Yeah, and that was in the qualifiers.Only one player won 5 games in a set against Emma in 10 matches (20 sets).
That was legit medical timeout. She was bleeding from her leg. What is she supposed to do continue bleeding on the court?Leylah is heated about the medical timeout.
I’ve been worried the last few years of where the women’s game goes after Serena and Venus retire (which I think will be next year). Between Emma, Laylah and Coco I feel the game is in good hands.Emma and Leylah are both impressive women. These post match interviews are very cool.
She talked about that the other day as well. In reality, I think that has to be incredibly difficultI was really impressed with Chris Evert's comment about hoping that their teams allow them to still be teenagers.
Seems like she’s friends with Tim Henman too, hopefully they can both offer sage advice.It'll be tough for Fernandez to stay grounded. It'll be almost impossible for Raducanu to do so in the British media environment. (I hope she becomes Andy Murray's new best friend and gets as many tips from him that she possibly can.)
Put a bandaid on it. Took too long.That was legit medical timeout. She was bleeding from her leg. What is she supposed to do continue bleeding on the court?
Medical Timeouts are allowed 5 minutes no matter what it is, they were done within the time limit.Put a bandaid on it. Took too long.
That's not her call. The blood has to be cleared and she has very little control over how they handled it. This is such a non issue.Put a bandaid on it. Took too long.
Emma Raducanu is a marketer's dream, she's a personable and attractive young woman with a multicultural background and an incredible story. She's going to have tons of opportunities offered to her, it's going to be a balancing act for her team to take advantage of it while not stretching her too thin.It'll be tough for Fernandez to stay grounded. It'll be almost impossible for Raducanu to do so in the British media environment. (I hope she becomes Andy Murray's new best friend and gets as many tips from him that she possibly can.)
AgreeI think the ill-timed cut thing is a non-story. Raducanu was going to win anyway, maybe it would have taken another game or two.
This is such a ridiculous take. What other option do they have? Even in the NBA you can't play if you're bleeding. Was she supposed to bleed all over the court? That was about as quick as a clean-up can be. They cleaned the blood, bandaged her up so it would stop bleeding and she was back playing. The rule is not silly.Sorry but dramatic moment in grand slam, having a five minute timeout for bandaid is silly. Whether it is the rules, or not. Killed the momentum and ruined the moment, over a minor cut.
Very nice. I get the feeling money wasn't a huge issue for Emma, but still. And I expect she will make at least 10 million in sponsor/commercial dollars as a result. And that may be a low numberEmma wins a cool 2.5 million for this after only winning just alittle more than 300k on tour.
She should have used the time to compose herself. I disagree that Radu was a lock to win anyway. Leylah had at least one break point and didn’t convert. If she takes that game it’s 5-4 Radu and Leylah serving, with a good shot at taking the second set - and to me it looked like Radu could have hurt herself more than the knee scrape- I feared a muscle pull or hyperextended knee when I saw it in real time.Leylah is heated about the medical timeout.
Did the official seriously not deliver a warning for abuse of equipment? After the ball kid incident he went bat shit insane 2 points laterDjoker almost killed that ball kid
Mute on second TV with Pats on the first so not sure. Partially watching. But Djoker is strugglingDid the official seriously not deliver a warning for abuse of equipment? After the ball kid incident he went bat shit insane 2 points later
I think that is unfair to how incredibly well Medvedev is playing. Medvedev is playing near perfect tennis and putting all the pressure on Novak, because Medvedev is the better player in baseline ralliesMedvedev is serving well but other than that this match feels more like Djokovic playing poorly rather than Medvedev dominating. Far more unforced errors than we're used to seeing from Djokovic in big matches.
Absolutely this. And his serve is just remarkable, how effortless it seems.You have to love the way this guy plays with no BS .
Yeah, Medvedev is playing unbelievably, serving much better than Novak and not giving up almost any easy points. He has forced Novak to try to play short balls and charge the net, which he is not especially good at.I think that is unfair to how incredibly well Medvedev is playing. Medvedev is playing near perfect tennis and putting all the pressure on Novak, because Medvedev is the better player in baseline rallies
Medvedev has been a little better in the rallies, but it's not like he's hitting Djokovic off the court. Djokovic is just missing a lot of shots we've come to expect him to make.I think that is unfair to how incredibly well Medvedev is playing. Medvedev is playing near perfect tennis and putting all the pressure on Novak, because Medvedev is the better player in baseline rallies
Exactly. Kudos for hitting the ball back, but we've seen a few times in just the last few minutes Djokovic fail to put away shitty drop shots. The definition of unforced errors.Medvedev has been a little better in the rallies, but it's not like he's hitting Djokovic off the court. Djokovic is just missing a lot of shots we've come to expect him to make.
Agreed. Some of it is these guys are jut too fast for them to be effective except under perfect conditionsI've never seen so many terrible drop shots by two great players in one match.