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12-09-21, 07:31
bobh

Re: Emma Raducanu

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Originally Posted by Baloo

Has anybody ranked 150 or below ever won a major singles title before?

She's the first qualifier to win one, so probably no.
12-09-21, 07:36
goats

Re: Emma Raducanu

Forgot she withdrew from Wimbledon a few months ago too citing breathing difficulties…..which probably comes from adrenaline or being overwhelmed and not being able to get it together, which makes doing this in New York all the more incredible. Tennis is a lonely game, it’s just you and your thoughts going round and round in your head constantly…the ones that can control this go on to be the winners.
12-09-21, 07:40
Undercoverinwurzelland

Re: Emma Raducanu

Absolutely incredible achievement, regardless of some of the stupid comments on this thread.
12-09-21, 07:46
Undercoverinwurzelland

Re: Emma Raducanu

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Originally Posted by lardy

How is this 'adopt a star'?

The magic of her story is that she has won from nowhere. She was hardly known six months ago, when she was also competing in tournaments as a Brit.

And she's lived in the UK since she was 2.
12-09-21, 07:49
lardy

Re: Emma Raducanu

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Originally Posted by Baloo

Has anybody ranked 150 or below ever won a major singles title before?

I think Wales Bales did.
12-09-21, 07:51
Stanmore Bluebird

Re: Emma Raducanu

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Originally Posted by Undercoverinwurzelland

And she's lived in the UK since she was 2.

She is British as far as I am concerned. Just like Mo Farah is.
12-09-21, 08:26
the other bob wilson

Re: Emma Raducanu

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Originally Posted by lardy

I think Wales Bales did.

:hehe:
12-09-21, 08:32
SLUDGE FACTORY

Re: Emma Raducanu

If some kid fleeing persecution and torture in Iraq or Afghanistan settles in Cardiff as an 8 year old , signs for CCFC as a youngster and eventually gets called up to play for Wales

He's fecking welsh
12-09-21, 09:17
Eric the Half a Bee

Re: Emma Raducanu

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Originally Posted by Baloo

Has anybody ranked 150 or below ever won a major singles title before?

Ivanisevic was ranked 125th in 2001 when he won Wimbledon as a wildcard, but he was hardly an unknown with no experience of grand slam events.
12-09-21, 10:14
Elwood Blues

Re: Emma Raducanu

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Originally Posted by Eric the Half a Bee

Ivanisevic was ranked 125th in 2001 when he won Wimbledon as a wildcard, but he was hardly an unknown with no experience of grand slam events.

Kim Clijsters was the first unseeded woman to win the US Open in 2009 but she actually had no ranking as she was just coming back from retirement and was given a wildcard (which put her straight into the main tournament missing qualifying) because she had, of course been world number 1 and was a previous winner of the event.

She then lost in the second round of the Luxembourg Open, and I read somewhere that Raducanu the other week applied to enter the qualifiers for that event.

I bet they will welcome her with open arms now!!
12-09-21, 10:17
NYCBlue

Re: Emma Raducanu

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Originally Posted by Elwood Blues

I couldn't remember her working on her breathing, so I went to the replay on Prime and timed the break in play

From the time she first reported it to the umpire to the time she went back to serve again was about 3 1/2 minutes which is well within the time allowed for a medical time out (which was in fact not actually called for a while until the medical technician had confirmed there was a problem and from this point it was about 2mins 30 seconds before she went back). After she had the bandage put on you saw the medic give the leg a final wipe over. The shot then cut away and and within 18 seconds you saw Raducanu walking back to start serving. At no point in the time since you saw the medic give that final check did you see any pictures of her "working on her breathing".

And just to confirm the rules about blood here is the Grand Slam rule on medical time outs.
From the 2021 Official Grand Slam Rule Book Grand Slam Tournament Regulations
Article 1 General Section W Players rest/Medical Part 3f Bleeding

If a player is bleeding, the Chair Umpire must stop play as soon as
possible, and the Sports Physiotherapist must be called to the court by
the Chair Umpire for evaluation and treatment. The Sports
Physiotherapist, in conjunction with the Tournament Doctor if
appropriate, will evaluate the source of the bleeding, and will request a
Medical Time-Out for treatment if necessary.
If requested by the Sports Physiotherapist and/or Tournament Doctor,
the Referee in consultation with the Grand Slam Supervisor or Chair
Umpire may allow up to a total of five (5) minutes to assure control of
the bleeding.
If blood has spilled onto the court or its immediate vicinity, play must
not resume until the blood spill has been cleaned appropriately.

Now I suspect you realise this and are just on a wind up. Why on earth you want to do a wind up on this thread escapes me.

