These haters in the comments are sickening, remember she only started WTA tour 4 months ago while she was also studying for exams, winning a grad slam doesn’t change the fact she is still lacking experience and physical or mental strength, what the f were you doing at 18???? Leave her alone to develop and grow

@MarcoSpeaksNadsat

2 жыл бұрын

Haters is a bit strong. The problem with her winning the US Open in a million to one way is that she (and her father) believe all the hype. She is coming out with things like 'I want to coach myself'. She (or her father) thought it was a good move to get rid of a coach who worked with her to that US Open win. She thought she could turn up at Indian Wells with little prep and just win. Lost first match. And here, it is clear she as no game plan if the opponent works out how to deal with smacking the ball hard, and hitting the ball behind the opponent. No Plan B. Someone needs to advise her.

@baru4324

2 жыл бұрын

Tell that to the media, the wta and some fans too to stop with the overhype.

@deusexmachina9776

2 жыл бұрын

she cannot have it both ways. she cannot tell people to be pacient with her yet sign million dollar deals with sponsors and busk in attention. these promoters want results

@crazycatpetera1404

2 жыл бұрын

@@MarcoSpeaksNadsat No it’s not, you clearly haven’t read through the comments 😂

@piner74

2 жыл бұрын

after her USO victory she celebrated extensively and acted a little like a princess. and then get rid of her coach right away also made an arrogant impression.

She lost to Sadnovich ranked 100 and lost to Kostyuk ranked 55. She's not losing to top 10 players that you can say she's not doing bad. I think the British media is just overdoing it with the hype and needs to back off.

@dt8101

2 жыл бұрын

it's a fact that british media is very influential in the tennis business ecosystem...in fact not just british media, the anglo saxon english media is very powerful in tennis...

@alexandrasandufineart8830

2 жыл бұрын

Simona Halep lost with Sasnovich too, 2 days after. It happens even with experienced players

@baru4324

2 жыл бұрын

Hey kostyuk is not a nobody she is practically top 50.

@vladtepes5180

2 жыл бұрын

Young players ranked 55 or 100 are glory hungry and ferocious, those ranked in first 10 have the bellies full and get fat ...

@vladtepes5180

2 жыл бұрын

@@alexandrasandufineart8830 Simona Halep has a lot to catching up after the while she did nothing ... I wish she can beat Kostiuk, badly ... just for revenge ...

What a big change in Emma. Pressure of expectations is now visible in her, no more friendly smiles of joy. Its part of the growth to become a professional player that can win consistently.

@aboukirman3508

2 жыл бұрын

Did you learn that from your time coaching John McEnroe!!!😁

@willybeama1

2 жыл бұрын

Serena said it best. She said after her first slam, players played her super hard. She had to work even harder because everyone wants to beat the top players.

@aboukirman3508

2 жыл бұрын

@@willybeama1 Fair point.

@ginopadula8171

2 жыл бұрын

Why do we assume she will dominate tennis? How many young women have won that first slam and just did nothing after. Biance; Iga and now maybe Emma.

@AH-hz5xc

2 жыл бұрын

Please 🙏 for the tennis players to be safe from Count Dracula 🦹⚰️ he will tear them limb from limb

Right on her game that Marta. She had fire in her raquet.

Those results don't take anything away from Rad's US Open title. But still, it confirms that she may be just like every WTA players after they win a slam. Ostapenko, Kenin, Andreescu,.. only to mention a few recent exemples. Everyone said she'll win multiple slams by the end of next year, but I doubt so. Now she will feel the pressure, everyone will expect her to win and that's where the hardest part begins. It also confirms she had a bit luck with the draw. Rogers taking out Barty and then donating the following match on a silver plater. Then she faced Bencic and Sakkari... 2 very inconsistent players who were clearly on a bad day as well. And finally she plays another teen in final. Fernandez's draw was brutal in comparison, with 3 top-5 + a multi slam winner (Kerber)... The highest player Raducanu beat was Bencic... Again, she deserved it completely... I'm just putting things into perspective. If you think she's number #1 and win other slams next year, you might be disappointed.

@qibc2wi

10 ай бұрын

you were right

Emma had an amazing week here in Romania and she also won her first 2 WTA matches and playing in the quarterfinals! ❤️ Kostyuk is a great player, she is number 55 in the world and she is a young player too, so it was a hard match between 2 talented girls. Let’s give her some credit for this win. And now, to our Emma🤍 She is so new to WTA tournaments, her goal for the end of this season was to play some matches. Sometimes you win, sometimes you learn. She is in a learning process, just give her some time to adjust with being in top 25 😊🥰

@1953mihai

2 жыл бұрын

NU o mai laudati atata. Si Ostapenko a trecut in derizoriu dupa Roland Garros.

@alexandrasandufineart8830

2 жыл бұрын

@@1953mihai nu putem compara jucatoarele intre ele. Timpul va spune daca ajunge sau nu ca Ostapenko.

Very very very nice play by KOSTYUK.,..

Glad that Raducanu was able to get some wins under her belt after the US Open. However, it's clear that her ranking is now over-inflated from that magical run. Now she'll be battling her own mind in trying to get more confidence as she is seeded higher in tournaments but risks losing often to lower ranked players. Hopefully she can build up her game and not think too much about her ranking.

