Week 5 - WTA250 - Singapore, Singapore Hard

LordBrownof · Futures level

Week 5 - WTA250 - Singapore, Singapore Hard

Julia Carrot · All-time great

Emma scheduled to play around 8am UK time tomorrow, Monday. On Sky/Now Tv.

indiana · Tennis legend

LordBrownof wrote:
Harriet definitely gets one of the tougher Qs. Will be interesting to see how Emma serves, and who is in her coaching box.

It's not great not having a coach when you've been having serving problems whilst involved in fundamental changes

-- Edited by indiana on Sunday 26th of January 2025 11:19:44 PM

the addict · Tennis legend

L16:- Hailey Baptiste (USA) / Heather Watson (GBR) CR231 (148+83) def Polina Kudermetova (***) / Rebecca Marino (CAN) CR532 (348/57+184/98) 6-3 6-4

the addict · Tennis legend

Emma takes the first set 7-5.

Not all easy sailing, but she did make 73% of her first serve with 5 aces and just 1 DF.

the addict · Tennis legend

QF:- Hailey Baptiste (USA) / Heather Watson (GBR) CR231 (148+83) v Xinyo Wang (CHN) / Saisai Zheng (CHN) CR111 (51+60) [3]

MrTSymonds · Junior player

Early break in the deciding set. However she's been broken 5 times in this match so it's not all over yet.

indiana · Tennis legend

And been broken straight back now.

7-5 5-7 2-1*

Not a match that I have had a great deal of confidence about and would be just happy to see her win ( and someone lose a small unpatriotic bet ).

At least her serve ( if not particularly the service game behind it ) seems to be in reasonable shape.

-- Edited by indiana on Monday 27th of January 2025 10:35:01 AM

indiana · Tennis legend

Breaks again and been broken back again, 3-2*

MrTSymonds · Junior player

First serve is doing her well. 66% points won behind 72% in.
Second serve is doing her dirty at just 32% won.

However she is the only one to hold in the third set so far. 3-2 up. (On serve, if that means anything)

PaulM · Tennis legend

This is dreadful

Danny1312 · Junior player

Self imploded here sad to see.

PaulM · Tennis legend

Well, not sure she deserves to win based on this performance, and those last 3 games suggest she's not going to. Still time, but needs to find something.

3-4*

Var · Satellite level

PaulM wrote:
Well, not sure she deserves to win based on this performance, and those last 3 games suggest she's not going to. Still time, but needs to find something.

3-4*

She needs to sick at this level and get some wins under her belt instead of thinking that she is playing at WTA500 level and above. I dont think she is. Katie went back to ITFs after her injury and built up her strength over the months. Emma always thinks she can fast track it. Needs more consistancy.

PaulM · Tennis legend

Bucsa plays a very tight game to give Emma the break, but again the pattern is not complicated:

Hits loopy short balls, loses the point.

Flattens the ball out a little with some depth or whip, wins the point.

Goes up *40-15 with better serving then plays three passive rallies. Finds some serves and escapes.

5-4*

Jeezo.