Tennis Thread

[MCFC1993]

Up against Marta Kostyuk, ranked 55th in the world at 17:15 (BST). On Amazon Prime.

Kostyuk not in the best form for the year but having a good tournament, should be a good game which Emma should come through if she plays to her best.

 

[1.618034]

Where can I watch it on TV...?

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

Where can I watch it on TV...?

Amazon Prime

 

[mccity]

Not going too well so far, hopefully this will help her in the long run

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

Hammering really. Loads of unforced errors.

 

[Nihilist]

Really needs more tournaments and a new coach if she wants to not get embarrassed at the Australian Open .

 

[KS55]

Really needs more tournaments and a new coach if she wants to not get embarrassed at the Australian Open .

She has said she is learning to coach herself. Someone should have a serious word with her. Time to get real, Emma.

 

[mccity]

So there's been a rather ominous story developing about a Chinese tennis player, Peng Shuai.

She not long ago alleged that a former vice premier of China (Zhang Gaoli) sexually coerced her and since then she's "mysteriously" disappeared. Nobody has seen her and the closest thing to her being seen is a rather sketchy letter that was written by her (apparently) saying all is well.

 

[Protein Junkie]

Sad to see this today. Thoroughly enjoyed watching her play.

Britain's Konta announces retirement

Britain's former world number four Johanna Konta announces her retirement from professional tennis.

www.bbc.com

 

[JRockBlues]

Guess it's been on the cards for a while with the injuries she's had. She raised the level of women's tennis in Britain after the earlier excitement of Heather Watson and Laura Robson died down and paved the way for a few more to follow on. With the hype machine that has now moved on to Emma Radacanu then it's probably the right time to call it a day.