Entry Week 21 - 20/05/2024

seagull · Hall of fame

Entry Week 21 - 20/05/2024

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

I hope Hamfmann reads the script - one last Djoko and Andy match would get the public interested. Geneva will be having a quiet word .

PaulM · Tennis legend

Emma has withdrawn from Roland Garros qualifying

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

PaulM wrote:
Emma has withdrawn from Roland Garros qualifying

Thanks Paul - is there a link to a story on it you could post?

Nottingham next then? Or Surbiton?

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

PaulM wrote:
Emma has withdrawn from Roland Garros qualifying

Oh Lord, Emma

Var · Pro player

Coup Droit wrote:
PaulM wrote:
Emma has withdrawn from Roland Garros qualifying
Oh Lord, Emma

Not surprised. She has no points to defend. Hasnt played competitively on clay for weeks, so why risk the embarrassment of a first round defeat in qualifying from a honed clay court player. Better to get ready for the grass, if she doesnt get in with people withdrawing?

Var · Pro player

Not sure if this was the source www.sportskeeda.com/tennis/news-emma-raducanu-withdraws-french-open-2024-qualifying-days-refused-wild-card-entry-tournament-s-main-draw#

Although she is still on the qualifying list on the FO website.

-- Edited by Var on Sunday 19th of May 2024 07:03:32 AM

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

Thank you , Var

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Var wrote:
Coup Droit wrote:
PaulM wrote:
Emma has withdrawn from Roland Garros qualifying
Oh Lord, Emma
Not surprised. She has no points to defend. Hasnt played competitively on clay for weeks, so why risk the embarrassment of a first round defeat in qualifying from a honed clay court player. Better to get ready for the grass, if she doesnt get in with people withdrawing?

Embarrassement?

I assume this is tongue in cheek? biggrin

Var · Pro player

Coup Droit wrote:
Var wrote:
Coup Droit wrote:
PaulM wrote:
Emma has withdrawn from Roland Garros qualifying
Oh Lord, Emma
Not surprised. She has no points to defend. Hasnt played competitively on clay for weeks, so why risk the embarrassment of a first round defeat in qualifying from a honed clay court player. Better to get ready for the grass, if she doesnt get in with people withdrawing?
Embarrassement?

I assume this is tongue in cheek?

Haha, yes possibly. Somethings up though. Her socials are always pretty good, but all we have had nondescript posts from sponsors and a photo of her with her rackets, but no indication of where she is practising. When she was getting ready for the grass, she posted a picture of her feet on the base line of a grass court. So Im not sure what is going on. Someone maybe better informed. Needless to say the buzz around Emma is always much more than the other women players, even in the US. Here they say it is so she doesnt embarrass her sponsors.

Blue_Belle · Club Coach

Var wrote:
Coup Droit wrote:
Var wrote:
Coup Droit wrote:
PaulM wrote:
Emma has withdrawn from Roland Garros qualifying
Oh Lord, Emma
Not surprised. She has no points to defend. Hasnt played competitively on clay for weeks, so why risk the embarrassment of a first round defeat in qualifying from a honed clay court player. Better to get ready for the grass, if she doesnt get in with people withdrawing?
Embarrassement?

I assume this is tongue in cheek?
Haha, yes possibly. Somethings up though. Her socials are always pretty good, but all we have had nondescript posts from sponsors and a photo of her with her rackets, but no indication of where she is practising. When she was getting ready for the grass, she posted a picture of her feet on the base line of a grass court. So Im not sure what is going on. Someone maybe better informed. Needless to say the buzz around Emma is always much more than the other women players, even in the US. Here they say it is so she doesnt embarrass her sponsors.

Apparently training on hard courts in London

https://twitter.com/stu_fraser/status/1792101738675089699?t=srWTNXEzQm_LTc8VwGQuyw&s=19

-- Edited by Blue_Belle on Sunday 19th of May 2024 08:35:50 AM

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

Reading twitter lots of folks saying shes not serious about tennis , doesnt want to embarrass herself or her sponsors etc.

I think its fine - therell be lots of scrutiny on grass, she wont have played grass in a few years and she wants to prep. Hardcourts practice makes sense, lots of players use it to hone their ground strokes and attacking game ahead of grass. Itll be fine!

miriam abc · Strong Club Player

FO qualifying draws now up on RG site.

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

miriam abc wrote:
FO qualifying draws now up on RG site.

I love the excitement of the draws coming out biggrin

miriam abc · Strong Club Player

Coup Droit wrote:
miriam abc wrote:
FO qualifying draws now up on RG site.
I love the excitement of the draws coming out

No Liam or Emma, as we expected.