[cricketbat]

Until the start of the 2025 clay season she was 13-2 in tiebreaks in a hot streak since then she is 2-7 in them her only 2 wins being against Lamens in Madrid and Kostyuk in Washington

But she has lost TB recently to Sabs, Barb and JPEG, all players where going for it and painting lines

Today emma was not pasisve and played the right shots in TB and was agressive, sometimes the chips dont fall your way, but she played how she should of is what matters.

If emma as passive on those MP and hit 3/4 court balls or played ultra safe, I would also be critical. But she did not.

 

[RossG01_]

Emma needs to take responsibility for these losses and correct her mental lapses. It was quite obvious that when things are tight she didnt believe in her shots and went in her shell and instead of winning the important points she got the exact opposite.

We can have stats about top players collapsing in third set and how Pegula and Barbie K played incredible but they all can be true at the same time as Emma not mentally brave to closed out the points. It’s not mutually exclusive.

Patting yourself on the back saying Paolini choked too, Rybakina choked too does nothing to get your player closer to the top. That’s just small player mentality.

Let it hurt, dont gloss it over, and bounce back.

It will surely hurt her. If you think she isn't hurt you'd be deluded. She surely won't pat herself on the back saying "oh, look Paolini lost in such fashion at the French Open and so did a lot of players". It can just be the case of her being affected by the scenario that just happened in Seoul as it was her first loss from match points up after having multiple escapes. How many matches has she won requiring at least 2 match points before she lost one? It was always going to catch her up eventually and probably have some effect on her mentally for some period but it doesn't mean she's mentally weak and needs a psychologist by her side. Add these 2 recent losses to the tight losses to Sabalenka and you'd understand how affected she might by those losses which is very human. A breakthrough is close for Emma but maybe it is not the time for it now.

 

[RossG01_]

The only reason I could think of is that she became less brave.

Not necessarily. Those crazy streaks are meaningless anyway. Sabalenka is 20-1 in tiebreaks this year once she loses back-to-back tiebreaks this strong looking armor of hers in tiebreaks will be shattered and she won't win this many tiebreaks anymore.

 

[MrSpoon]

But she has lost TB recently to Sabs, Barb and JPEG, all players where going for it and painting lines

Today emma was not pasisve and played the right shots in TB and was agressive, sometimes the chips dont fall your way, but she played how she should of is what matters.

If emma as passive on those MP and hit 3/4 court balls or played ultra safe, I would also be critical. But she did not.

I feel like she played the second match point too safe, gave Jess the chance to get a good racket on the ball for the passing shot down the line. Still feels like Emma is hoping for an error from her opponent in those situations rather than going all out to win the point.

 

[windiseverywhere]

But she has lost TB recently to Sabs, Barb and JPEG, all players where going for it and painting lines

Today emma was not pasisve and played the right shots in TB and was agressive, sometimes the chips dont fall your way, but she played how she should of is what matters.

If emma as passive on those MP and hit 3/4 court balls or played ultra safe, I would also be critical. But she did not.

she's passive on the 2nd and 3rd match point actually but I don't really blame her. she's been suffered a lot this year you can tell she's quite emotional on court this year than the previous years. it takes time to mentally healed.she's showing some real good tennis today and just need to go less neutral balls and less cc shot would be perfect and it's a good sign she's approached net more often than usual though she got passed multiple times, she'll learn that her shot angle was not enough to set her good volleys. since she's mentally fragile now just put all her mind aside to fix a realistic problem: her backhand. if she got a backhand she'll win in straight set today. the 2 continous bh dtl she hits in 2nd set really impressed me though she didn't get that point.

 

[desmondpaul]

But she has lost TB recently to Sabs, Barb and JPEG, all players where going for it and painting lines

Today emma was not pasisve and played the right shots in TB and was agressive, sometimes the chips dont fall your way, but she played how she should of is what matters.

If emma as passive on those MP and hit 3/4 court balls or played ultra safe, I would also be critical. But she did not.

Agree, there's far too much of an overreaction here and media in general. Emma's tennis level was really good today and like you said, tried to win the match points Jess just got a bit fortunate with her returns, stating the same in the PMI.
Once the dust has settled there's a lot to be positive about with Emma's tennis. Some of the points were a delight to watch.
We live in a Google world where people have come to expect instant answers and solutions. Emma is 22, Jess is 31. It took Jess a long time to figure out this tennis malarkey and reach top 5. I have confidence in time Emma will too.

