British Tennis Forum - Celebrating 20 Years!

indiana wrote:

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Not disagreeing with you CD about Ranah and Emily App, and you watch the ladies much more than I do, but I have the feeling with both thay they are maybe in need of linking up and receiving help from people who really believe in them.

Emily almost seemed to have too many LTA bods watching out for her at an earlier age but seems to be much more just left to plow her own furrow these days?

I appreciate that Ranah at 20 yo is significantly younger with still plenty time on her side, and reports of her at her best look good ( and I am also one for who their best is always of interest ). But she appears to spark little LTA enthusiam, indeed weren't some negative comments overheard? I worry about her drifting and ultimately achieving very much less than she is capable of?

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 Yes, I agree - I think the risk with Ranah, say, is exactly that - not a lack of tennis ability, but a lack of targeted framework to make it happen - although a fair bit of that is down to her, she seems so laid back on court, I don't know if that's demeanour or she's just 'chill' - I don't think she really has huge support at high level but it's hardly chopped liver.  

But if we're just talking about breaking out of paulisi's 350-600 group, I think it will happen, no matter what (as said, illness/personal crises/injury/whatever aside). How far out of 350 is the bit that's, bottom line, down to her.

Emily's a curious case.....