@marklouieadame

2 жыл бұрын

She played bad on this game 40+ unforced errors. She basically beat herself

Marta is killing it! She's only 19 years old as well. ABSOLUTELY INCREDIBLE, won in easy straight sets!!! 😍❤

@kevinwang7731

2 жыл бұрын

Ur beautiful

@mrbarney4176

2 жыл бұрын

@@kevinwang7731 virgin

@vladtepes5180

2 жыл бұрын

Incredible ?! To beat Emma today is not big deal. Marta is just a profiteer, to take advantage on someone already hurt is more like despicable not incredible ...

@agam7439

2 жыл бұрын

@@vladtepes5180 nobody was hurt, Marta was way better

@miaash3870

2 жыл бұрын

She certainly does NOT have British "coaches"!!!!

No pain no gain, give her 1-2 years to explore/experience WTA tour...

I'm not that surprised at the outcome. Marta is no pushover. She's less than a year older than Emma Raducanu and has beaten some top players, although she is somewhat inconsistent. She is strong and very athletic. When I saw her play (on TV) in the AO juniors, I thought that she would win some majors.

@spillomina

2 жыл бұрын

Let’s not forget Marta Kostyuk almost beat Naomi Osaka(2020 US Open winner) in USO 2020. Kostyuk was on serve and 3-2 up against Osaka in the deciding set meaning she broke Osaka and if she held serve, she may have won the match but she faultered under pressure.

@stevephillips6309

2 жыл бұрын

I foresaw this. I told myself that she'd lose this match before it started. Emma likes playing at pace and dominating the game. This wasn't the case today. She needs to play consistently at WTA's and get used to playing every day.

@mafthew

2 жыл бұрын

agreed, i expected this outcome. it’s interesting how we put people on pedestals based on their short term achievements like raducanu, when kostyuk has been pretty much consistently been playing great, she just has yet to breakthrough.

@bluemountain3779

2 жыл бұрын

@@mafthew yes I agree

@jameshampton5659

2 жыл бұрын

@@spillomina she also took out Muguruza at the French this year

From watching the highlights without seeing the score, one would thought that Raducanu was winning.

It's good to see so many people in the comments who know exactly what Emma should be doing. I guess if she has only won the US Open, then she should be listening more to the experts in youtube comments.

@ReTracer

2 жыл бұрын

🤣🤣 so funny, and so true.

@bryanmartin5901

2 жыл бұрын

Well she clearly isn’t having the same results so something does need to change and people including her fans say this out of support for her. She’s stubborn with no coach and that’s why she barely won 3 games here lol

@matthewbaynham6286

2 жыл бұрын

@@bryanmartin5901 how much sport do you do? And at what level? Personally, when I was a teenager I did a couple of half marathons, I didn't see the Kenya's getting their medals because by the time I finished they had already started their 10 mile warm down. When I took up cycling I was doing the usual 10, 25 and 35 mile time trials. On a course called U18R my PB was an hour and 4 minutes, a few years before that Chris Boardman got the course record 44 minutes that was the 1991 national 25 mile TT. When I did triathlon the running and cycling wasn't the problem, but I could only swim 2km in 28 minutes. I ended up doing about 8 years of rock climbing before becoming a couch potato. Tennis is a completely different sport, but I do know that people who don't do whichever sport have absolutely no idea all the details and how much you have to work at it. I think Emma knows a lot more than me about tennis. As for her being stubborn, you have to be stubborn to always keep working at it. Try riding a bike February in the UK with February's weather from sunrise to sunset, with your face being continuously sandblasted with ice. You have to be stubborn to do sport.

@ReTracer

2 жыл бұрын

@@bryanmartin5901 you mean fans say this out of misguided support - or at times unfortunate trash-talk. People aren’t machines and the process and progress of life isn’t a cookie cutter ‘paint by numbers’ experience. That rule applies to everybody, and momentous changes in a persons’s life are integrated in the time they take. Raducanu has had a seismic shift in her world; bigger than any other I can think of at this moment, and it will simply take time. She is pretty resilient, but no one has any idea how long it will take. If you don’t understand that, then I guess not much has happened in your life so far.

@bryanmartin5901

2 жыл бұрын

@@ReTracer couldn’t help yourself from the ad-hominem attack at the end 😂. You make some good points. However if her TENNIS were at the level of a young Serena Williams or a Steffi Graf like everyone and their mom was saying after she won USO playing against the most mediocre draw seen in decades, then she would have no problem capturing smaller titles. Instead she gets blasted by players ranked outside the top 100. Yes it takes time to adjust, mental health is real and she is young. But the TENNIS speaks for itself and her tennis is at quite a low and immature level.

Молодець, Мартуся! Як приємно дивитися такі матчі, серце радіє

holy shit Kostyuk beat her to a pulp. Obv if she was a super talent like Graff or serena she'd never lose in a small tourney like this. Maybe she's not that good as the big brands thouht

Wasn't expecting a straight set win like this, but well done from Kostyuk.

