| Raducanu 21:33 - Sep 11 with 4630 views | onehunglow |
ON C4 now.
This girl has it.
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| Raducanu on 19:08 - Sep 12 with 1276 views | Whiterockin |
She gave a press conference for her Chinese fans in Chinese. If she is able to maintain a top 5 ranking for several years her earnings will even dwarf the Williams sisters. She could well become the wealthiest sportswoman ever. |  | | |
| Raducanu on 19:15 - Sep 12 with 1264 views | Dr_Winston |
| Raducanu on 19:08 - Sep 12 by Whiterockin |
She gave a press conference for her Chinese fans in Chinese. If she is able to maintain a top 5 ranking for several years her earnings will even dwarf the Williams sisters. She could well become the wealthiest sportswoman ever. |
If she can keep winning majors she could easily attain Tiger Woods level of endorsements. [Post edited 12 Sep 2021 19:17]
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| Raducanu on 19:18 - Sep 12 with 1250 views | Whiterockin |
| Raducanu on 19:15 - Sep 12 by Dr_Winston |
If she can keep winning majors she could easily attain Tiger Woods level of endorsements. [Post edited 12 Sep 2021 19:17]
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Apparently someone in the endorsement business said earlier that he had not had so much interest in anyone since Lewis Hamilton burst onto the scene. | | | |
| Raducanu on 19:29 - Sep 12 with 1234 views | Dr_Winston |
| Raducanu on 19:18 - Sep 12 by Whiterockin |
Apparently someone in the endorsement business said earlier that he had not had so much interest in anyone since Lewis Hamilton burst onto the scene. |
From a marketers perspective, there's not many boxes she doesn't tick.
Potential pitfalls there as well, but she seems smart and level headed enough to avoid most of those. | |
| Pain or damage don't end the world. Or despair, or f*cking beatings. The world ends when you're dead. Until then, you got more punishment in store. Stand it like a man... and give some back. |
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| Raducanu on 19:54 - Sep 12 with 1209 views | WalterBoyd |
Alot of it is not down to facilities, its parents primarily and in some sports the cost involved.
Lots of footballers from less affluent areas.
Lots of golfers, tennis players , cricketers from more affluent areas.
Swimmers parents for example, like knitting or reading a good book while their child practices and competes.
Radacanu is phenomenal. Only 18, brilliant sports person. Talented and focussed. Seems very level headed and talks so well to camera for someone so young. A bright future ahead.
What's left to achieve - Wimbledon next year ? I can see the British press already .
She doesn't seem to feel pressure, hope that doesn't change, although it will probably change as she ages. Just enjoy it. | | | |
| Raducanu on 05:20 - Sep 13 with 1104 views | Dr_Parnassus |
| Raducanu on 19:08 - Sep 12 by Whiterockin |
She gave a press conference for her Chinese fans in Chinese. If she is able to maintain a top 5 ranking for several years her earnings will even dwarf the Williams sisters. She could well become the wealthiest sportswoman ever. |
 The hype is unreal with this girl, I feel sorry for her in that respect and truly hope her team shield her from it and keep her feet on the ground.
She's an excellent player, she is not anywhere near the level people seem to think she is though.
She will have done extremely well to have any sort of longevity in and around the top 10, I personally think she will be around 10-15 on average.
This year she struggled to get to the later stages of some ITF tournaments (third tier events for those unfamiliar). The problem is, most people watch 3-4 tournaments a year out of 50+ and base their thoughts on those.
She hasn't beaten a single player in the top 10 as of yet, any talk of comparisons with the Williams sisters is just nonsense.
Without taking anything away from her as you can only beat what is in front of you, that had to be one of the kindest runs to a US Open Major in history. Has anyone won one without facing a top 10 player before?
I would have to check, but it would be an extreme rarity.
There are several players well ahead of Emma in terms of potential and current talent.
Coco Gauff for example is even younger (17) and already in the top 25 and is probably most likely to take up the 'Serena' mantle. Andreescu, Swiatek and possibly even Anisimova I put above her and none are past 20 years old, and that's just the extreme youth on the tour without touching those above 20.
