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Kartal beats Joint in straight sets - through to last 16.

Kartal faces Andreeva in last 16.

Addick Addict said:

Raducanu has played really well in what has been a seriously good match but has allowed Pegula to get back into this. She was 5-2 up in the tie break but Pegula found some outrageous winners at vital times to win 11-9. All on the final set. 

She's certainly knocking on the door of the top players. BUT she needs to start converting the match points, as the same happened in her previous loss. 

However, I think the more opportunities she gets against the top players, the more she will get used to the situation and start converting the opportunities she has created.

Not going great in this set so far, as happened before when she failed to convert several match points. Maybe needs to be a better in tie breaks?

Addick Addict said:

Raducanu collapsed in the final set to lose 6-0. This is the ninth consecutive time that she has lost to a top 10 player but she has had her chances to put the match to bed several times including today. It is those points at key times that define the best players and at the moment she isn't taking those opportunities.  

She has won 3 setters - didn't she come back from match set against her when she beat Pegula on grass?

Whilst getting to match points against the top players is great, this capitulation after not converting match points is very poor. Whilst she might adjust to the tension of playing the match points, the cumulative affect of missing them may also take a toll mentally. Also opponents will be fully aware of her capitulating in the 3rd, if they can get through the tie break

PrincessFiona said:

Addick Addict said:

Raducanu collapsed in the final set to lose 6-0. This is the ninth consecutive time that she has lost to a top 10 player but she has had her chances to put the match to bed several times including today. It is those points at key times that define the best players and at the moment she isn't taking those opportunities.  

She has won 3 setters - didn't she come back from match set against her when she beat Pegula on grass?

Whilst getting to match points against the top players is great, this capitulation after not converting match points is very poor. Whilst she might adjust to the tension of playing the match points, the cumulative affect of missing them may also take a toll mentally. Also opponents will be fully aware of her capitulating in the 3rd, if they can get through the tie break

That was in June 2024 at Eastbourne. Since then her record in 3 set matches (ranking)

Won
10
35
43
50
64
78

Lost
1
4
7
36
39
46
51
54
62
101
123

Those results suggest that it might be both a physical as well as mental thing because, at times such as today, she is playing some of the best tennis of her career but she's not been seeing long matches out. 

Addick Addict said:

PrincessFiona said:

Addick Addict said:

Raducanu collapsed in the final set to lose 6-0. This is the ninth consecutive time that she has lost to a top 10 player but she has had her chances to put the match to bed several times including today. It is those points at key times that define the best players and at the moment she isn't taking those opportunities.  

She has won 3 setters - didn't she come back from match set against her when she beat Pegula on grass?

Whilst getting to match points against the top players is great, this capitulation after not converting match points is very poor. Whilst she might adjust to the tension of playing the match points, the cumulative affect of missing them may also take a toll mentally. Also opponents will be fully aware of her capitulating in the 3rd, if they can get through the tie break

That was in June 2024 at Eastbourne. Since then her record in 3 set matches (ranking)

Won
10
35
43
50
64
78

Lost
1
4
7
36
39
46
51
54
62
101
123

Those results suggest that it might be both a physical as well as mental thing because, at times such as today, she is playing some of the best tennis of her career but she's not been seeing long matches out. 

I think the complete capitulation isn't really physical, as you don't go from having match points to not being able to win a game in a set

Addick Addict said:

PrincessFiona said:

Addick Addict said:

PrincessFiona said:

Addick Addict said:

Raducanu collapsed in the final set to lose 6-0. This is the ninth consecutive time that she has lost to a top 10 player but she has had her chances to put the match to bed several times including today. It is those points at key times that define the best players and at the moment she isn't taking those opportunities.  

She has won 3 setters - didn't she come back from match set against her when she beat Pegula on grass?

Whilst getting to match points against the top players is great, this capitulation after not converting match points is very poor. Whilst she might adjust to the tension of playing the match points, the cumulative affect of missing them may also take a toll mentally. Also opponents will be fully aware of her capitulating in the 3rd, if they can get through the tie break

That was in June 2024 at Eastbourne. Since then her record in 3 set matches (ranking)

Won
10
35
43
50
64
78

Lost
1
4
7
36
39
46
51
54
62
101
123

Those results suggest that it might be both a physical as well as mental thing because, at times such as today, she is playing some of the best tennis of her career but she's not been seeing long matches out. 

I think the complete capitulation isn't really physical, as you don't go from having match points to not being able to win a game in a set

As I say, it's a combination of the two. Probably mostly mental but she's probably given so much physically, chasing each and every lost cause that it does, eventually catch up. Why else would she lose to 10/14 players outside the top 35 because she certainly has the shots and the game craft to win all of those. 

at the moment she can't compete with the big hitters - no doubt something they are working on

The massive capitulations have come after not converting match points. But she didn't capitulate in the 3rd against Sabalekna. 

It is partly because she is low top 20 quality not top 10. At least she has gone up to 30 now and got no points to defend for the rest of the year

hoof_it_up_to_benty said:

Kartal beats Andreeva in three sets - great result. 

Amazing win. So (super cool) - don't know how she stays so calm

Kartal beaten by Noskova in straight sets. Noskova very impressive.

Good tournament for Kartal.

Norrie loses in straight sets to Learner Tien - hopefully he can pick up a few victories before the season ends.

hoof_it_up_to_benty said:

Raducanu retires through illness at the Wuhan Open. Lost first set of opening round 6-1 and was 4-1 down in second. Opponent was Ann Li.

IF she is ill, that explains why she was losing so convincingly - maybe better it was due to that than mental frailty after missing those match points against Pegula and the previous match and the third set capitulations. No doubt it will mean massive trolling on social media but Li was only 14 places above her and I bet those same trolls didn't troll Andreeva when she lost to Kartal who was considerably lower ranked.

Raducanu actually gone up 1 place in the live rankings

Katie Boulter and Emma Raducanu due in action tomorrow. Interesting to see if Emma withdraws...

Fearnley in action at the Stockholm open.

PrincessFiona said:

hoof_it_up_to_benty said:

Raducanu retires through illness at the Wuhan Open. Lost first set of opening round 6-1 and was 4-1 down in second. Opponent was Ann Li.

IF she is ill, that explains why she was losing so convincingly - maybe better it was due to that than mental frailty after missing those match points against Pegula and the previous match and the third set capitulations. No doubt it will mean massive trolling on social media but Li was only 14 places above her and I bet those same trolls didn't troll Andreeva when she lost to Kartal who was considerably lower ranked.

Raducanu actually gone up 1 place in the live rankings

Its been reported Raducanu has been quite unwell

Fearnley beats the No5 seed Griekspoor in the Stockholm Open. 

Raducanu loses in three sets to Zhu Lin in the opening round of the  Ningbo open in China. Struggling physically once again.