Weeks 12 & 13 - WTA1000 - Miami, USA - Hard

Andy Parker · Club Coach

Weeks 12 & 13 - WTA1000 - Miami, USA - Hard

Andy Parker · Club Coach

GAMEOVER wrote:
Neil Gee wrote:
Haha. It's developing into Emma's sort of tournament.
It could work out again like the 2021 US Open with Emma bsating Pegula, then Eala in the semi final and Paoini in the final,

I've just re-read your post - that is amazing that it could replicate the 2021 US Open. How weird is that.

Andy Parker · Club Coach

Emma's match to start at 1 am - an hour early - they just didn't listen to me, re- the scheduling. No other insomniacs or vampires on here, so over and out - c'mon Emma.

Blue_Belle · Club Coach

Emma has lost the first set 4-6. By all accounts, is playing well, just Pegula is giving nothing away

Neil Gee · County player

Emma has broken back and held for 4-1 really upped her game in the second set and started hitting bigger after some relevant advice from Mark Petchey. Pegula holds while I'm writing for 4-2. Emma just needs to hold her serve to take this to a third set now.

Neil Gee · County player

A marathon eighth game in which Emma failed to convert four set points at 5-2 seemed to take a lot out of her. It might have been better to let that game go and wait for her serve (but I know it doesn't work that way when you are full of adrenaline and in the midst of battle) because Emma's level dipped a little on her next serve and Pegula broke back.

Now Emma's got the doctor on court complaining of feeling dizzy.

Took the maximum time out before continuing. Let's hope she's okay.

Neil Gee · County player

Pegula holds. 5 all. That's 3 games in a row for the American. Is this slipping away from Emma?

Jaffa · Challenger level

I hope I ain't the only one that thinks this, but I don't know why she was allowed to continue after the MTO she took. She looked liked likeshe was on another planet.

Also, whatever happens, she should be commended for waiting till the end of the game unlike the lady that called one during a game the other day. Because she should have stopped.

Just for the sake of this opinion, they've gone in to a tiebreak as I write.

Neil Gee · County player

Emma holds to love. Better. She will get at least a tie break. There's more treatment between points. Pegula holds. A tie break it is.

Jaffa · Challenger level

Ok, I take it all back, that's one of the best tiebreaks you will ever see by anybody.

Neil Gee · County player

Extraordinary. What a tie break Emma just played. From 2-0 down she takes it 7-3.

You do wonder how much E has left for the deciding set though.

Peter too · Tennis legend

QF Emma Raducanu (GBR) WR60 lost to Jessica Pegula [4] WR4 4-6 7-6(3) 2-6

A very high quality match.

Jaffa · Challenger level

She should be so proud of herself

Peter too · Tennis legend

After losing a close first set Emma started to dominate the 2nd set got a break up and then started to feel faint towards the end of the set and got broken back. She got the doctor on and after tests on heart rate and temperature, lots of ice packs and various drinks she restarted and pulled herself back to winning the tie break. She carried on to the end but the energy wasn't quite there in the third set. I hope she got a blood test taken straight after the match to see what was causing the problem. It could be just something as simple as low sodium levels or some other nutrient. She clearly had the game to beat Pegula and psychologically was in a good place but was let down by lack of energy towards the end.

B00thy · Lower Club Player

Worrying about the dizziness but hopefully simple to improve on the nutrient mix she's taking on during games. I could only stay awake for the first set but by the sounds of it the second set showed us a better example of where Emma's tennis really is. Hugely encouraging.