He was milking it.
12-09-21, 10:28
StraightOuttaCanton

Re: Emma Raducanu

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Originally Posted by SLUDGE FACTORY

If some kid fleeing persecution and torture in Iraq or Afghanistan settles in Cardiff as an 8 year old , signs for CCFC as a youngster and eventually gets called up to play for Wales

He's fecking welsh

You could’ve just said Robert Earnshaw🙄
12-09-21, 10:33
Elwood Blues

Re: Emma Raducanu

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Originally Posted by NYCBlue

He was milking it.

I know he was.

Just though I would give him little room for manoeuvre. Though I am sure he will find a way.

Or maintain a deafening silence.
12-09-21, 10:36
Rjk

Re: Emma Raducanu

being used to only really watching Wimbledon, I found the crowd a little annoying when she was trying to close out the match. the umpire had to repeatedly ask them to be quiet
12-09-21, 10:41
goats

Re: Emma Raducanu

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Originally Posted by Rjk

being used to only really watching Wimbledon, I found the crowd a little annoying when she was trying to close out the match. the umpire had to repeatedly ask them to be quiet

More rowdy than ccfc crowd these days….football fans a bit middle class:hehe:
12-09-21, 10:42
NYCBlue

Re: Emma Raducanu

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Originally Posted by Rjk

being used to only really watching Wimbledon, I found the crowd a little annoying when she was trying to close out the match. the umpire had to repeatedly ask them to be quiet

Is this a joke? I haven't watched tennis for years, but when the umpire requested the crowd be quiet, it reminded me of watching Wimbledon.
12-09-21, 10:49
the other bob wilson

Re: Emma Raducanu

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Originally Posted by Rjk

being used to only really watching Wimbledon, I found the crowd a little annoying when she was trying to close out the match. the umpire had to repeatedly ask them to be quiet

Seemed to me that a lot of them were more interested in messing about with their phones than watching the game.
12-09-21, 10:50
goats

Re: Emma Raducanu

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Originally Posted by NYCBlue

Is this a joke? I haven't watched tennis for years, but when the umpire requested the crowd be quiet, it reminded me of watching Wimbledon.

They always get like that a match or set point……
12-09-21, 11:08
StraightOuttaCanton

Re: Emma Raducanu

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Originally Posted by the other bob wilson

Seemed to me that a lot of them were more interested in messing about with their phones than watching the game.

Probably addicted to posting on message boards 😜
09-02-26, 20:12
Wales-Bales

Re: Emma Raducanu

Where did it all go wrong? :sherlock:
09-02-26, 20:16
Tuerto

Re: Emma Raducanu

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Originally Posted by Wales-Bales

Where did it all go wrong? :sherlock:

When she got rid of you as her manager and coach.
09-02-26, 20:24
Wales-Bales

Re: Emma Raducanu

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Originally Posted by Tuerto

When she got rid of you as her manager and coach.

I had her down for at least 10 titles.
09-02-26, 20:40
Tuerto

Re: Emma Raducanu

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Originally Posted by Wales-Bales

I had her down for at least 10 titles.

She just wouldn't listen..... Seriously though, it's certainly an odd one. How a person can hit such heights early on, then nothing.
09-02-26, 20:53
Henry Hill

Re: Emma Raducanu

Hasn gone that wrong, shes made a small fortune.
09-02-26, 21:00
Wales-Bales

Re: Emma Raducanu

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Originally Posted by Tuerto

She just wouldn't listen..... Seriously though, it's certainly an odd one. How a person can hit such heights early on, then nothing.

The huge sponsorship deals appeared almost immediately, and every top brand wanted a piece of the action. Then she went through coaches at an alarming rate, which was probably not the best approach. I think her parents were heavily involved too, which only added to the drama. Have I missed anything (besides the money)?
09-02-26, 21:42
Tuerto

Re: Emma Raducanu

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Originally Posted by Wales-Bales

The huge sponsorship deals appeared almost immediately, and every top brand wanted a piece of the action. Then she went through coaches at an alarming rate, which was probably not the best approach. I think her parents were heavily involved too, which only added to the drama. Have I missed anything (besides the money)?

I wouldn't know. It's not something i've kept my eye on really. I just remember her being the next best thing and the hype amounted to nothing.
10-02-26, 00:40
Rjk

Re: Emma Raducanu

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Originally Posted by Tuerto

I wouldn't know. It's not something i've kept my eye on really. I just remember her being the next best thing and the hype amounted to nothing.

I wouldn't say amounted to nothing - she's in the top 25 in the world rankings.
that's still very impressive for any sport
10-02-26, 07:50
goats

Re: Emma Raducanu

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Originally Posted by Rjk

I wouldn't say amounted to nothing - she's in the top 25 in the world rankings.
that's still very impressive for any sport

It’s still a plummet from winning the us open….she was down to about 75 recently. Probably the equivalent of of going from top 4 PL to league 1
10-02-26, 10:15
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10-02-26, 10:22
Rjk

Re: Emma Raducanu

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Originally Posted by goats

It’s still a plummet from winning the us open….she was down to about 75 recently. Probably the equivalent of of going from top 4 PL to league 1

I think the rankings points only last 1 year (or possibly 2?) so she's got there on her current performance, the US open win doesn't count any more.