A fantastic achievement and one that will go down in history. But if she ever wins another Slam again, I will be pleasantly shocked. [Post edited 13 Sep 2021 5:43]
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| Raducanu on 11:31 - Sep 13 with 1041 views | londonlisa2001 |
| Raducanu on 05:20 - Sep 13 by Dr_Parnassus |
The hype is unreal with this girl, I feel sorry for her in that respect and truly hope her team shield her from it and keep her feet on the ground.
She's an excellent player, she is not anywhere near the level people seem to think she is though.
She will have done extremely well to have any sort of longevity in and around the top 10, I personally think she will be around 10-15 on average.
This year she struggled to get to the later stages of some ITF tournaments (third tier events for those unfamiliar). The problem is, most people watch 3-4 tournaments a year out of 50+ and base their thoughts on those.
She hasn't beaten a single player in the top 10 as of yet, any talk of comparisons with the Williams sisters is just nonsense.
Without taking anything away from her as you can only beat what is in front of you, that had to be one of the kindest runs to a US Open Major in history. Has anyone won one without facing a top 10 player before?
I would have to check, but it would be an extreme rarity.
There are several players well ahead of Emma in terms of potential and current talent.
Coco Gauff for example is even younger (17) and already in the top 25 and is probably most likely to take up the 'Serena' mantle. Andreescu, Swiatek and possibly even Anisimova I put above her and none are past 20 years old, and that's just the extreme youth on the tour without touching those above 20.
A fantastic achievement and one that will go down in history. But if she ever wins another Slam again, I will be pleasantly shocked. [Post edited 13 Sep 2021 5:43]
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“ Coco Gauff for example is even younger (17) and already in the top 25”
So is Raducanu of course. New ranking will be 23.
In general it’s hard to say whether this is a fluke or whether it’s just such a huge improvement in the few months since she stated playing full time rather than with school. Or whether she’s a player that just will do better in bigger tournaments given she’s now done it twice in the only two she’s played.
Until a few more tournaments have come (assuming she now gets a wild card into Indian Wells for example!!) it will be up in the air. Fernandez of course beat 4 in the top 10 before the final and Raducanu beat her, and, to be honest, looked better than her, albeit the game was closer than the score suggests.
One thing that’s not in doubt - she will have endorsements coming out of her ears. | | | |
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| Raducanu on 11:49 - Sep 13 with 1020 views | Wingstandwood |
Absolutely fantastic! |  |
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| Raducanu on 12:49 - Sep 13 with 1001 views | Dr_Parnassus |
| Raducanu on 11:31 - Sep 13 by londonlisa2001 |
“ Coco Gauff for example is even younger (17) and already in the top 25”
So is Raducanu of course. New ranking will be 23.
In general it’s hard to say whether this is a fluke or whether it’s just such a huge improvement in the few months since she stated playing full time rather than with school. Or whether she’s a player that just will do better in bigger tournaments given she’s now done it twice in the only two she’s played.
Until a few more tournaments have come (assuming she now gets a wild card into Indian Wells for example!!) it will be up in the air. Fernandez of course beat 4 in the top 10 before the final and Raducanu beat her, and, to be honest, looked better than her, albeit the game was closer than the score suggests.
One thing that’s not in doubt - she will have endorsements coming out of her ears. |
Indeed, but the bulk of Raducanu's points will have all come from a 2 week period, Gauff's have come from consistent performing. Its a huge difference.
It's not a fluke by any means, but the stars aligned with this one. Covid knocked out some big stars and she got a very favorable run, she absolutely deserved to win. But it's unlikely to be repeated in my opinion.
The Wimbledon run was also overblown. Again a good achievement, but she only won 3 games. One against someone ranked outside the top 100 and another two in and around number 40, one of which was a clay courter in Vondrouseva who doesn't possess a serve - which is a death knell on grass.
If we take it that she is a top 25 player that had not acquired the points at the time to be considered one, the Wimbledon run doesn't look that great. All players she beat will be ranked below her at this current time.
Before the match I said Fernandez will hate to play Raducanu, because Fernandez relies on putting the ball in awkward positions and making players hit shots they aren't comfortable in doing. Much of the top 10 is made up of power players who aren't necessarily blessed with consistent ground strokes. That is also the way to beat Serena of course.
Much of the top 10 that fit the bill of power hitters (Sabalenka, Pliskova, Muguruza, Kvitova in particular) will all prefer to play Raducanu than they would Fernandez. Tennis is often about style match ups rather than ranking... which is why Dustin Brown has a 2-0 record over Nadal despite being outside the top 200. He's particularly awkward for his game personally (serve and volley), but others would enjoy playing him and would find his style easy to play against.
