Week 34 US Open Qualifying

Peter too · Tennis legend

Week 34 US Open Qualifying

emmsie69 · Top national player

Doesn't look like it's an injury. Now thye've given her magic pills, looks like she is going to carry on for now

-- Edited by emmsie69 on Friday 27th of August 2021 06:04:35 PM

PaulM · Tennis legend

Can't see how she finishes this one. If she's struggling physically, then on top of the really hard conditions today you gotta feel she's been her own worst enemy by extending her match yesterday 90mins longer than it should have been.

emmsie69 · Top national player

Medic came back out, she had another magic pill I think but said no for an MTO I think. She'll let this set go now and then we will see,although now up 0*-30

emmsie69 · Top national player

And then out of nowhere breaks. Absolute shocker of a service game from Kucova

-- Edited by emmsie69 on Friday 27th of August 2021 06:17:27 PM

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

PaulM wrote:
Can't see how she finishes this one. If she's struggling physically, then on top of the really hard conditions today you gotta feel she's been her own worst enemy by extending her match yesterday 90mins longer than it should have been.

Although it's quite warm there, it's not too humid today, not too bad for New York in late August.

But, yes, yesterday's match may well be coming back to haunt her - and that's down to her (or coach). As you say, completely unnecessary. (Not saying she's the only one who's ever choked when up in a match but if you're carrying an injury, you need a slightly different mind-set to how to close it out).

Nice tennis from both in the second set in Emma's match - tight but Emma has the slight better of it

emmsie69 · Top national player

Looking a lot better now. Whatever those pills are I want them

PaulM · Tennis legend

Emma's first match point is brilliantly saved. Second she's too tentative on the return. At deuce she should have moved forward but scuttled back and went long. Sherif holds. Breathe!

*5-4

emmsie69 · Top national player

Katie on a 10 minute heat break.

PaulM · Tennis legend

Second serve ace. 15-0

Sherif clips the tape on the return and it falls back on her side. 30-0

Return into the net. 40-0

Ace!!!!

Wow. Wow. Wow.

Peter too · Tennis legend

Emma 6-1 6-4 Finished with an ace.

PaulM · Tennis legend

79% first serves in a high pressure match is incredible. What a girl. Would not begrudge Sherif one of the lucky loser spots at all.

-- Edited by PaulM on Friday 27th of August 2021 06:28:00 PM

Priesty · Challenger level

Bold prediction - double digit year end ranking for Radders.

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Brilliant serving to finish it off.

And she deserved that set.

Played really well. Always had just that slight more penetration on her shots.

Well done

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

Well done Emma!