@dessyritz939

2 жыл бұрын

huh? she is overrated and her title win in US is a fluke and so lucky with no top 10 on the bracket. overrayed and overhyped. i don't see Emma rank on the top 10 ratings too on the coming years

@roverwaters3875

2 жыл бұрын

WTA IS WEAK

@JustMe-jy5qk

2 жыл бұрын

@@dessyritz939 haha fluke? If it's so difficult to even win the last 2 matches, you thot winning 10 matches in her USO was easy? She has bagged her GS over the 2 players who beat her who hasn't won any. Emma needs time and she will shine again.

@peterhammer4644

2 жыл бұрын

@@dessyritz939 another jealous person hahaa 😂😂😂

@gseric4721

2 жыл бұрын

@@dessyritz939 huh, so you call getting past the likes of Maria Sakkari, Shelby Rogers, Belinda Bencic, Zhang Shuai to get to the US Open Final a fluke? You just contradicted yourself there. And this match was to get to the semis in this tourney. It's not like it was the second or first round.

Além de muito linda, ainda joga um tênis de ponta... parabéns, Kostyuk!!!

@royceskepagny6182

2 жыл бұрын

Very cute. I got the English translation of what you wrote. In addition to being very beautiful, and of course I thought you were referring to Raducanu, who is one of the most beautiful young women on the planet. However, you were referring to Kostyuk, while not as beautiful as Raducanu, Kostyuk is a very attractive young woman and she did play top tennis. Hope you are able to get the translation for what I wrote.

@marco_and_music

2 жыл бұрын

I understand both languages :p

I am starting to get really annoyed with people who constantly underrate Kostyuk. Gauff, Raducanu and cie aren’t the only “tennis prodigy” .Kostyuk made the third round (after the qualies) at AO at age of 15 ! She made to the top 100 at a pretty young age too and has couple top 10 wins, yet people continue to act as if she doesn’t need to be taken seriously in tournaments. I can see it in 90 % of the comments that focus on Raducanu even if she lost and almost ignore Kostyuk. Kostyuk had a good game plan (taking the ball early and make her move..good for her) . On the bother hand Raducanu definitely need a coach. There was a lot of time where she could have dominate the points , because Kostyuk had a hard time returning the balls which gave short balls . All she needed to do was to move forward instead of sticking on the baseline …she understood it towards the end of the match but it was too late :( .It also seems like she lost the “magic” of her serve since uso …She’s still learning and I wish her the best as well as Kostyuk .

@ronniejohnson196

2 жыл бұрын

Good point. Kostyuk had a game plan and dominated with it. Congratulations to Her Win!

@yakzivz1104

2 жыл бұрын

You are absolutely right!! This was my first time seeing Kostyuk play and she is excellent!!

@JustMe-jy5qk

2 жыл бұрын

Agree. But on the other hand, Emma is going thru a reverse process. She hasn't played much at all on WTA tours, yet went on to win a GS. And people don't understand about this reversed process. So, with every loss and high expectations of a GS winner, Emma is going to get a lot more criticisms. However, Emma has Only started playing this year folks vs Sasnovich and even marta who turned pro at just 15,with 4 more years of tour experiences. Both these players who had tons more matches played hv Not even won a GS. You can count with yr fingers how many matches Emma had played just only in 2021. Yet she had made it further at Wimbledon and won a GS. In her interviews, Emma knows her own situation, had asked for patience, also from herself and her need to develop physical strength . Hope she will get the best coach to develop her talent. She just banked another experience fr this match. Will be back smarter and stronger.

Similar to Indian Wells, she didn't look happy the moment she walked on the court. I think she does well at Slams because of the day's rest between games. She doesn't seem physically ready for daily games yet. Just part of the learning curve.

@stevephillips6309

2 жыл бұрын

I totally agree. That is the problem I think. She's not used to playing games every day. This is a very disappointing match for Emma. Her inexperience was the downfall as well as too many unforced errors. Her opponent though was great. She could very well beat Halep.

@miroslawjaranowski1886

2 жыл бұрын

its normal. If you win you are beaming, if you loser you are not beaming.

It was so nice of her to come and play here in Romania, and I think it was a good exercise. We enjoyed every second of it 🌞 She is smart and has such a good vibe, she will do well. Can’t wait too see her future matches.👏❤️

Дуже радий перемозі. Молодчинка, Марта!

Emma looked very exhausted. The way she played was totally different with US OPEN.

@sharondavis6110

2 жыл бұрын

Exactly exhausted, she will definitely be back.

@manguy2000

2 жыл бұрын

And so was Leylah when she beat her in the finals. Look who she had to play and overcome to get there.

@Kreatures100

2 жыл бұрын

The exhaustion moniker is more sycophant spin. She is 18. She only played two matches. She canceled the tournament prior to this. 18 year olds have endless energy unless they are going to parties and doing drugs. Please. Coddling kills it doesn’t build champions. Stefi Serena, Monica were all multiple grand slam winners by now. They weren’t exhausted.

That was a beatdown. All the other players are going to be extra motivated to take her down now.

@lucemacdonald7085

2 жыл бұрын

Agree! As I said, she just needs a variety in the way she plays. A lot of players out there are big heaters like her. Having a variety confuses the opponent.

@errcoche

2 жыл бұрын

Agreed. She didn't appear to be playing badly but I think the pressure is on her and off her opponents. Kostyuk was just going for it and has probably gained confidence herself, seeing a girl she considers a peer winning a major. You can see what people mean when they talk about success coming too early. She really needs to navigate a difficult period as people lose interest in tracking her every move.