But yes, for the next 12 months she should absolutely milk the endorsements coming her way and she should have a great career ahead of her. But talk of surpassing the Williams sisters or winning multiple Grand Slams is wide of the mark by some distance.
I'll be happy to eat my words. [Post edited 13 Sep 2021 13:38]
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| Raducanu on 13:07 - Sep 13 with 990 views | londonlisa2001 |
| Raducanu on 12:49 - Sep 13 by Dr_Parnassus |
Indeed, but the bulk of Raducanu's points will have all come from a 2 week period, Gauff's have come from consistent performing. Its a huge difference.
It's not a fluke by any means, but the stars aligned with this one. Covid knocked out some big stars and she got a very favorable run, she absolutely deserved to win. But it's unlikely to be repeated in my opinion.
The Wimbledon run was also overblown. Again a good achievement, but she only won 3 games. One against someone ranked outside the top 100 and another two in and around number 40, one of which was a clay courter in Vondrouseva who doesn't possess a serve - which is a death knell on grass.
If we take it that she is a top 25 player that had not acquired the points at the time to be considered one, the Wimbledon run doesn't look that great. All players she beat will be ranked below her at this current time.
Before the match I said Fernandez will hate to play Raducanu, because Fernandez relies on putting the ball in awkward positions and making players hit shots they aren't comfortable in doing. Much of the top 10 is made up of power players who aren't necessarily blessed with consistent ground strokes. That is also the way to beat Serena of course.
Much of the top 10 that fit the bill of power hitters (Sabalenka, Pliskova, Muguruza, Kvitova in particular) will all prefer to play Raducanu than they would Fernandez. Tennis is often about style match ups rather than ranking... which is why Dustin Brown has a 2-0 record over Nadal despite being outside the top 200. He's particularly awkward for his game personally (serve and volley), but others would enjoy playing him and would find his style easy to play against.
But yes, for the next 12 months she should absolutely milk the endorsements coming her way and she should have a great career ahead of her. But talk of surpassing the Williams sisters or winning multiple Grand Slams is wide of the mark by some distance.
I'll be happy to eat my words. [Post edited 13 Sep 2021 13:38]
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Anyone talking about her surpassing Serena at this stage is bonkers.
Martina is interesting about her though. She said that she has the most complete game at this stage she’s seen. ‘Arrived fully formed’ I think she said. And also said that loathe though she is to give too much praise this early on, she said she has literally never seen anything like this and it is incredible (not the winning, the game).
I am not a betting person, but I think she may well end up winning multiple grand slams and could be consistently top ten for a long time over the next decade. Not necessarily immediately, but within another year or two. | | | |
| Raducanu on 13:48 - Sep 13 with 938 views | trampie |
| Raducanu on 13:07 - Sep 13 by londonlisa2001 |
Anyone talking about her surpassing Serena at this stage is bonkers.
Martina is interesting about her though. She said that she has the most complete game at this stage she’s seen. ‘Arrived fully formed’ I think she said. And also said that loathe though she is to give too much praise this early on, she said she has literally never seen anything like this and it is incredible (not the winning, the game).
I am not a betting person, but I think she may well end up winning multiple grand slams and could be consistently top ten for a long time over the next decade. Not necessarily immediately, but within another year or two. |
If have watched tennis all over the World and was raving about Raducanu after just one game at Wimbledon, she is the most complete player at that age I've seen for years. |  |
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| Raducanu on 13:57 - Sep 13 with 930 views | trampie |
| Raducanu on 11:31 - Sep 13 by londonlisa2001 |
“ Coco Gauff for example is even younger (17) and already in the top 25”
So is Raducanu of course. New ranking will be 23.
In general it’s hard to say whether this is a fluke or whether it’s just such a huge improvement in the few months since she stated playing full time rather than with school. Or whether she’s a player that just will do better in bigger tournaments given she’s now done it twice in the only two she’s played.
Until a few more tournaments have come (assuming she now gets a wild card into Indian Wells for example!!) it will be up in the air. Fernandez of course beat 4 in the top 10 before the final and Raducanu beat her, and, to be honest, looked better than her, albeit the game was closer than the score suggests.
