Emma is also the British number one from Monday.
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I'm basing my hopes around his total collapse in the final last year.
Raducanu! What an impressive performance to dispatch the Olympic champion like that.
I woke up for the last set of Nole against Matteo and I just... wish I hadn't. :'(
londonrain
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Only if Felix wins.
Holy cow.
I can't believe it. Getting to the final of her second ever slam, from qualifying, having not dropped a set in nine matches? How dare she?
Hoping for a great final, but I can't help wondering what Fernandez has left in the tank after epic three-setters against Osaka, Kerber, Svitolina and Sabalenka.
Hoping for a great final, but I can't help wondering what Fernandez has left in the tank after epic three-setters against Osaka, Kerber, Svitolina and Sabalenka.
Surreal! I couldn't watch the matches sadly because the timezone killed me but damn! Can't wait for the final.
MollieSwift21
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Slightly less harsh on Leylah but agree with you @Someboy. Very impressive names of people to beat but they weren’t on their top game. Kerber played much better against Sloane.
I was so impressed with Emma. She played a great semi final. Definitely has the youth not feeling any pressure at the moment feeling. A while back I was wanting to like Sakkari but after watching her at the French open and US open in 2019 I got the vibe of someone who can’t close it out or take their opportunities and well!
I was so impressed with Emma. She played a great semi final. Definitely has the youth not feeling any pressure at the moment feeling. A while back I was wanting to like Sakkari but after watching her at the French open and US open in 2019 I got the vibe of someone who can’t close it out or take their opportunities and well!
“Has anyone played a good match against Emma?”
Yes? Kerber was great and after the first set Svitolina was on her highest gear too. For about half of the semifinal Sabalenka looked nearly unbeatable.
I think that question makes much more sense directed at Emma, who has now beaten three players in a row who barely bothered to show up for the occasion, let alone played their A-game.
Yes? Kerber was great and after the first set Svitolina was on her highest gear too. For about half of the semifinal Sabalenka looked nearly unbeatable.
I think that question makes much more sense directed at Emma, who has now beaten three players in a row who barely bothered to show up for the occasion, let alone played their A-game.
Have you seen the angles and the pace Leylah generates? It looks like wizardry at times! That's far from being passive at all. Her opponents self-distruct because of Leylah's tennis and she hits a really decent number of winners herself while making far less errors than them.
It is counterpunching and it's bloody effective. You can't defeat Osaka, Angie, Elina AND Sabalenka during the same tournament by being a sitting duck and hoping for them to miss. Leylah is there.
Also @Lego 's point is valid as well. Granted, I've only watched Emma's match against Bencic thus far but it's not hard to imagine Sakkari's tennis going to hell as soon as the match started and she realised she was one step away from a GS final.
Anyway, let's just give both these young, formidable players credit where it's largely due and hope the match tomorrow will live to its potential.
It is counterpunching and it's bloody effective. You can't defeat Osaka, Angie, Elina AND Sabalenka during the same tournament by being a sitting duck and hoping for them to miss. Leylah is there.
Also @Lego 's point is valid as well. Granted, I've only watched Emma's match against Bencic thus far but it's not hard to imagine Sakkari's tennis going to hell as soon as the match started and she realised she was one step away from a GS final.
Anyway, let's just give both these young, formidable players credit where it's largely due and hope the match tomorrow will live to its potential.
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Re: Sakkari, I did watch and she didn’t even serve at 50% of the level she did against Pliskova. She also decided to adopt Pliskova’s stubborn approach to returning: zero adjustments. With her also struggling to maintain a consistent forehand (especially on big points) she had little hope last night.
Sabalenka is almost there, but she needs to figure out how to keep her composure all the way to the finish line. The ability and desire are absolutely there; seeing two younger girls (and Aryna is still only 23) compete for a trophy that could well have been hers might be the encouragement she needs.
Also, I wouldn't want to write off anyone given the unpredictable nature of the WTA, but at what point do we say Pliskova and Svitolina just don't have it?
Consider their position among the 15 (I think) current players who have had a quarter final run or better at all four majors. Keys, Konta and Pavlyuchenkova have all been patchy in terms of form and/or fitness throughout their careers, Zvonareva's good years are too long ago to be relevant, and everyone else has won at least one. These two have been top 10 stalwarts for years and on many occasions have found themselves deep into slam draws that have fallen apart, surrounded by players with nowhere near their experience, and they have failed to take the opportunities.
Consider their position among the 15 (I think) current players who have had a quarter final run or better at all four majors. Keys, Konta and Pavlyuchenkova have all been patchy in terms of form and/or fitness throughout their careers, Zvonareva's good years are too long ago to be relevant, and everyone else has won at least one. These two have been top 10 stalwarts for years and on many occasions have found themselves deep into slam draws that have fallen apart, surrounded by players with nowhere near their experience, and they have failed to take the opportunities.
I mean... it's tempting to do so but Wozniacki was pretty much in the same position (in fact I'd argue she's had it worse/harder dd) as those two until one day when she just... made it. You never know. While Karo's age might also start weighing in eventually, Svitolina is still fairly young and will play plenty other slams.
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