@roverwaters3875

2 жыл бұрын

no surprise

Emma gets a fine reality check. That look on her face says it all!!!!

@iceteazer8028

2 жыл бұрын

What reality check lol, she's aware that she has a lot to learn, she litteraly says it every interview

Marta wasn't messing around. She proclaimed today in one voice that she is IN THE MIX TOO! These other girls aren't feeling the "Emma worship."

@athenaella6554

2 жыл бұрын

And the Emma worship is quickly proving to be stupid. I’m all for celebrating all players and their achievements, including Emma, but this treating her like she’s some sort of tennis goddess has been obnoxious from the beginning. Her defeats will calm people down I’m sure.

@reedwarbler

2 жыл бұрын

@@athenaella6554 very true

@harrypot3381

2 жыл бұрын

@@athenaella6554 yeah pretentious lil fish

@ronniejohnson196

2 жыл бұрын

@@athenaella6554 Pretty Much!

Emma made a big mistake when she claimed that she needs a new coach and shows ungrateful to the coach who led her to win US OPEN Championship

@ynotneb

2 жыл бұрын

I don't think it was the coach that helped her win 20 sets in a row at the US Open. It was a combination of Emma being in an unbelievable inner zone, an incredible draw, and her oponents being overly confident and then panicking when they lost the first set.

@ThePixieGoblin

2 жыл бұрын

And she got in the zone because of the mental support of the coach. Ever since she lost the coach she has lost horribly compared to the US Open and Wimbledon.

@carolinegardner8214

2 жыл бұрын

@@ThePixieGoblin She hasn’t played much tennis she is rusty. She came into the USO on the back of three tournaments. The bid6 needs rest we see it with most slam winners except the greatest ones of course like SRND, we have been quite spoilt.

@jgooner894

2 жыл бұрын

Andrew was temporary just like Nigel Sears was. People should learn this.

@ThePixieGoblin

2 жыл бұрын

@@carolinegardner8214 yeah but the fact is, she beat all these professionals and now she's losing. Like don't forget the people that she's losing to are also on the back of three tournaments so I don't think Emma is exclusive to the only one being tired, but I do see what you mean

Great to see Emma play matches after a marvelous win of a grand slam singles title at the US Open. This is not a slam tournament. Take in the experience and continue to learn. People are jealous and envious which is expected. Everyone wants to win a singles title in a slam. Would like to see Emma take more chances to work on new elements in her game. A slice backhand, drop shot, top spin lobs, change in the ball direction and spin. Go for your game to get used to being in that mode. It will pay off in matches to come. Work on that topspin and slice!

If she didn't win the US open and just had that Wimbledon result, a quarter final would have been seen as a step in the right direction, but let's pretend that because she caught fire in the U.S open, she's supposed to be unstoppable.

@Hqhqhqhqhhwhw

2 жыл бұрын

emma is disgusting in every way

@connor7117

2 жыл бұрын

@@Hqhqhqhqhhwhw wtf is wrong with you

@djordjenikolic9059

2 жыл бұрын

@@Hqhqhqhqhhwhw how can u be jealous on 18 yo girl...

@connor7117

2 жыл бұрын

@@djordjenikolic9059 ofc she is jealous of her lol, she is nothing but a worthless keyboard warrior , while Emma is a teenage millionaire lmao.

@philippebartoli422

2 жыл бұрын

@@Hqhqhqhqhhwhw Silly comment.

two talented young tennis players

@vladtepes5180

2 жыл бұрын

The difference is that Kostiuk thinks on her feet and her had is on her shoulders. Yesterday, in her interview after her winning match Kostiuk said that she will like to play with Emma. In conclusion Kostyuk knew already how to beat Emma. A child who won US open, being alone after that, without a trainer, without an advisor who took a cold shower at Indian Wells is an easy target for other glory hungry players, a trophy ...

Raducanu got thrashed 2 and 1 but you wouldn't have thought that from these highlights, as they appear to have shown every point she won. Raducanu is the new Coco Gauff when it comes to WTA highlights lol.

@celestialnavigator3116

2 жыл бұрын

Agreed. I noticed the same thing. Don't forget it's the biased British media feeding us those bullshit highlights.

@vincentcausey8498

2 жыл бұрын

What if she plays Coco - whose winners will they concentrate on?

@MarcoSpeaksNadsat

2 жыл бұрын

@@celestialnavigator3116 This is the WTA. They did the same with Gauff. I remember one big tournament where Gauff lost in the first or second round, and they did a Coco Gauff Top Ten points reel. Lol

@bluemountain3779

2 жыл бұрын

@@MarcoSpeaksNadsat lol I noticed that too

There was a problem with Emma that day. It was seen that at 6:30 she had a pain in the right side above the hip where she held her hand for a while. It is clear that she did not feel well that day. Emma, you are very young and already a big star, you will have many another tennis tournaments. A great career in tennis awaits you and you will surely have many great successes. Good luck in your career ! 💐

Well played marta!!

