Emma is 25. She seems old to be starting a career in tennis?

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Emma is 25. She seems old to be starting a career in tennis?

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 Emma played US uni tennis. I think players like her who come back to tournament play should be encouraged far more than they are.

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telstar wrote:

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DF wrote:

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Emma is 25. She seems old to be starting a career in tennis?

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 Emma played US uni tennis. I think players like her who come back to tournament play should be encouraged far more than they are.

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 So many of our young tennis players who have potential go the US college route but few return to tennis and of those who do return their tennis has not improved. The stand out exeption is Cam.

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 And Joe Salisbury - he's world number one  

Paul Jubb would have been eaten alive if he'd tried to go pro at 18

Ali Gray is 50:50 - he's sort of where he would have been if he'd carried on tennis

But the point is what 'potential' do they have? If it's just the potential to be top-600, say, then (unless that's what they've set their hearts on) better to go to college and give yourself options

R2: CHRISTIE, Freya (GBR) 586 lost to ROBBE, Alice (FRA) 401 4-6 2-6
R2: KARTAL, Sonay (GBR) (8) 371 def AKSU, Ayla (TUR) Q 646 6-1 6-2
R2: SILVA, Eden (GBR) 445 def CADAR, Elena-Teodora (ROU) 588 6-4 6-4
R2: XU, Mingge (GBR) WC UNR lost to CHONG, Eudice (HKG) (3) 306 2-6 4-6
R2: WILSON, Emma (GBR) Q 1297 lost to GARLAND, Joanna (TPE) 435 5-7 0-6

QF: KARTAL, Sonay (GBR) (8) 371 (CH=370 2022) v ROBBE, Alice (FRA) 401 (CH=398 2022)
QF: SILVA, Eden (GBR) 445 (CH=408 2021) v STOLLAR, Fanni (HUN) (7) 360 (CH=114 2018)

QF:- Andre Lukosiute (LTU) / Eliz Maloney (GBR) CR1240 (651+589) LOST TO Elena-Teodora Cadar (ROU) / Pei-Chi Lee (TPE) CR1206 (695+511) 5-7 6-2 1-10

So no Brits left in the doubles, and it's looking like another title for the Hong Kong Cody Wong pair

dodrade wrote:

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Coup Droit wrote:

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DF wrote:

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telstar wrote:

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DF wrote:

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Emma is 25. She seems old to be starting a career in tennis?

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 Emma played US uni tennis. I think players like her who come back to tournament play should be encouraged far more than they are.

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 So many of our young tennis players who have potential go the US college route but few return to tennis and of those who do return their tennis has not improved. The stand out exeption is Cam.

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 And Joe Salisbury - he's world number one  

Paul Jubb would have been eaten alive if he'd tried to go pro at 18

Ali Gray is 50:50 - he's sort of where he would have been if he'd carried on tennis

But the point is what 'potential' do they have? If it's just the potential to be top-600, say, then (unless that's what they've set their hearts on) better to go to college and give yourself options

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 Alicia Barnett seems to have become a very strong doubles player as a result of her college days.

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 Yes, it's my view that most US graduates come back with significantly improved doubles but minimal advance with their singles. 

Sonay is 4-6 1-2* down vs Robbe, but Eden is back on serve at *3-4 (4 breaks already).

There's some UK / British interest in all 4 singles QFs as Jo Garland takes on 2nd seed Lao later, while Katie Stresnakova is currently a set up on the 3rd seed, following her great win yesterday.