It's pretty rare to see a UK player ranked that highly as far as I know (not really a tennis fan)
10-02-26, 10:46
goats

Re: Emma Raducanu

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Originally Posted by Rjk

I think the rankings points only last 1 year (or possibly 2?) so she's got there on her current performance, the US open win doesn't count any more.

It's pretty rare to see a UK player ranked that highly as far as I know (not really a tennis fan)

It is when we come to the ladies, currently have Draper (12) and Norrie (28) which is pretty good for the uk. Then you have local boy James Story who is about 450 in the world, if you ever saw him play you would wonder how anyone could beat him……
If ER can find a decent coach that can handle her, she will get back up there. She doesn’t appear to have the raw power she had when she won the us open 5 years ago….
10-02-26, 12:20
Wales-Bales

Re: Emma Raducanu

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Originally Posted by goats

It is when we come to the ladies, currently have Draper (12) and Norrie (28) which is pretty good for the uk. Then you have local boy James Story who is about 450 in the world, if you ever saw him play you would wonder how anyone could beat him……
If ER can find a decent coach that can handle her, she will get back up there. She doesn’t appear to have the raw power she had when she won the us open 5 years ago….

Ah, besides the parental interference and a strong focus on acquiring sponsorship money, there is also this little elephant in the room - Emma Raducanu has had a total of nine coaches during her short professional tennis career!
10-02-26, 12:54
goats

Re: Emma Raducanu

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Originally Posted by Wales-Bales

Ah, besides the parental interference and a strong focus on acquiring sponsorship money, there is also this little elephant in the room - Emma Raducanu has had a total of nine coaches during her short professional tennis career!

I know…I think her heads gone now, she might never get it back. Who would actually want to be her next coach? The last one has coached Nadal for years so you’d think he’d know a bit eh
10-02-26, 13:04
Lord Worcester

Re: Emma Raducanu

Find Radacanu quite interesting. She clearly has the inbuilt talent. I think she has spent the last 5 years - injuries aside - striving for a way to get back to the level she believes she can get to. After all she got there in 2021. And the more she has struggled - form, style, fitness etc - the harder she has strived, the more frustrated she has become and the more irrational some of her decisions would appear to be. She also seems to be a player who only can (or wants to) play at peak fitness. Doesn’t seem to be able to carry an injury or illness. Watching her play though I still think her game is in there, you see it every now and then, but she is so inconsistent. Good luck to her.
10-02-26, 13:20
Wales-Bales

Re: Emma Raducanu

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Originally Posted by goats

I know…I think her heads gone now, she might never get it back. Who would actually want to be her next coach? The last one has coached Nadal for years so you’d think he’d know a bit eh

Coach No.1 lasted 3 months.

Andrew Richardson (coach No.2), lasted from July 2021 to shortly after September 2021 (about 2–3 months). He coached her to the 2021 US Open title as a qualifier and they parted ways soon after the win. The reason being Raducanu sought a coach with more elite-level experience.

It was all downhill after that.
10-02-26, 13:33
Rjk

Re: Emma Raducanu

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Originally Posted by Wales-Bales

Coach No.1 lasted 3 months.

Andrew Richardson (coach No.2), lasted from July 2021 to shortly after September 2021 (about 2–3 months). He coached her to the 2021 US Open title as a qualifier and they parted ways soon after the win. The reason being Raducanu sought a coach with more elite-level experience.

It was all downhill after that.

it#s not been all downhill though has it, as she's currently 25 in the world,
10-02-26, 13:37
Wales-Bales

Re: Emma Raducanu

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Originally Posted by Rjk

it#s not been all downhill though has it, as she's currently 25 in the world,

It's the equivalent of Messi winning the Champions League and Ballon d'Or in his first season of professional football, and then spending the rest of his career playing lower league football with Cardiff City :biggrin:
10-02-26, 13:51
Rjk

Re: Emma Raducanu

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Originally Posted by Wales-Bales

It's the equivalent of Messi winning the Champions League and Ballon d'Or in his first season of professional football, and then spending the rest of his career playing lower league football with Cardiff City :biggrin:

not really
10-02-26, 14:12
Wales-Bales

Re: Emma Raducanu

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Originally Posted by Rjk

not really

She's a 2R/3R player, nowhere near the Top 16.
10-02-26, 15:11
Trigger

Re: Emma Raducanu

Isn't the ladies slams historically pretty open ? As in each tournament could be won by any of the top 30 especially. Obviously the top top players will win more but the ladies game seems to throw up more unlikely winners than the men.

Whilst her winning as a qualifier was extremely unusual, if we say she is a top 30 type player then maybe she has actually outperformed her talent so far and was never supposed to be a dominant force.

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