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JonH comes home · Tennis legend

Week 38 - WTA500 - Seoul, Korea Hard

dodrade · Futures qualifying

Var wrote:
Very emotional first set. Not quite sure why.

It's not the first time she's been tearful for no obvious reason, beneath the surface she does seem quite troubled at times.

B00thy · Club Coach

JonH comes home wrote:
B00thy wrote:
I'm trying to work out what people are meaning by these comments. Is the sarcasm an attempt at irony, or are the comments just nasty. I'm not sure.
My comment was genuine that I wondered if Emma might have felt stress re the BJK Cup and that is what came out.

my other comment re being generous of spirit was one of self deprecation, call it irony if you like? Nothing else.
Being frank, I dont think I have ever done nasty here, and seldom in my life. So please dont take it that way.

-- Edited by JonH comes home on Wednesday 17th of September 2025 11:21:31 PM

-- Edited by JonH comes home on Wednesday 17th of September 2025 11:22:24 PM

Thanks for making that clear. I didn't take it that way. I was genuinely unsure of what folks meant when making sarcastic comments. Emma does seem to exhibit confidence swings, like many tennis players, reflecting her emotions. I think it is entirely possible that she is worrying about what people think about her decision over BJK Cup. She has made the correct decision about playing the Seoul tournament rather than the BJK event, just as every player involved in BJK made their correct decision.

Peter too · Tennis legend

Var wrote:
Very emotional first set. Not quite sure why.

I did read elsewhere that she was upset at producing so many unforced errors but immediately afterwards calmed down and went on to win.

the addict · Tennis legend

L16:- Tereza Mihalikova (SLO) / Olivia Nicholls (GBR) CR66 (35+31) [3] def Irina Khromacheva (***) / Ashlyn Kruegar (USA) CR123 (19+104) 7-5 7-6(4)

A little rusty after their break, not quite as sharp as we are used to.

indiana · Tennis legend

Tbf they were very short of wins even before. So will take that for now.

And 108 points for a WTA 500 QF is plus 27 on Olivia's lowest counter of 81.

indiana · Tennis legend

Re earlier and (7) Kenin's draw vs (8) Emma's, tbf she met 19 yo Maya Joint WR 46 ( now live ranked 39 ) in R2 and lost by 6-3 6-1.

indiana · Tennis legend

indiana wrote:
Re earlier and (7) Kenin's draw vs (8) Emma's, tbf she met 19 yo Maya Joint WR 46 ( now live ranked 39 ) in R2 and lost by 6-3 6-1.

Though I guess that doesn't change the fact that Emma has Krejcikova in R2, and it is now confirmed that Swiatek awaits the winner in the QF.

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

indiana wrote:
indiana wrote:
Re earlier and (7) Kenin's draw vs (8) Emma's, tbf she met 19 yo Maya Joint WR 46 ( now live ranked 39 ) in R2 and lost by 6-3 6-1.
Though I guess that doesn't change the fact that Emma has Krejcikova in R2, and it is now confirmed that Swiatek awaits the winner in the QF.

You chatting to yourself, Indy?! biggrin

I know what that is like with some of my trains of thought in other sections!

paulisi · Tennis legend

Emma loses an epic tie break to go into a decider

B00thy · Club Coach

It's still a frustrating watch, Emma hasn't learnt yet that you can't surrender court position and expect to win more games .. she still playing mid court shorts when she's in good position .. and still is unable to place a volley as opposed to just getting it back.

Never mind, it's 1-1 and time yet to play to her potential

PaulM · Tennis legend

Emma led 5-2* in the second, had a match point at *5-3, then led *5-2 in the tiebreak and lost 4 points in a row. Had another two match points on return later in the breaker.

Whoops. Barbora has given us some heartbreakers against the Brits this summer. Hopefully Emma can find a way through the third.

indiana · Tennis legend

After letting it slip from 5-2* in the second set ( I didn't see that bit ), I saw the TB which was solid from Emma for the first half and indeed initially when Barbora came back but got patchy towards the end. Has had 3 MPs, the first at *5-3 in games on serve, 2 on return in the TB.

Agree re surrendering court position quite a bit of the time and then scrambling to stay in points.

Onward in the third .. .

Peter too · Tennis legend

R2: Emma Raducanu (GBR) [8] WR 33 lost to Barbora Krejikova (CZE) WR 39 6-4 6-7(10) 1-6

Emma had 3 match points but couldn't convert.

-- Edited by Peter too on Thursday 18th of September 2025 03:22:18 PM

Var · Futures qualifying

indiana wrote:
After letting it slip from 5-2* in the second set ( I didn't see that bit ), I saw the TB which was solid from Emma for the first half and indeed initially when Barbora came back but got patchy towards the end. Has had 3 MPs, the first at *5-3 in games on serve, 2 on return in the TB.

Agree re surrendering court position quite a bit of the time and then scrambling to stay in points.

Onward in the third .. .

I watched the first set and although it looked close, Barbara was only getting a little over 40% of first serves in although she was making the most winners. In the second Emma seemed to be cruising then Barbora just went for it and suddenly is was a tie break. In the third Emma has just fallen apart lost 6-1 in the third. Now was it Emmas decision not to play in the BJK final? I wonder.

-- Edited by Var on Thursday 18th of September 2025 02:32:29 PM