Some player like playing in a loud venue, even if the crowd's supporting the other player. I guess it would feel like playing an away Davis Cup game, where crowd involvement is more usual than in the Grand Slams.
I'm finding the Australian crowd very annoying - surely the crowds at Wimbledon aren't this bad?! I keep turning the sound down a bit but now I can't hear the commentators properly
It does happen at Wimbledon too but this game has been particularly bad. Things like cheering missed first serves etc is a bit crappy
Back problems this time for Emma. Looking back at her US Open win, apart from the miracle of winning as a qualifier, and not dropping a set, the amazing thing is that she made it through the event without any injury issues.
Back problems this time for Emma. Looking back at her US Open win, apart from the miracle of winning as a qualifier, and not dropping a set, the amazing thing is that she made it through the event without any injury issues.
She didn't play a lot of tennis leading up to Wimbledon preceding the US Open because she was concentrating on her A Levels. She then increased her training from very little to a lot - it appears the increase was far too sharp, meaning injuries. And finding the right balance seems to have been a challenge, resulting in successive injuries. I don't know if she was especially injury prone when younger but then again the work level would not have been in the same ball park (no pun intended). Since then she appears to be the Chuks of tennis - not sure if that is because of the impact of the too steep increase on training or as as well as the effects of the increase in training. She has employed a new fitness trainer, so hopefully that will make a difference. So far her team appear to be trying to find a balance between not too many tournaments and not enough match time.
She often beats players ranked above her - due to reduced matches and therefore reduced ranking points, her ranking often is higher than the level she is playing. Maintaining a ranking where she doesn't need to go though qualifying makes a huge difference.
I've read so much rubbish from people saying how useless she is and how she gives up - she beat Pegula from match point down. And no professional tennis player in the top 500 is 'useless', let alone the top 80
Back problems this time for Emma. Looking back at her US Open win, apart from the miracle of winning as a qualifier, and not dropping a set, the amazing thing is that she made it through the event without any injury issues.
I was wondering if it was a tactical injury. She had lost 3 games in a row in the 2nd set and was 3-0 down. After the trainer came on stopping the game the form reversed with Emma then winning I think the next 4 games and eventually the set and match (and yes I was watching).
Back problems this time for Emma. Looking back at her US Open win, apart from the miracle of winning as a qualifier, and not dropping a set, the amazing thing is that she made it through the event without any injury issues.
I was wondering if it was a tactical injury. She lost 3 games in a row in the 2nd set and was 3-0 down. After the trainer came on stopping the game the form reversed with Emma then winning i think the next 4 games and eventually the set (and yes I was watching).
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Agreed. Classless crowd, but not as surprising as the raucous crowd last French Open; very un-French! They had to ban alcohol in the stands
He is a very good player imo, like Murray he just needs a break through slam and then he'll be on his way.
Boulter scheduled for 6am U.K. time.
Not just British players being heckled by the home crowd.
She often beats players ranked above her - due to reduced matches and therefore reduced ranking points, her ranking often is higher than the level she is playing. Maintaining a ranking where she doesn't need to go though qualifying makes a huge difference.
I've read so much rubbish from people saying how useless she is and how she gives up - she beat Pegula from match point down. And no professional tennis player in the top 500 is 'useless', let alone the top 80
She had lost 3 games in a row in the 2nd set and was 3-0 down.
After the trainer came on stopping the game the form reversed with Emma then winning I think the next 4 games and eventually the set and match (and yes I was watching).