41 unforced errors in less than 1 hour

@eurochild

2 жыл бұрын

It was more or less deliberate, we know she plays much better than this. Something was off in her game today so she was disappointed and kind of didn’t believe it anymore. Not the end of the world 🙂

@lilnickydabaddest3451

2 жыл бұрын

@@eurochild how were the errors deliberate? If she didn’t have her game why not just end and say that and credit the winner

@LetsBuildThatApp

2 жыл бұрын

@@eurochild A deliberate unforced error....thats a bit of logic I need to wrap my head around.

@lilnickydabaddest3451

2 жыл бұрын

@@lche059 I’m talking about Eurochild nor Raducanu

@eurochild

2 жыл бұрын

@@lilnickydabaddest3451 I am saying it was a deliberate choice to just finish the match in that manner (41 unforced) because she didn’t believe anymore in what she was playing. She was serving the second like the first one and made lots of doubles, taking big risks, not focusing anymore. She was on fast forward. And yes M Kostyuk played very well, she deserved to win, no question about it.

Emma just needs to keep playing....this is already a huge improvement from her Indian Wells appearance. The more match play she gets under her belt - the stronger and more consistent her game will be!

@user-hm8nb5jr3w

2 жыл бұрын

Exactly, she is still developing her games. Emma has a good head on her shoulders. She will get better and stronger.

@teletranoats7491

2 жыл бұрын

bullshit !! she´s an ordinary player !! just got lucky at the us open

@birdseyeview219

2 жыл бұрын

@@teletranoats7491 🤷🏻‍♂️10 matches of luck in the US Open???🤔

@sexyminh

2 жыл бұрын

She's definitely improved since IW. However, tennis is a damn hard game. She's still really young too. I don't foresee any big victories anytime soon. Definitely not at the next Grand Slam. Aus Open surface is way too fast. Maybe in end of next year if she's lucky. IF❕🤦🏻‍♂️

@michaelbassey1993

2 жыл бұрын

@@birdseyeview219 It can happen….Swiatek did same in FO and haven’t won anything else since. Emma is ordinary. I don’t see any special weapon with which she can dominate the game. She’ll be lucky to win another slam.

Lovely from Kostyuk !!

it is okay to lose Emma..you win some you lose some. in my opinion you are a winner. to win next round is your idol Halep. difficult situation. go and spend more quality days and have a good time with your grandma. you still have a tight schedule ahead..relax and enjoy. take care

@celestialnavigator3116

2 жыл бұрын

Booooooooo

@FireFoxGaming56

2 жыл бұрын

🤣🤣🤣

With those highlights you’d think Radacanu won showing so many of her good points….

@ChandraRamdass

2 жыл бұрын

She played well but Marta outplayed her for sure .

@janparchanski9242

2 жыл бұрын

@@ChandraRamdass she didn't play well loads of UE

@davidharris2517

2 жыл бұрын

@@ChandraRamdass did you watch the match? Emma played terrible and pretty much gave up in the second set

@almanns.batiao9516

2 жыл бұрын

@@ChandraRamdass Marta more than outplayed Emma, as the pundits said, she destroyed Emma just like in their last junior tennis match! 6-2; 6-1 loss to a Rank #53 Player! Incidentally, Emma also lost her first match during the Indian Wells Open. She should focus more on her practice rather than those red carpet appearances like the James Bond Premier!

@vladtepes5180

2 жыл бұрын

@@ChandraRamdass Emma's moral is almost zero since Indian Wells and Marta didn't outplay Emma. Emma beat herself. If Emma was in excellent shape that at the US Open she would have destroyed Marta. Marta is an average tennis player, nothing more. She just took advantage of Emma's poor mental state for a while.

THese losses will be her learning curve on the WTA tour... as long as she's hungry the wins will eventually come

I love how the highlights includes aces

A career in tennis is a long journey that must be passed by Emma, ​​from there she must learn to become a true champion, such as Steffi Graff, Serena Williams, Martina Navratilova and others. I wish him success and success to become a true champion

@robertk5441

2 жыл бұрын

I didn't know that Emma was a man. Thank you for letting us know.

Glad to see Emma playing in a smaller tournament esp after BNP. I think it could be argued she should take a break like some of her counterparts but good practice for her. It'll be some time before we see her probably back in USO form with a new coach + adjustment period. She clearly doesn't look her best physically here but good to see she fought through a couple rounds to make it to the quarters.

@harrypot3381

2 жыл бұрын

Yes she screwed the pooch at Indian wells with her freebie and now back to kiddie tournis

I feel so bad for Raducanu; she was put on a pedestal since her Gland Slam victory, and since then she has been playing below the expectations. After her major win, You Tube was flooded with videos of hers from all aspects of her life and she had to so countless interviews and appearances. Yes, she had an amazing run, but now she is under so much pressure and expected to win everything. I knew it was too much too early to put her so give her so much exposure. It was a SINGLE great performance in one major tournament but she still has a lot to learn. The media loves to exploit young athletes, and forget that there are so many other great female athletes who are very good and have been on the circuit for years, but when you are young and new, you get a lot more attention. You cannot over expose young people so quickly; she still has to grow and needs her privacy. Same goes to all young female athletes; they fizzle so quickly right after getting so much attention; a real talent is proven after years of great and consistent results; you cannot be defines after just one major win. She is an amazing talent and wonderful down to earth person but the huge expectations will end up getting the best of her...I will keep rooting for her but hope she is given enough space to grow at her own pace, but I am afraid it is too late for her; she might be the new face of tennis, but on the circuit, she is just another player but with a bigger target on her back now.

