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

Peter too · Tennis legend

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

B00thy · Lower Club Player

she played well now and again

-- Edited by B00thy on Friday 21st of March 2025 06:43:06 PM

B00thy · Lower Club Player

Peter too wrote:
If Emma can get a few more first serves in she could run away with it.

yup .. you can see she's the better player that's misfiring

DF · Tennis legend

B00thy wrote:
she played well now and again

-- Edited by B00thy on Friday 21st of March 2025 06:43:06 PM

as did the other Emma

Jajon · Club Coach

Fear her body is about to let her down

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Jajon wrote:
Fear her body is about to let her down

Or her fitness

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Emma is striking the ball really well

And looking to be on the front foot

but Platenik had a point when he said re Emma, as of a couple of weeks ago,

"She was not really able to stay in the rallies, there were a lot of problems to play on the move with the different speed, different spin and different angle," he said.

Var · Satellite level

Coup Droit wrote:
Emma is striking the ball really well

And looking to be on the front foot

but Platenik had a point when he said re Emma, as of a couple of weeks ago,

"She was not really able to stay in the rallies, there were a lot of problems to play on the move with the different speed, different spin and different angle," he said.

Footwork as per the Times article with Platenik.

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

Var wrote:
Coup Droit wrote:
Emma is striking the ball really well

And looking to be on the front foot

but Platenik had a point when he said re Emma, as of a couple of weeks ago,

"She was not really able to stay in the rallies, there were a lot of problems to play on the move with the different speed, different spin and different angle," he said.
Footwork as per the Times article with Platenik.

Which is all to do with fitness, and willpower

It takes a lot of fortutide to force yourself to do all the little micro work you have to do with your feet

Coup Droit · Tennis legend

But she's hitting through the ball beautifully, not coming off it at all

Var · Satellite level

Coup Droit wrote:
But she's hitting through the ball beautifully, not coming off it at all

Second sets gone. Did it take,too much out of Emma to get that first set. Navarro isn't number 10 in the world for nothing. I kind of think she has this now. Hope Im wrong!

PaulM · Tennis legend

Yes far less short puffy stuff today. Good match overall whatever happens from here.

Canda · Lower Club Player

Live reporting from the Independent says Our Emma is being treated in court for foot blisters

Neil Gee · County player

Var wrote:
Coup Droit wrote:
But she's hitting through the ball beautifully, not coming off it at all
Second sets gone. Did it take,too much out of Emma to get that first set. Navarro isn't number 10 in the world for nothing. I kind of think she has this now. Hope Im wrong!

Looks like the consistency of a top ten player who plays at this level match after match and tournament after tournament is too much for Emma, yet Emma's won a GS and Navarro hasn't.

B00thy · Lower Club Player

Coup Droit wrote:
Emma is striking the ball really well

And looking to be on the front foot

but Platenik had a point when he said re Emma, as of a couple of weeks ago,

"She was not really able to stay in the rallies, there were a lot of problems to play on the move with the different speed, different spin and different angle," he said.

Yes, agreed she has been striking the ball well, but so many of her shots are not penetrating, hence, in the rallies, eventually her opponent gets a good chance to hit a winner. The camera from behind was showing that she is not rushed into the shot. So if she's struggling with different speed and spin, it's subtle. Looks to me like she's usually too safe, and every now and again she hits some dream winners. A consistent serve would dramatically change her choice of first groundstroke, and impact upon her opponent's percentage of errors, increasing Emma's effectiveness significantly I reckon