 

[RossG01_]

Guys your reactions after losses are a bit over the top over here. If losing to a top 5 player who has been one of the most consistent players since 2022 or 2023 in Pegula or even to 2-time slam champion like Krejcikova in whatever scenario warrants utter despair I just advise you to stop watching Emma. It is funny yet inciting pity to read your reactions. Whatever you feel now Emma will feel it way harder than you do but the difference is Emma will move on and be back training in 2 days at worst while you'll still be dreading the loss until she plays her next match. She'll definitely learn from losing 2 matches from match points up and she'll have her moment it is very close. Emma is definitely on the right path and doing everything she needs to do to progress which she actually is.

 

[Deejaycr]

Thank God you aren't. Your negativity would crush any player.

Anisimova's double bagel Wimbledon loss really was a choke, but the response was to rally around her and focus on the positive of having reached a Wimbledon final. It worked and she bounced back to make the US Open final, where she played much better.

Imagine after losing twice from MPs up in the span of two weeks and the best thing your coach tells you is you just need to be luckier 💀 💀 💀

 

[edenstanwarr]

It will surely hurt her. If you think she isn't hurt you'd be deluded. She surely won't pat herself on the back saying "oh, look Paolini lost in such fashion at the French Open and so did a lot of players". It can just be the case of her being affected by the scenario that just happened in Seoul as it was her first loss from match points up after having multiple escapes. How many matches has she won requiring at least 2 match points before she lost one? It was always going to catch her up eventually and probably have some effect on her mentally for some period but it doesn't mean she's mentally weak and needs a psychologist by her side. Add these 2 recent losses to the tight losses to Sabalenka and you'd understand how affected she might by those losses which is very human. A breakthrough is close for Emma but maybe it is not the time for it now.

Players take losses really hard. Emma said she used to sit in her hotel room for a day just staring at the wall. The problem is never that they don't take the loss hard enough, it is that they take it too hard and struggle to bounce back.

Keyboard champions with no skin in the game think that the player isn't sufficiently sharing their pain. LOL.

 

[dontfollowtennis]

This sort of thing happens all the time. Only in fairyland does a service break guarantee that the player wins the set. Emma has won countless sets from being down a break.

People talk such nonsense.

If you can’t read how the match was looking like at that point it’s not my fault. Pegula looked pissed, complaining, throwing her racket and did not look comfortable with her tennis. Emma was playing great attacking tennis, broke her at 1-1 starting the game with two winners, then she started her service game at *2-1 with two good points 30-0, lot the next point bc she tried a drop shot out of nowhere that did not work and was just there to Pegula to attack. At 30-15 she hit some amazing bh dtl but Pegula managed to get the ball back, Emma decided to go to the net and she hit a bad volley without any angle that touched the net and Pegula quickly got to the ball, she lost the point some shots later with a volley into the net. She lost the next two points to lose her serve with bh errors. If Emma was just a little more clinical and killed any hope that Pegula could’ve left at that point I doubt she would’ve found confidence or another gear to keep the match close. This is not the first time it has happened to Emma, and ofc she’s not the only player that it happens to, but it’s not a great sign.

 

[edenstanwarr]

The coach will say. "You came close. Let's get back to work so that next time you win."

 

[desmondpaul]

Before everyone jumps off a cliff I know the answer. Emma needs the Iga patented notebook and pen deluxe edition. That will solve all Emma's problems 🙂👍✒📖

 

[RossG01_]

Imagine after losing twice from MPs up in the span of two weeks and the best thing your coach tells you is you just need to be luckier 💀 💀 💀

I am sure @edenstanwarr never meant that. The coach shouldn't tell the player you need to be luckier next time after losing 2 matches from MPs up but they shouldn't be destructive and pile on pressure on them and be like "You're shit you can't close up matches". Well if Emma can't close up matches how has she won 28 matches while serving many of them out?

 

[Racquetback]

Slept through the match but from reading the running commentary, I am reminded of Charlie's words of wisdom - 'It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.' Roig will help her process this and move forward.

