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thegingerlightbulb · Intermediate Club Player

RE: Weeks 26-27 - The Championships, Wimbledon - Singles - grass

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

thegingerlightbulb wrote:
I would strongly advice anyone who is of a betting nature never to put money on an Radacanu Draper mix doubles partnership

Made me giggle biggrin

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

www.msn.com/en-gb/sport/tennis/meet-the-21-british-players-entering-wimbledon-it-s-been-a-dream/ar-AA26zvFS

snippets and photos of all the players

Var · Challenger level

Katie S posting loads of practice photos on Insta, looks fit and ready to go. Could be our best player in the womens draw this year if Emma falls by the wayside?.

sammmm · Club Coach

Would be wonderful to see her get to R3 for the first time although that would mean potentially mean beating a very in form Madison Keys

HarryGem · County player

According to a tweet from the Telegraph yesterday evening Emma will make one last effort at a practice this morning at 11am and then decide.

With heavy taping on her ankle I can't see her making it fully fit and quite possibly not at all.

She gets no luck with injuries/illness it seems. What is her current fitness set up though? I think she really needs to get a decent fitness coach and nutritionist in her team and analyse how she trains what she eats etc. Maybe she already has this but if so it isn't working. I'm really starting to get Laura Robson vibes with Emma. A good player who could have had a good career but basically thwarted because their body wasn't/isn't up to it.

Our ladies have some tough draws so good luck to them all. Feel like the 2 Katies have the best chance of doing well.

the addict · Tennis legend

Tennis forum tells me that the first four lucky losers are Volynets, Semenistaja, Kawa and Sasnovich, but not necessarily in that order.
As PaulM said, Ostapenko is the next in line for a seeding and would replace Emma. She did retire from her SF in Eastbourne, but as it was officially heat-related illness I would expect her to play.

wolf · Tennis legend

Tuesday

Katie B 1st on Court 3
Katie S 1st on Court 16

Ian1314 · Lower Club Player

Thanks for the info.

Annoying, for me anyway, that I cannot watch both, on i-player; can maybe switch between.

It might be good for the players to know, when their matches will start, subject to weather delays.

Jan · Hall of fame

Ian1314 wrote:
Thanks for the info.
Annoying, for me anyway, that I cannot watch both, on i-player; can maybe switch between.
It might be good for the players to know, when their matches will start, subject to weather delays.

If you can access the BBC sport website, they usually have all courts available, so you could have 2 (or more) windows open at once!

Ian1314 · Lower Club Player

Great, Thanks Jan!

I'll watch one on the laptop and on the telly.

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Ian1314 wrote:
Great, Thanks Jan!

I'll watch one on the laptop and on the telly.

That's my plan too ! biggrin

Danny1312 · Club Coach

Emma has withdrawn :(

HarryGem · County player

www.express.co.uk/sport/tennis/2222825/Emma-Raducanu-Wimbledon-withdrawal-statement-injury

Scan has revealed a stress fracture?

alex03maccy · All-time great

It sounds like she had shin splints (which from personal experience can be bloomin painful), tried to push through and has ended up with a stress fracture. Completely understandable given its Wimbledon, but shin splints react to nothing but rest unfortunately. Not a long term worry in my opinion, it is the result of tight calves and a sudden increase in load which is what happened at Queens. Could be looking at 3 months recovery though, so US Open a massive doubt right now - may even be season over.