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Danny1312 · Strong Club Player

Weeks 27 & 28 - The Championships, Wimbledon (Womens') (grass) - main draw

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

That hold for 4-1 so impressive. Shes serving 73 percent first services in - thats impressive. Good analysis of her serving just now. Shes got a real game face on.

Ive not seen her live since the US Open final win -whats all the fuss been about?

Danny1312 · Strong Club Player

It's been so good but she tightens and changes her game a bit when leading! Not to a terrible level but let's get back in.

Peter too · Tennis legend

R3: Emma Raducanu (GBR) WR40 lost to Aryna Sabalenka (***) [1] WR1 6-7(6) 4-6
R3: Sonay Kartal (GBR) WR51 def Dianne Parry (FRA) WR103 6-4 6-2

R4: Sonay Kartal (GBR) WR51 v Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (***) WR50

Var · Futures qualifying

I think that was the best I have seen Emma play for a long time. A lot of positives to take away. She did have her chances though.

DF · Tennis legend

Sabalenka has made so many ue

Danny1312 · Strong Club Player

Var wrote:
I think that was the best I have seen Emma play for a long time. A lot of positives to take away. She did have her chances though.

Ohh she was great but she had both sets which shows how high her level can be! Encouraging but did get away from her.

Stircrazy · Tennis legend

That was agonising! cry Emma did us proud. I sure hope someone can knock the Belarusian off her perch between now & the final.

-- Edited by Stircrazy on Friday 4th of July 2025 09:29:30 PM

PeteM · Improver

Emma played incredibly well for a set and a half, so much so that I'm not sure that anyone other than Sabalenka would have beaten her tonight.

In the end the sheer weight and power of Sabalenka's shots just wore Emma down but Emma forced her to raise her level to her best to beat her. Some very promising signs over the last two matches especially, if she can keep playing at this level then a return to the top 20 and even the top 10 looks very realistic.

Mixed feelings because there were times when it really looked like she had a chance to win (and because of how open the draw would have been) but all in all, has to be a positive tournament for her.

Great win for Sonay earlier too and a match that she could win in the last 16, so pleased for her.

-- Edited by PeteM on Friday 4th of July 2025 09:09:55 PM

Jan · Hall of fame

What a match!! Sorry to see Emma lose, but so encouraged by her level of play.

B00thy · Strong Club Player

Finally she has played at the level she is capable of. I have not seen her play better. Certainly the performance was at the level of 2021 but the quality was higher, as the opposition was tougher. And she has learned that she can handle a power game from the other side of the net.

She outlined earlier in the day the half a dozen areas she is hoping to improve upon.

Can't wait to see her play at this level and demolish those of lesser capability. That's the first thing to improve upon.

Fabulous!!

PaulM · Tennis legend

Up until *4-4 in the second when the wheels came off Emma, I thought that was exceptional from both ladies. While Emma had chances in both sets I felt these were largely taken away from her by Aryna - maybe just at *40-15 at 4-2 she could have hit her spots a little better to get out the game. But of course Aryna should have closed out the first 6-4 with all those poor backhand returns, so for Emma to have even got ahead to *6-5 and then pulled the tiebreak back took huge effort.

Now Emma: stay healthy, stay happy, and get yourself seeded for the US Open. Let's go!

Barefoot · Intermediate Club Player

Emma played very very well. Best Ive seen from her in ages.

But yay Sonay! Shows the power of relaxing into your game and having the confidence to just play and go for it.

JonH comes home · Tennis legend

I cant recall the last womens match i watched in full, possibly that US Open final, and that was great viewing. Hope Emma can build on that now.

All over to Sonay and Cam now, go guys!

B00thy · Strong Club Player

Stircrazy wrote:
That was agonising! Emma did us proud. I sure hope someone can knock the Russian off her perch between now & the final.

Wasn't Sabalenka born in Minsk? No matter, that was the first match in 4 years I haven't watched in agony, because she played to her capability.