Week 7 - WTA1000 - Doha, Qatar Hard

indiana · Tennis legend

Week 7 - WTA1000 - Doha, Qatar Hard

Sheddie · administrator

I think the bigger question is whether 500 and 1000 events will stop offering her this endless stream of WCs?

You can see the appeal from Emma's perspective - it would be tough to turn down these guaranteed opportunities to mix it against the best in the world, plus the knowledge that big points are on offer just for winning a round or two.

She knows she did incredibly well ranking wise last year from playing just a handful of events, because she managed a win or 2 in a few of these big tournaments and reaped the points rewards.

In some ways, Emma's extra marketability is perhaps playing to her disadvantage. Tournaments want her for the attention she brings, and few players would turn down the chance to play the biggest events on the circuit and go for a 125 instead.

indiana · Tennis legend

She can mix it with qualifiers and, short of matches, that might help her to then get good enough again to qualify and then actually win MD rounds.

RJH1962 · Intermediate Club Player

Has she actually played any qualifiers since the US Open win?

wales1994 · County player

She should've played quallies in both of these tournaments, if she got the 2 wins in quallies she'd come into the MD with a bit more confidence. Rather than coming in flat and getting another L.

It is a bit of a disappointing start to the year for many of our top ladies.

paulisi · Tennis legend

Emma is one of the biggest earners of endorsements on the tour and the sponsors will be pushing for main draw and TV coverage for Emma

wales1994 · County player

paulisi wrote:
Emma is one of the biggest earners of endorsements on the tour and the sponsors will be pushing for main draw and TV coverage for Emma

Yes, but it won't be long until those dry up. These round 1 exits are not going to help her in any way.

the addict · Tennis legend

Must be cold there today. The doubles players are all wearing long sleeves and Liv is the only one not wearing leggings. Even the ballbots are wearing hoodies.

the addict · Tennis legend

R1(28 draw):- Tereza Mihalikova (SVK) / Olivia Nicholls (GBR) CR86 (44+42) lost to Anna Danilina (KAZ) / Irina Khromacheva (***) CR38 (19+17) [7] 5-7 4-6

Not quite there yet to regularly compete with top twenty players.

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

the addict wrote:
Must be cold there today. The doubles players are all wearing long sleeves and Liv is the only one not wearing leggings. Even the ballbots are wearing hoodies.

This AI is darn realistic now!

Strongbow · All-time great

JonH comes home wrote:
the addict wrote:
Must be cold there today. The doubles players are all wearing long sleeves and Liv is the only one not wearing leggings. Even the ballbots are wearing hoodies.
This AI is darn realistic now!

All we need is the real stuff - Starmer, Putin and Trump confuse

GAMEOVER · Satellite level

Emma has now lost 4 matches in a row which is the worst losing run of her senior career.

GAMEOVER · Satellite level

paulisi wrote:
Emma is one of the biggest earners of endorsements on the tour and the sponsors will be pushing for main draw and TV coverage for Emma

Sadly at the moment it just seems to be one match in a tournament

indiana · Tennis legend

Lambda wrote:
Talking of mandatories reminds me that Katie will have to count a 0 point counter for the next 12 months with missing this tournament.

Will she?

She missed both the Doha and Dubai WTA 1000s last year and hasn't been carrying a mandatory 0. And both the live LTR and OER rankings are currently not reducing her total ranking points this week.

I certainly don't know the rules re minimum WTA 1000 appearances / counters and which ( if any ) are mandatory counters. Just that missing one ( or more ) doesn't necessarily mean a mandatory 0.

Peter too · Tennis legend

It's interesting to compare Emma's recent record with Bucsa's, who beat Emma recently. Bucsa had a run of losing in the 1st round of two successive WTA250s followed by a 1st round loss in a WTA125. Three 1st round losses in a row, the same as Emma now. Bucsa then reached the SF of her next tournament, another WTA125 and then played another WTA125 and won the final. Emma hasn't won a match since her heavy defeat by Iga. It does look as if she needs to follow Bucsa's example and play down in WTA250s and WTA125s for a few tournaments to get her confidence back.