One thing that’s not in doubt - she will have endorsements coming out of her ears. |
Indian Wells in October, what is the World coming too - covid no doubt.
I heard she has quite rightly pulled out of Chicago, seedings and player lists probably sorted before the US Open, but Indian Wells next month surely their rankings and player entries would not be sorted out until after the US Open, if she can win a round or two there then go to Australia play a warm up tournie and make the Quarters then it will have been a marvelous few months with a rosey looking future for Emma.
I will be very excited to see how she goes in Indian Wells, Oz open etc (assuming it all happens), she has the game to go well in those tournaments, I think Raducanu is currently 3rd favourite to win the Australian open. | |
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| Raducanu on 14:02 - Sep 13 with 920 views | onehunglow |
She has talent and has what few of our players have had and that is guts | |
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| Raducanu on 14:05 - Sep 13 with 912 views | Dr_Parnassus |
| Raducanu on 13:48 - Sep 13 by trampie |
If have watched tennis all over the World and was raving about Raducanu after just one game at Wimbledon, she is the most complete player at that age I've seen for years. |
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| Raducanu on 19:03 - Sep 13 with 805 views | trampie |
Hearing now the entry list is sorted for Indian Wells so Emma would only get in via a wildcard which I guess would mean playing in the 1st round (unlike the seeds) and playing a seed in the second round if she got through, which obviously could be one of the top seeds if not the number 1 seed.
I think she should still enter as currently her form on hardcourts is excellent. | |
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| Raducanu on 21:01 - Sep 13 with 770 views | KeithHaynes |
Only a matter of time before the media destroy her. |  |
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| Raducanu on 21:37 - Sep 13 with 757 views | Lohengrin |
| Raducanu on 21:01 - Sep 13 by KeithHaynes |
Only a matter of time before the media destroy her. |
Build ‘em up to knock ‘em down through articles penned by the prostituted in organs owned by the immoral.
It’s what they do. It’s who they are, Keith. |  |
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| Raducanu on 21:57 - Sep 13 with 736 views | britferry |
since the Williams sisters, nobody has been a major force in womens tennis, theres a big vacuum there, she timed it perfect to win a major.
How many womens tennis players can you name? consistency seems to be the problem... hopefully she can maintain her level and pick up a few more majors... the press will be wetting themselves when Wimbledon comes around | |
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| Raducanu on 22:08 - Sep 13 with 728 views | Dr_Parnassus |
| Raducanu on 21:57 - Sep 13 by britferry |
since the Williams sisters, nobody has been a major force in womens tennis, theres a big vacuum there, she timed it perfect to win a major.
How many womens tennis players can you name? consistency seems to be the problem... hopefully she can maintain her level and pick up a few more majors... the press will be wetting themselves when Wimbledon comes around |
I could name about 500, likely much more too.
Osaka has won a slam every year for the past 4 years (excluding this one). Barty has also been world number 1 for a very long time, I think she has now become 9th in the list of longest serving number 1’s (consecutively).
But you are right, the timing was key here. There is a bit of a changing of the guard and players are scrambling for a foot hold, some of the previous barriers to deep Slam progression aren’t there currently (but will be soon), Covid knocked some stars out before it began (both Williams sisters, Kenin, Brady and Ostapenko) and the draw was incredible (no opponent in the top 10). [Post edited 13 Sep 2021 22:11]
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| Raducanu on 23:44 - Sep 13 with 672 views | trampie |
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| Raducanu on 09:55 - Sep 14 with 575 views | controversial_jack |
| Raducanu on 23:44 - Sep 13 by trampie |
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Let's hope she's not the usual British flash in the pan. | | | |
| Raducanu on 12:56 - Sep 14 with 539 views | trampie |
I notice the ATP have given Andy Murray a wildcard and seeded him for a challenger event this week, so perhaps the WTA will do the same for Raducanu. | |
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| Raducanu on 13:01 - Sep 14 with 532 views | Dr_Parnassus |
| Raducanu on 12:56 - Sep 14 by trampie |
I notice the ATP have given Andy Murray a wildcard and seeded him for a challenger event this week, so perhaps the WTA will do the same for Raducanu. |
The ATP/WTA doesn't give out wildcards, my word.
They are the choice of the tournament organisers, hence why most wildcards either go to big names to attract sponsors and sell tickets, or local talent and drum up local interest.
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