Raducanu

[Q165]

A lot has been said here about about the power and speed of tennis at this level. I have just watched some highlights on YT which illustrate these matters so much better than the coverage from TV vantage points can ever. The camera is low down at one end of the court. I got a better appreciation of the force with which the ball is hit and it’s speed. Same with the speed of movement of the players around the court and the amazing athleticism shown. Worth a look. The full title given is

Emma Raducanu vs Leylah Fernandez / Women’s Final 2021 US Open Arthur Ashe Stadium Match Highlights !!

[Barrera]

I just wonder how it goes from here for Emma. She has just won the US Open at her first attempt without losing a set. Massive fame and publicity rolling in. It simply does not get better than this. There are four Slams a year which are the absolute pinnacle - so getting up for the Slams is OK. But the rest of the year is the WTA Tour grind of weekly events all over the world. Great problem to have but just wonder how an 18 y/o will get motivated for the grind of the Tour over the next 10 years. Overcoming injuries and loss of form which will duly follow. Mind beats a desk job. She will need some great people around here to manage that. Imagine receiving a £1.8m cheque at 18 y/o - plus from the interviews she seems to have her head well screwed on and so mature.

Just amazing how a girl who was unknown six months ago ... and now is one of the most famous SpOrts people on the planet.

[billsbest]

I shall certainly look forward to Wimbledon next year!

[mickd1961]

I just wonder how it goes from here for Emma. She has just won the US Open at her first attempt without losing a set. Massive fame and publicity rolling in. It simply does not get better than this. There are four Slams a year which are the absolute pinnacle - so getting up for the Slams is OK. But the rest of the year is the WTA Tour grind of weekly events all over the world. Great problem to have but just wonder how an 18 y/o will get motivated for the grind of the Tour over the next 10 years. Overcoming injuries and loss of form which will duly follow. Mind beats a desk job. She will need some great people around here to manage that. Imagine receiving a £1.8m cheque at 18 y/o - plus from the interviews she seems to have her head well screwed on and so mature.

Just amazing how a girl who was unknown six months ago ... and now is one of the most famous SpOrts people on the planet.

You make some very good points here Bar and certainly the tennis calendar can be a big issue.

He decision to pull out of Wimbledon in round four when she didn’t feel right is actually now proven to be a very shrewd move on her part and it may well be that this wise decision actually enabled her win yesterday.

If I was her or was advising her I would be severely limiting her participation in the lesser tournaments.

If you look at Brooks Koepka in golf, he does very little in the non majors and is almost always in contention in the four most important tournaments that a career is measured by.

Chasing the number one world ranking is not always the wisest strategy in a perverse way, doing this very thing is what wrecked Andy Murray’s hip and forced his major surgery.

She is so natural and so talented I think she’s vest advised to play when SHE wants to play and on her terms, let the rest of them play a 48 weeks a year calendar and burn themselves out.

When you’re this good it’s all about quality training, rest and being in peak condition for four or five tournaments a year.

Andy Murray was number one for a few weeks out of a 17 year career and won 3 majors, Emma is better served not worrying about her ranking and simply racking up the major wins, by definition she’ll automatically win that number one spot.

I hope she doesn’t chase the $, I think her potential sponsorship deals mean she doesn’t have to chase tournament winnings.

When Uniqlo signed up Federer to his clothing contract they paid him $330m, I think it’s a no brainer that she is going to earn vast money from clothing and fashion brands.

She is now the hottest property in women’s sport and right up there even if you include the top men.

Her good looks, personality and her ethnicity actually make her an intoxicating person for major brands to be involved with.

I’d love to be late 20’s again and understand the sports world the way I do now, if I’d been late 20’s and seen her playing at 14-15 I’d actually have given up my job to become her agent/manager.

Whoever has that task is in the most wonderful position now, going to work will feel like a magic carpet ride every day!

[BaggieSingh]

Me - I was looking at the tennis! Seems others have commented on the umpire and Emma’s legs 😭

It’s called multitasking buddy
Don’t believe what women have been telling you, we can do it 😂

[BaggieSingh]

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Agassi was my idol and I remember having the a pair of air max agassi.. but played badminton. I used to beat everyone in it and was too in my school,

Next you will be telling me you played at Harry Mitchell's

[BaggieSingh]

I believe in adding depth and context into my writing 😏😎

Siviter had 6 shops at one point in the 80’s and 90’s, great bloke but would skin a f a r t for a halfpenny.

Agassi played with a Donnat racket and then moved to HEAD but like a lot of players of that era all he actually did was have his Donnay frames painted in HEAD cosmetics, in truth it was just a big con perpetrated by a lot of players.

The same has gone on with golf clubs and top players for many years.

I just liked his rackets, think they were bigger than normal so I thought it may help it didn’t 😂

He was very different from those of his time, he made tennis cool, think it had gone into a bit of a boring period with Sampras winning everything and serve and volleyers at Wimbledon
He played baseline had awesome returns
And 2 handed backhands which I don t recall anyone else in that era doing, until after Agassi