 

[edenstanwarr]

If you can’t read how the match was looking like at that point it’s not my fault. Pegula looked pissed, complaining, throwing her racket and did not look comfortable with her tennis. Emma was playing great attacking tennis, broke her at 1-1 starting the game with two winners, then she started her service game at *2-1 with two good points 30-0, lot the next point bc she tried a drop shot out of nowhere that did not work and was just there to Pegula to attack. At 30-15 she hit some amazing bh dtl but Pegula managed to get the ball back, Emma decided to go to the net and she hit a bad volley without any angle that touched the net and Pegula quickly got to the ball, she lost the point some shots later with a volley into the net. She lost the next two points to lose her serve with bh errors. If Emma was just a little more clinical and killed any hope that Pegula could’ve left at that point I doubt she would’ve found confidence or another gear to keep the match close. This is not the first time it has happened to Emma, and ofc she’s not the only player that it happens to, but it’s not a great sign.

Players like Pegula are very hard to put away. That is what makes a champion. Players like her come back from the dead all the time.

Against players around her own ranking, Emma plays the same role. Down a break, she breaks back, then breaks again. She wins because she has self belief in those matches. She needs to develop the same self belief against the top players, but you can't do that by just willing it. She has to get into a position to win regularly. Then the breakthrough will come and with it a higher level of self belief.

What she needs to do is work on her game to become a better player. Then the day will come that she is the one who plays the brilliant point on match point.

 

[varlums2]

Emma needs to learn some gamesmanship.

It happened in the match in Miami, Emma should have gone off after the second set and she didn’t. Emma may not like how it’s looks but some times you need that break.

 

[edenstanwarr]

Emma needs to learn some gamesmanship.

It happened in the match in Miami, Emma should have gone off after the second set and she didn’t. Emma may not like how it’s looks but some times you need that break.

I agree that she should have gone off after the second set. She needed some time to compose herself.

 

[RossG01_]

If you can’t read how the match was looking like at that point it’s not my fault. Pegula looked pissed, complaining, throwing her racket and did not look comfortable with her tennis. Emma was playing great attacking tennis, broke her at 1-1 starting the game with two winners, then she started her service game at *2-1 with two good points 30-0, lot the next point bc she tried a drop shot out of nowhere that did not work and was just there to Pegula to attack. At 30-15 she hit some amazing bh dtl but Pegula managed to get the ball back, Emma decided to go to the net and she hit a bad volley without any angle that touched the net and Pegula quickly got to the ball, she lost the point some shots later with a volley into the net. She lost the next two points to lose her serve with bh errors. If Emma was just a little more clinical and killed any hope that Pegula could’ve left at that point I doubt she would’ve found confidence or another gear to keep the match close. This is not the first time it has happened to Emma, and ofc she’s not the only player that it happens to, but it’s not a great sign.

Again how many times did she escape losing a match or going to 3 sets at least by winning needing multiple match points or even requiring to serve out a match multiple times? Let's not act like we never saw this coming before. She almost choked multiple sets meaning she could have gone to a decider and she almost choked many matches having at least one match point. To say that the loss to Krejcikova would not possibly affect her at in the very next tournament if faced with a similar scenario is simply unrealistic. All those instances of Emma needing to serve a set or a match out many times or even requiring multiple match points would have bitten her back in the end and could affect her for an undetermined period.

 

[desmondpaul]

Emma needs to learn some gamesmanship.

It happened in the match in Miami, Emma should have gone off after the second set and she didn’t. Emma may not like how it’s looks but some times you need that break.

Agreed, she should have left court after set 2. Iga has no problem going off court after set 1 if she loses it, even after less than 30min

 

[edenstanwarr]

Before the match, people were worried that it might be another 6-1 6-2. They hoped it would be at least a respectable 6-4 6-4.

In fact, Emma played some of the best tennis we have ever seen from her and she stood on the threshold of a straight sets victory. It's all about making progress and Emma showed she had made a great deal, more that I had hoped. She played fantastically well, hitting her shots with power and precision and being more willing to go DTL than she has been in a long time. This was a huge step forward for Emma and all she now needs to do is to avoid the negativity of the keyboard champions and build on her progress.