@chongbenglim2478

2 жыл бұрын

She is winning on the fashion shows anyway.

@aliancemd

2 жыл бұрын

"I feel so bad for Raducanu" - she is 18 and a lost a match, don't make a big deal out of nothing. There is no player in the world that wins every single match

Emma said she doesn't feel any extra pressure. I don't believe it.

@tocrob

2 жыл бұрын

I think it's an honest answer relatively . Imagine Wimbledon !

What Emma needs is a good coach. Letting go her US Open coach turned out to be a Big miss-step !

@patrickfarrell5092

2 жыл бұрын

Totally agree, said after indian wells and got slammed for it, bad move, bad Karma, bad decision all round.

@lessonlearned9399

2 жыл бұрын

@@patrickfarrell5092 Totally agree. I was shocked for that brutal move.

@sthevencabral1239

2 жыл бұрын

She won her first two matches. Can't expect a grand slam champion to win every tournament they enter.

@Vinato2000

2 жыл бұрын

Can't agree more. Afraid it wasn't a miss-step, but overly calculating given how often she changed coaches.

@maljay2025

2 жыл бұрын

I thought so too - Not sure why or who has instructed Emma to part with her former coach, after all he is the one helped her to win one of the biggest grand slams! I couldn't believe when she mentioned that she needs a coach with more (sorry, not grand slam experiences) WTA Tour experiences, isn't the US Open a Grand Slam and Andrew Richardson was her coach then! I think when you're winning tournaments you shouldn't change your coach at lease wait until you lose winning matches and then take a decision otherwise you lose the rhythm!

Both of them wears same brand, tennis outfit combo, etc. But, Marta Kostuk has infinitely superior tennis quality.

Emma just needed to up her fitness level as she herself admitted after the match citing lethargy for her lacklustre performance. No need to panic,she can take all the time in the world, time is on her side plus a Slam title is already in the bag.But I am sure Marta would gladly trade places with Emma in a heartbeat considering how much longer she has been playing professionally compared to Emma and with not much to show for it so far!

@yourmusic6110

2 жыл бұрын

Emma. Is not up for this …After a Grandslam win , motivating herself , not! In a 250 tourney! Marta played well and this means something to her ! Emma No! Emma has been too busy with new interests ..watch. She will be much better prepared for Australian open ! bly spank u in 2

@eyeofthetiger6002

2 жыл бұрын

@@yourmusic6110 glad I not alone in thinking that as all her best performances have been in Grand Slams so far. Well,all will be forgotten if she manages to win Wimbledon next year!

@yourmusic6110

2 жыл бұрын

@Mike T ha Multi millionaire and made it to the quarter finals ,Lost , but hasnt had any recent play ….also she is exhausted after playing for weeks before and during Us open ……. This is only a few months of her breaking into pro tennis ! One and done future Super star in 2 years

@dblog

2 жыл бұрын

All these excuses ! She lost and that was it. Better luck next time.

@aomana4357

2 жыл бұрын

I was expecting she wouldn't do well. She played great at the US Open but many others weren't in form, and Serena did not play. She's getting publicity for her attractiveness, but from her look, her young, cute appearance will be gone in a couple years.

This was a brilliant match by the lovely Marta, as she has excellent skills, including a powerful serve and does not give up on any points.

ONE HIT WONDER

- - -there is too much hype after her US Open win but like I said, she still has to prove she is for real.

Spooky result for Emma in Transylvania 😱 lol

Every one will try best to beat emma Emma is on target of all now

Having looked at the performance of Marta.. She has qualities to win this tournament.

@crazycatpetera1404

2 жыл бұрын

Nice prediction 🙌🏻

I truly wish that Raducanu had not had such an easy time of it in NY. It unfortunately made her appear invincible, and people bought into that. One shining moment does not translate into superstar, and yet that was everyone's mindset. Obviously she played very well at the US Open, but I fear that the ease of her victory along with the straight-sets performance throughout the tournament, combined with the worship heaped upon her afterwards by all, including Royalty, was simply too much for her young mind to process. And then Indian Wells comes along and I feel confident that little girl had never before in her life had her spirit crushed like that. Against Kostyuk, when Raducanu lost the first set 2-6 I could see it in her eyes that she was flashing back to IW -- she was done. Frankly, I think she did well to make it to the quarterfinals. And a quick shout out to 'H Alex'.........critical commentary is not a hate crime. And when I was 18, I was a Grunt Marine in Vietnam.

@NoOne-le2jv

2 жыл бұрын

I was thinking that. You could could tell at some points that she looked lost, she's got a lot to learn and therefore needs a coach with her. Like a lot of the players she beat in NY she started to overhit to get out of trouble, but a lot of those shots could have gone in. However, you don't win 10 matches unbeaten on the WTA if you're a journey man on the WTA. You can see she needs a year of WTA250s to find her feet.

@iorwueseali6259

2 жыл бұрын

Not taking away anything from Raducanu, but Leylah faced tougher opponents in the Usopen Keber, Sabalanka, Osaka, Svitolina...I wished she had won, but destiny never favored her. Up till today, I feel her pains🤔

@ronniejohnson196

2 жыл бұрын

@@iorwueseali6259 Got That Right!

