Tennis Thread

[Xhavenjoe]

congratulations and keeps Ronaldo off the front and back pages.....thank you Emma

Don't worry. He'll probably be on Page 3.

 

[DenisLawBackHeel74]

congratulations and keeps Ronaldo off the front and back pages.....thank you Emma

No chance. Headline will be ‘Raducanu earns $2.5 Million for 3 weeks work.....only beaten by Ronaldo at $4 Million per month’.

 

[MikeF]

Brilliant.

I have to say quite a coup for channel 4 to get it for those that don’t have Amazon Prime but good advertising for them too. Win win for all I’d say.

 

[MCFC1993]

Hopefully this is the start of the Murray legacy. British players who are going to win Grand Slams. Belief in themselves. Wimbledon is her main aim now.

Think Murray has been doing a lot to help behind the scenes too, I know he's been helping Raducanu.

Britain has some very good tennis players who need to make the same steps that Raducanu has made.

Raducanu though has all the skills to become a multi-slam champion. Arguably the best return of serve on tour, great serving and a phenomenal backhand.

 

[MillionMilesAway]

.

Haha…just realised the tournament hasn’t finished & the Men’s final is tomorrow…and even as a tennis fan I’ll probably not watch it.

I was thinking I didn't even know who was in it.

 

[bluealf]

Two 18yr old tennis lasses in the US Open final showing that quality and fitness and strength and resilience. Great to see, but at what age must they identify talent and coach it like that? Great to see, but these girls can't have known anything other than training, nutrition, discipline etc all their young lives. Were champions this young when we were young?

Tracy Austin, Swiss Miss Hingis was 16yo Becker 17yo

 

[manchester blue]

She didn’t even congratulate her opponent. Very poor

Not sure what you watched but her first words were congratulations to Emma.

 

[rowarta]

I have a 16 year of daughter, she's in the top 50 women badminton players in the country. trying to use this as inspiration rather than "why did you not play tennis" debate I know that'll get brought up.

 

[hgblue]

That was a bit special. There's something intangible that separates the talented from the champion and this girl has it. So articulate and composed too, a credit to her family. Well done Emma.

 

[Ste1969]

Emma has the world at her feet and rightly so

 

[MCFC1993]

Was that in the 'Open Era'?

Edit: Seems like it was.

The first year of the Open Era I think.

 

[ninjamonkey]

Ronaldo will be gutted. Fell off the tennis train in recent years, used to always watch the grand slams as a minimum but her story has been phenomenal and brought me back, what an achievement and how good is it that she didn't fall at the last hurdle like so many. Comes across as such a down to earth likeable girl too, let's hope the press stay away from her, you can just see them licking their lips at the prospect of destroying her.

 

[1.618034]

How long before the tabloids turn on her...?

 

[burning blue soul]

I’m admittedly a bit of a fairweather tennis fan but watching that today reminded me just how good women’s tennis is at the top level. The long rallies are so much more enjoyable than watching the men play.

Said the exact same thing to the wife. The reduction in power off the serve results in a more intriguing battle of skill.
Men's tennis is shite.

 

[wattle]

She didn’t even congratulate her opponent. Very poor

She did

 

[crooky]

Another feat has gone unrecognised at the US Open.

Joe Salisbury has become the first Briton to win two doubles titles at a Grand Slam in the Open era after claiming the mixed doubles title at the US Open a day after winning the men's doubles.

Quite the tournament for us this year lol.

Tick that off the list instead then.

Been a cracking year for British sport really.

 

[Uncle Wally One Ball]

Tracy Austin, Swiss Miss Hingis was 16yo Becker 17yo

Yeah good point. When Becker won I was a kid watching a grown up win Wimbledon. But he wasnt I suppose. He was about 7yrs older than me but light years ahead. Good point

 

[wattle]

Some being very harsh on fernandes. She’s a kid ffs. This place is full of miserable, boring cunts. (Me included usually :))

 

[rowarta]

Brilliant.

I have to say quite a coup for channel 4 to get it for those that don’t have Amazon Prime but good advertising for them too. Win win for all I’d say.

I think I saw the fee from Channel 4 to Amazon will go to the LTA to fund junior tennis

 

[kippaxwarrior]

Have Liverpool claimed her yet?