I also think its worth raising the fact that Emma's last two years have been so entirely atypical for a junior transitioning. She's spent a record low amount of time hanging around in airport departure lounges, or cooped up in a strange hotel for 6 days after losing in round one; and presumably, A levels aside, spent proportionally far more time than typical just doing hitting drills.
Apart from a couple of match points in earlier rounds, when she had a rush of blood to the head, I find it hard to remember a single occasion where she was given a target, and missed it. The precision was uncanny - close to perfect, which suggests an awful lot of practice.
The one occasion where she did have a chance to play in a tournament was also atypical - the Battle of the Brits giving her some court time with world class players, which is very unlikely to happen to a new player, ranked in the 300s. So, a slim sliver of kudos to Jamie Murray, perhaps.
When I said 'Indy and stat guys', I wasn't meaning your predictions, Indy though they're pretty good!!!
I meant, your mega maths and logic analysis of how all these things work or can be distorted
When I said 'Indy and stat guys', I wasn't meaning your predictions, Indy though they're pretty good!!! I meant, your mega maths and logic analysis of how all these things work or can be distorted
No, my post wasn't at all with regard to you mentioning me but was indeed meant to be with regard to the generality of calling out young players ( while mentioning some of my calls ). We're basically on the same page.
Its funny how Fernandez was dropped for potentially being too small. I thought some people might find it interesting. Here are the list of womens Grand Slam champions since 2015 along with their height. In no particular order
Not definitive re the comparison ( maybe Naomi is partly kneeling before Serena! ) but an interesting picture. I think you can find quite a variation in quotes of players' supposed heights.
Yes Indiana great photo. Also two players who sometimes have big hair. So maybe heights taken to the top of the haircuts. I just googled it on the Internet and as you all know everything on the Internet is accurate. Isnt it??
feeling quite down today, I have got used to something miraculous happening every other day for the last 2 weeks. 2 days in a row without something completely amazing happening and I feel quite empty ???