Week 33 - WTA1000 - Cincinnati, USA Hard

emmsie69 · Top national player

Week 33 - WTA1000 - Cincinnati, USA Hard

Peter too · Tennis legend

That didn't take long Emma 6-0

Rich2310 · County player

What a start from Raducanu. Did not expect that scoreline.

adz1983 · Intermediate Club Player

Azarenka is so erratic at the moment. Despite 3 DFs in the first game Emma looks much more like her US Open self. More penetration on the ground strokes. Bullying Azarenka round the court. Not really putting a foot wrong. Can she keep this up?

-- Edited by adz1983 on Wednesday 17th of August 2022 06:43:03 PM

emmsie69 · Top national player

Absolute joke, 26 minute 1st set and Azarenka needs to go to the bathroom

Emma being smart and practicing a few serves

-- Edited by emmsie69 on Wednesday 17th of August 2022 06:46:57 PM

Peter too · Tennis legend

Serving:-
Emma 62% 1st serve to Victoria 25%
Emma 60% 2nd serve to Victoria 14%

the addict · Tennis legend

emmsie69 wrote:
Absolute joke, 26 minute 1st set and Azarenka needs to go to the bathroom
Emma being smart and practicing a few serves

-- Edited by emmsie69 on Wednesday 17th of August 2022 06:45:04 PM

So many players take a tactical break now - time to change the rules again. Young athletes shouldn't need a break after one short set so perhaps put a ban on breaks in the first hour.

emmsie69 · Top national player

the addict wrote:
emmsie69 wrote:
Absolute joke, 26 minute 1st set and Azarenka needs to go to the bathroom
Emma being smart and practicing a few serves

-- Edited by emmsie69 on Wednesday 17th of August 2022 06:45:04 PM
So many players take a tactical break now - time to change the rules again. Young athletes shouldn't need a break after one short set so perhaps put a ban on breaks in the first hour.

There definitely needs to be some kind of penalty, be it a point penalty or allowing the other player to have a trainer on for a quick massage. Something to balance it out. Fortunately it hasn't affected Emma

paulisi · Tennis legend

10 games on the bounce

the addict · Tennis legend

Apparently Azarenka has never been double-bageled in around 790 tour matches - and she has escaped this time as well.

Jajon · Club Coach

Emma hates working mums confirmed

Rich2310 · County player

R32: RADUCANU, Emma (GBR) (10) 13 bt AZERENKA, Victoria 22 6-0 6-2

-- Edited by Rich2310 on Wednesday 17th of August 2022 07:41:50 PM

Peter too · Tennis legend

R32: RADUCANU, Emma (GBR) (10) 13 def AZERENKA, Victoria 22 6-0 6-2

R16: RADUCANU, Emma (GBR) (10) 13 (CH=10 2022) v PEGULA, Jessica (USA) (7) 8 (CH=7 2022)

It must be while since anyone beat Azerenka by that sort of margin. Emma has just played two multiple Grand Slam winning legends of the game and treated them as if they were weekend players from the club down the road. When she's in this sort of mood she seems to mesmerise players.

Rich2310 · County player

Another good thing is these wins bank her valuable ranking points to help hold off any big rankings drop should she fall early in The Open

Julia Carrot · All-time great

Dear sweet talented Emma, watching that was the tonic I needed this evening. And, you won me aa tenner, bless