No official confirmation as neither the tournament or WTA updated info on players list on their websites (very unprofessional as the draw ceremony is in one day) but a credible source confirms Emma Raducanu received a main draw wild card.
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Even I would rather she played qualies tbh. Either that or head home and sort out a coach before the Sunshine Double.
What is she doing. You famously won a Grand Slam by playing qualies. Wouldn’t it make sense to trust playing qualies to help you gain form and achieve something again.
It's reached the point where I'm wondering whether people should be making a new post for every wild card she gets. Maybe restrict it to Emma's own forum?
The rich get richer! If they think she draws some UK people to the tournament, its a business decisio
She is on the wrong path again,not doing herself a favor at all.
She needs to play qualies,smaller tournaments,get the much needed match practice,maybe a string of wins even.
Every win is a confidence building factor.
I don't think getting constantly obliterated in a first/second rounds is a solution to her current problems.
She needs to play qualies,smaller tournaments,get the much needed match practice,maybe a string of wins even.
Every win is a confidence building factor.
I don't think getting constantly obliterated in a first/second rounds is a solution to her current problems.
Look, while it’s true she should be winning more matches, it’s not like she can’t win matches on this level, she’s top 60 after all and has just been in the 3rd round of Australian open after beating two very respectable names and a player who just won 500 title in Linz.
Iga loss was a beating but Iga level is something she’s far from. But she lost a very tight match in Singapore that she could’ve won. If she had won, maybe she’d go on a run there. I know she needs more match play but it’s not like it can’t happen on this level too. At some point, things will start clicking. She’s already showing more commitment to playing more tournaments than she did last year and for me that’s a positive sign for now. Obviously, there are so many things she needs in addition to playing more tennis - a coach, the right team, beefing up her game etc.
Iga loss was a beating but Iga level is something she’s far from. But she lost a very tight match in Singapore that she could’ve won. If she had won, maybe she’d go on a run there. I know she needs more match play but it’s not like it can’t happen on this level too. At some point, things will start clicking. She’s already showing more commitment to playing more tournaments than she did last year and for me that’s a positive sign for now. Obviously, there are so many things she needs in addition to playing more tennis - a coach, the right team, beefing up her game etc.
Competitive match practice is everything,in qualies you get pretty tough opposition nowadays,if you manage to get through - you enter the first match in a main draw more prepared, accustomed to conditions and with confidence.
She should know best.
She should know best.
They're given to:
- Top 30 players
- Former #1 ranked players
- Former GS Champions within the last 10 years (Raducanu in this category)
- Former WTA Finals champion from the last 10 years
- Former WTA1000 Mandatory winners from the last 5 years.
I wouldn't even fancy her chances against a qualifier in her current state. So much work needs to be done both on and off court. A new coach should be her number one priority followed by playing qualies and/or basically dropping down a level and playing 125s or W100s.
I mean yeah I agree, personally I would have given it to other players before her but who seriously cares.
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