[varlums2]

That must be a lovely walk out

 

[sunnybird]

Random thought.

Emma is way more tanner in person then what you see in pictures lol

I think that Emma's half Asian genes give her higher melanin concentration in skin than in 100% Caucasian skin, so I am guessing, with the similar amount of sun exposure, Emma would get more pronounced tanning responses than Katie or other Caucasian players.

 

[xenosys]

If Emma has aspirations of being at the top of the sport and going deep in tournaments, these are the sorts of score lines she needs to be dishing out more regularly early on to players in and around the top 100.

Conserving as much energy as possible when necessary for bigger challenges and being ruthlessly efficient when she has to be.

In her defence, since she's came back in 2024 from those surgeries, she's 13-3 against opponents ranked 90+ and the three matches that she's lost to Sun, Bucsa and Yafan Wang, have all been 3 setters.

In the 13 matches she's won, she's dropped 1 set, dished out 5 bakery products, and lost a total of 75 games, which averages around at 5.8 games a match.

The TLDR is that Emma rarely gets beaten by players of that level, but performances like this will help improve her reputation on the tour.

 

[Delurking]

Emma is way more tanner in person then what you see in pictures lol

She's spent a lot less time than usual holed up at the NTC this year.

 

[hStack]

To the EE folks attending tomorrow, you might want to camp out at the gate before it opens, and rush to court one to grab your seat, knowing what happened on Monday

 

[Papasoni]

Emma vs Goatlife tomorrow @Queen_Of_Spray

Spray must be thrilled and conflicted! Who would have thought that we will see these two on the same court, playing against each other!

 

[eraddict]

That point was amazing - got Emma all smiley

 

[BashmentChild]

Random thought.

Emma is way more tanner in person then what you see in pictures lol

If she's been in the sun for any length of time she darkens quite easily. She herself has commented on this before .

 

[eraddict]

On WTA TV, after Emma's on-court interview, the camera zoomed on Anne Keothavong having the happiest face. I guess having 3 top 50 players, all playing doubles too, and Emma on her way to become #1 is a lot of very good news for BJK.

 

[BashmentChild]

I enjoyed watching her and Katie play today @ Queens. Katie's game was a little more 'hard work' as it was so close, but I knew she would win in the end. Emma was strong and in control. With this confidence and belief she should win the next match. I saw the first set of the match and think Emma has a good chance of challenging Sramkova and taking it all. Good signs from our girl. I think the stream of confidence and self belief is back.

 

[edenstanwarr]

Random thought.

Emma is way more tanner in person then what you see in pictures lol

Her colour varies a lot with sun exposure, as you can see with her tan lines. She can be quite pale if she doesn't get sun.

 

[tennismomfan]

I enjoyed watching her and Katie play today @ Queens. Katie's game was a little more 'hard work' as it was so close, but I knew she would win in the end. Emma was strong and in control. With this confidence and belief she should win the next match. I saw the first set of the match and think Emma has a good chance of challenging Sramkova and taking it all. Good signs from our girl. I think the stream of confidence and self belief is back.

The magic of grass. 🥰

 

[tennismomfan]

While watching her create easy winners in her match against Bucsa, I had two thoughts.
1. It’s so much easier for her to create winners on the grass than on the clay , both because she can create pace and hit through more easily, and because her key weapon, the ability to take the ball early, is even more potent on grass.
2. The new coaching setup seems to be working well, in terms of her going aggressively for the serve and forehand. But then I remembered that Mark Petchey didn’t improve her serve and FH by changing her technique or something. He changed her racket (to be heavier) and the strings. And she said he’s not a technical coach but good with setting up patterns during practice. I was a little surprised by the “not technical” part but I guess she should know. Lol. So maybe he and Cavaday complement each other well. I think she will have talked to both about what their strengths are and why she thinks having both of them would be the best.

 

[Queen_Of_Spray]

 

[zenga10]

its like a large container ship ran aground...

 

[edenstanwarr]

its like a large container ship ran aground...
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Yes, a bit of an abomination in the context of a historic club like Queens. Wimbledon would have never tolerated it.

 

[edenstanwarr]

While watching her create easy winners in her match against Bucsa, I had two thoughts.
1. It’s so much easier for her to create winners on the grass than on the clay , both because she can create pace and hit through more easily, and because her key weapon, the ability to take the ball early, is even more potent on grass.
2. The new coaching setup seems to be working well, in terms of her going aggressively for the serve and forehand. But then I remembered that Mark Petchey didn’t improve her serve and FH by changing her technique or something. He changed her racket (to be heavier) and the strings. And she said he’s not a technical coach but good with setting up patterns during practice. I was a little surprised by the “not technical” part but I guess she should know. Lol. So maybe he and Cavaday complement each other well. I think she will have talked to both about what their strengths are and why she thinks having both of them would be the best.

Maybe the "not technical" was shaped by her recent experience of Vlado. Petchey seems more technical than any other tennis commentator. He also expressed unhappiness at the look of her forehand at the AO and it has improved since he took over.

 

[zenga10]

I don't remember seeing this interview posted...

https://www.tennischannel.com/en-us/playerpage/1939673

 

[xenosys]

Maybe this is common knowledge because I don't take too much notice of Emma's personal life outside of Tennis, but during the BBC coverage today Sam Smith confirmed that Emma's no longer living with her parents and has a place in South-West London now.

 

[zenga10]

Emma Raducanu dominates Cristina Bucsa in winning start at Queen’s

Emma Raducanu wins at Andy Murray Arena and will not face Barbora Krejcikova after Wimbledon champion’s defeat, as Katie Boulter also makes Queen’s second round

www.thetimes.com