM · Tennis legend

A bit disappointing Emma failed to take oneof her two break points there. Given Sherif a real boost.

*1-2

Katie lost the first 11 points of the second

0-3*

DF · Tennis legend

Between sets Katie was massaging her arm. Hope that she can come through the match.

emmsie69 · Top national player

MTO for Katie. BP being checked

-- Edited by emmsie69 on Friday 27th of August 2021 06:02:18 PM