Good for you Emma, playing in the birthplace of your father. It's a steep learning curve and sometimes we fall off. Enjoy your rest, relax, and I look forward to seeing you play again. Well played Martha

@AH-hz5xc

2 жыл бұрын

You mean birthplace of Dracula

@guyshirra824

2 жыл бұрын

The upside is that she can now spend more time with Granny...

@davedaniels8211

2 жыл бұрын

@@AH-hz5xc no I mean Rumania. Dracula is a myth invented by Bram Stoker, loosely based on Vlad the Impaler

@davedaniels8211

2 жыл бұрын

@@guyshirra824 and so she should. I'm very sure her gran will be delighted to see her after lock down.

men's tennis is so crawling with amazing talent - fantastic to see the same happening in women's tennis! what a show!!!

@harrypot3381

2 жыл бұрын

The Fook u saying , men's tennis is finished now

Thank you

Браво Марта. Чудова гра

Emma needs a coach. Her style of playing and pattern is readable and needs better tactics.

@ceterisparibus6261

2 жыл бұрын

it is because the wta players that had never played her now have studied her game.. and usually girls like this ukranian tennis player want to exemplify something more than being a tennis player but some sort of colour coded issues that they as "ukranians" sports people are entitled to !! as if saying that we owe this game.... which might be true at a point in time but what is laughable is the fact that everyone is a tryhard... but martha k... leaves a lot to be desired as a community member of ukranian canadian distant society. Apparently she has Canadian family ... here in Canada... and it really bothers me because most of ukranian girls as well as most guys are the most annoying racist nazi people .... they have demonstrated it to me in a very direct and non friendly manner here in toronto.. since I used to practice my tennis near - very nearby a ukranian neighborhood... until you are good you are just an annoyance at best. And when you try to reach out to other's culture to understand their perpective you are met with a very negative and distant parting look and attitude from ukranian as to why you learn russian. And furthemore - apparently to some of us here in toronto... ukranian = russia. They are apparently not two different countries but exactly the same one ! If I would have been invaded on and actually been in receipt of horrible war crimes I would sort of lower my guard and my "racial pride/nationalist pride " to try to make as many friends as possible to try to get the oppressive aggressor out to beging with and to shift the focus and also moral and social support towards my side as per international social standards. However it seems that certain people from ukraine as whole is are == completely happy with living in the past and reviving certain war sentiments and selectively trying to be portrayed as some sort o racially .

Just that she won a grand slam at a very young age we are putting so much hope on her to show a high level of play always. Maybe one day she'll get there but I'm sure not in the near future.

Tennis is a hard game. Emma shouldn't have sacked her coach. You need humility in this game.

@Timothy_Pitt

2 жыл бұрын

Just why did she?

I’m so tired of all the excuses for Radacanu. This girl is not the next best thing on tour because she won a grand slam. People are trying to fill a void while Osaka is gone. Radacanu is not it

@DizzieDaCrazzie88

2 жыл бұрын

exactly, 6 months ago she was a no name outside the top 300 now she's has all these devoted "fans" who did not even know who she was before winning us open it's annoying 🙄

@ReTracer

2 жыл бұрын

Right, all this fuss about going from rank 338 to 20 in a few months, winning a grand slam in straight sets as a qualifier, it’s so ordinary, happens _alllll_ _the_ _tiiiiiiime._

@notis6107

2 жыл бұрын

@@ReTracer he didnt said what she did isnt remarkable, it is. But she is for sure not a top player (not even close) and the excuses are really pathetic, thats what he means. Many players won a single grand slam and in very young ages, but not many became multiple grand slam winners

@ReTracer

2 жыл бұрын

@@notis6107 Yes I understand, good point. But if you look at the listings of women who won grand slams at a young age, Raducanu is in pretty good company. It is also true that very few of them - just Hingis and Seles, who did not have a dip in form after winning that first slam. That includes the legendary Serena.

@thepinkonesoterrify623

2 жыл бұрын

@@ReTracer she's just lucky, her opponents weren't nearly as hard to go against compared to leylah. her luck seems to have run out tho🤭

Діждалися!!! Чудово!

@ceterisparibus6261

2 жыл бұрын

she chose her example to be a girl ... it is like a russian spetzna waiting for the ukranian joke soldier to do his best and then the russian spetzna changes his shirt to red and kills the ukranian soldier. And by the way .. I am not going to die. are you kidding me ... fck ukraine!

Marta Kostyuk must be top3 player on the tour if you look at physicality. Crazy strong.

good for Emma.. too.. to.meet an old friend...she must take this match positively..all the best, Emma :))

This is the girl who can do back flips. Very athletic.

@AndrzejzBuffalo

2 жыл бұрын

Which girl ?

@kampuput6004

2 жыл бұрын

@@AndrzejzBuffalo Kostyuk

Raducanu is new Kournikova. It seems she's more fascinated about lifestyle outside of tennis world. The money and fame just helped her to get an access there.

Молодец Марта, отличная игра!

Dang ! Hard hitters both of them! K is awesome !

"I figured her out by the fifth game" -- Kostyuk

@GeorgeT370

2 жыл бұрын

That`s interesting...

