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PaulM · Tennis legend

Week 31 & 32 - WTA1000 Montreal, Canada - Hard

PaulM · Tennis legend

Misses two individual break points in a long game. One saved courtesy of good defence (although Katie's play pattern was extremely predictable), the second she balloons a backhand out.

A couple of nice winners, but she also hit a drop shot that landed outside the doubles court. Which was quite something.

*3-3

PaulM · Tennis legend

Yeah, that game was a big chance. She's broken to love that felt a predictable hangover.

Zarazua goes up 30-0, but gets very very shaky. Break point, another shaky serve.

*4-4

-- Edited by PaulM on Monday 28th of July 2025 09:55:44 PM

PaulM · Tennis legend

Much better game from Katie there. Some positivity and nice roars to get herself going.

5-4*

PaulM · Tennis legend

Misses two individual set points. The first she netted a backhand return, second saved with another good drop shot from Zarazua.

*5-5

PaulM · Tennis legend

Hands Zarazua a break to 15 with some awful decision making

5-6*

PaulM · Tennis legend

Backhand error
Backhand error
Backhand error
Backhand error

Loses 6-1 7-5.

I mean, she at least fought in the second set but it was pretty dismal. I'm not even convinced she'd have won the third if she'd sneaked the second to be honest. I don't see where the wins can come from if she is going to be as poor as that against a pretty weak opponent.

-- Edited by PaulM on Monday 28th of July 2025 10:20:31 PM

RJH1962 · Strong Club Player

Only saw the last 2 games. Really wish I hadnt

Peter too · Tennis legend

R128 Emma Raducanu (GBR) WR 33 def Elena-Gabriela Ruse (ROU) WR 58 6-2 6-4
R128: Katie Boulter WR 43 lost to Renata Zarazua (MEX) WR 68 1-6 4-6

R64 Emma Raducanu (GBR) WR 33 v Peyton Stearns (USA) [32] WR 37

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

So Emma will remain ahead of Katie now and for the foreseeable future should remain ahead also.

Peter too · Tennis legend

Emma played Peyton twice last year and won both in two sets but that involved three tie breaks so it could be close.

PaulM · Tennis legend

JonH comes home wrote:
So Emma will remain ahead of Katie now and for the foreseeable future should remain ahead also.

She'll be out of the top 50 once this tournament is done - so behind Sonay too.

-- Edited by PaulM on Monday 28th of July 2025 10:28:00 PM

markymc1983 · Club Coach

Both Katie and Harriet are in dire need of a sports psychologist at this point.

Blue_Belle · County player

HarryGem wrote:
31 minutes. Loses set and need toilet break. Call me a cynical old git but really this needs addressing in the women's game.

Maybe she has her period.

indiana · Tennis legend

MrTSymonds wrote:
If Emma reaches round 2 and Katie only reaches round 1, they will be level on points.

Katie needs to match Emma to be British number 1 outright.

That's what has happened and the live-tennis site does have them both on 1332 points. I have no idea though how Katie would be adding 54 points though??

OER also has Emma on 1332 points at 11/08 and that's adding 35 points so far from here minus 108 points from Washington last year. So net currently 73 points down.

But OER has Katie on 1168 points at 11/08, dropping 120 points from Toronto last year and adding in 10. Net 110 points down.

With the different schedules this year it has not been really clear ( well, not to me ) whether the next rankings will indeed be 11/08 or a delayed 04/08 ranking. But whatever, I just don't see how Katie moves up to 1332 points.

As folk have been saying above ( and as per OER ) Emma would in fact seem to be going increasingly far ahead of Katie.