Almost a carbon-copy of what happened against Babs in Seoul - Emma had a set and a break lead, only to be pegged back. Emma was 5-2 up in the TB and then had three match points including one on her serve, but choked them away yet again.

After that, Emma just folded.

 

Raducanu & her mental ineptitude
Folds like a cheap tent

 

Someone needs to tell Emma matches can go longer than 2 sets.

 

Wow

 

Successica will always be that girl, Sweet Emma could never!

 

Successica will always be that SLAMLESS girl, Sweet Emma could never!

Fixed it for you.

 

Emma RaducannotconvertMPs

 

Crazy comeback from Jessica and she really deserves it for hanging in tough despite not being at her best!

Emma played really well but lack of fight from Emma after wasting 3MPs is really concerning. That's not how a top 20-30 player should behave, even if things don't go your way.

 

The point at 6-6 in the TB was world class but just can't bring it on MPs it seems...

the mind is a strange beast.

 

 

Oh Emma…

Twice she’s done this now

 

Uff, that one hurts. So many missed opportunities this week and last.

 

 

 

 

Ema did all the right things in this point, sometimes we have to give JPEG credit for an exceptional shot that saved the match for her.

Emma level in first 2 sets was very good, JPEG was playing well. But JPEG outlasted emma in 3rd set, but she will outlast many players.

 

jeez louise

 

Great level for the first two sets but then she just couldn’t get over the tie break situation.

Good thing is her tennis looks great, plays very controlled aggressive tennis and overall very good serving. But mentally a lot of work ahead.

It needs to be said though, Pegula played match points really well, amazing passing shots, especially the first two match points.

 

The notorious British tabloids will have a field day.

 

I think Emma’s team needs to have her work with a sports shrink (as if they are not already) and find out the root cause as to why this keep recurring.

If they don’t I nsife

The notorious British tabloids will have a field d was

 

LOOOOOOOOOOOOL 😂 qualifier – win, first non qualifier – loss

 

Totally forgot this match was on. Thank god for Jpeg anyways

 

It’s bizarre. I was following the live chat and it really looked like she was stronger in the first two sets and then just imploded in the third. Time for some mega investment in a sports psychologist.

 

It’s bizarre. I was following the live chat and it really looked like she was stronger in the first two sets and then just imploded in the third. Time for some mega investment in a sports psychologist.

I don't think Emma Raducanu and "mega investment" go in the same sentence. She'll probably ask the the lady that mops the floors at the LTA/National Tennis Centre for psychological advice in exchange for a signed photograph of herself as payment-in-kind to save a few £££ and she'll just hope for the best 🤞🤭

Then 2-3 years down the line once she realises her genius way of working isn't actually working she'll finally listen to everyone's advice and hire an experienced sport's phycologists 🤣. That's how it goes with her.

 

Summary:
Emma Raducanu, one-hit wonder, once hailed as the Empress of Flushing Meadows, now stands accused of stamina sabotage. Witnesses report repeated collapses in the third set, mysterious injuries coinciding with fashion week, and an alarming absence of grunt in rallies longer than six shots.
Evidence Presented:

• A montage of folded towels symbolizing her match exits
• A Dior contract signed mid-physio session
• Her racket, still pristine from lack of use in final sets!!!

 

It's not only Emma to react like this. I remember a match between Rafa Nadal & David Nalbandian in Indian Wells several years ago. Nalbandian won the first set and held 5 match points in the second (some of them at his own serve). But Rafa held out and won that set after a close TB. David then completely fell apart and lost the decider to love.

 

She really is getting close to being the Ivanovic of our time, straight down to the choking away big matches against big names

 

Last time I checked IVANOVIC had 15 WTA titles and an additional slam final, RADUCANU has 1 title and 0 more finals at any level, and only 3 SF out of 60 tournaments played since her Slam win.
She wishes she was in the same league as Ana

 

Better or worse than Bibi choking to Bondar...
I'm going with worse.