@tocrob

2 жыл бұрын

Emma had 2 double faults in the 1st game alone . I think that's Emma's average for a match.

@mel1112

2 жыл бұрын

Kostyuk...a name that will never be synonymous with the words grand slam😁

@aboukirman3508

2 жыл бұрын

@@mel1112 Brilliant!!!😁

@mublikbublik7911

2 жыл бұрын

@@mel1112 Wut?

Ema should get a coach in time for AO. A good coach could give her a plan B for when things aren’t working and guide her in practice. It’s too obvious that she’s inexperienced out there. Her opponents may not have a GS but they have experience she doesn’t so it’s going to continue to be difficult for her.

Not surprised at all. Both have great future. 👍

Raducanu is still learning, is still a teenager, by the way! I think the pressure from media and tennis fans begins to overwhelm her which is not good at all! I do hope she won't be a next Ostapenko, though.

@royceskepagny6182

2 жыл бұрын

Raducanu won’t be the next Ostapenko because she won’t be around long enough. It is so obvious that her priorities have changed since she won the US Open. Emma no more belongs, now, on a tennis court than Lady Gaga. Her heart isn’t in it. Look at her face when she plays. No joy, only drudgery. A sense of duty to her fans and the game. Let her go. It’s okay for her to move on. She has seen what is open to her, now, and that’s the future she wants for herself. Sweating on a tennis court ain’t a part of that, though, we know Emma never sweats.

@gennadyd6592

2 жыл бұрын

Kostyuk is also a teenager

Raducanu needs a coach.Plain and simple. In fact, it is unfair to her and her fans to have her, at the age of 18, with a surprising Grand Slam behind her name, playing these tournaments with no coach. No player does that. Not even Serena, and she was a natural so to speak!

@cristianatudor2816

2 жыл бұрын

She’s been practicing with Esteban Carril, but he was not able to go to Romania with her.

@vladtepes5180

2 жыл бұрын

@@cristianatudor2816 If he wasn't there is like he doesn't exist and a nonexistent coach isn't a coach ... that's simple. Emma is too young, and unexperienced, that's why she needs full time advisor.

@irvin1042

2 жыл бұрын

@@cristianatudor2816 He is still not her coach; and that's the point. Stability is the key, mental stability even more.

@cristianatudor2816

2 жыл бұрын

@@irvin1042 she does need stability, you’re 100% right. However, she can’t just hire a coach, sign a contract and everything, without seeing if they are indeed compatible and have some chemistry. Just my opinion. She’s clearly just trying to gain more experience in the circuit.

@trevortapia9325

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, I think she has to come back to her last coatch..

The "analysis" of Emma's game in these comment threads is comedy gold.

@Timothy_Pitt

2 жыл бұрын

what is your analysis, please?

@zweigackroyd7301

2 жыл бұрын

@@Timothy_Pitt I know you don't actually care, but it will be interesting to see what direction you take it if any at all. On the day Radacanu was outplayed by Kostyuk. They're both very good players. Not dramatic, doesn't generate likes. But reality doesn't interest most people. I enjoy the hilarity of people ascribing all kinds of petty motives to Kostyuk because Radacanu won a Slam. Same people who based on their occasionally watching a match or two know just what player X needs to change. People adore drama and project a lot.

@Timothy_Pitt

2 жыл бұрын

@@zweigackroyd7301 That is 3 days Kostyuk has beaten Raducanu without loss, if I am correct. It implies Kostyuk would have beaten Raducanu in US Open if they had met, no? I think motive of Kostyuk is to find answer why is it she herself is not winning a grand slam. That is her reality I wonder what is reality of Raducanu just now

@davedaniels8211

2 жыл бұрын

Correct Zweig. They probably never served an ace in their lives.

@zweigackroyd7301

2 жыл бұрын

@@Timothy_Pitt No, I don't think it implies anything of the sort. Of the last four matches Thiem against Nadal, Thiem has won 3. The exception? RG. But wouldn't your logic say Thiem would have been favored to win that one? There are so many variables it's mostly speculation. Now, it is certainly true that some players games match up in ways that don't entirely reflect ranking, and Kostyuk/Radacanu might fit into that. That is an interesting analysis, and if the comments were speculating on that I'd not have made my comment. But the idea that players are obsessed with beating Radacanu because she won a Slam "too early" is ludicrous. Any player going down that path is highly unlikely to be successful, especially since the odds of meeting a specific player at any given time are generally pretty low.

that an athlete win a big tournament doesnt mean is going to win all, I encourage you to question Medvedev. In the meantime while you are criticizing her with this tournament she won 59 points and scale 2 places on ranking and now number 21, 2 above from when she won the US open

Kostyak looks big and strong, she out muscle the teenager. And her foot works were amazing.

@ChandraRamdass

2 жыл бұрын

Oh yeah Marta is strong and has a good game plan . Amazing young girl ! love her game and she is a beauty to look at as well

@tocrob

2 жыл бұрын

@@ChandraRamdass - what's the plan again?

I’m not surprised. The whole thing about Radacanu letting her coach go because she feels she needs a more experienced coach. Now she has no coach. Good for Marta and I hope Radacanu learns from this.

@JustMe-bx8gu

2 жыл бұрын

I guess many people were surprised when she let her coach go.

@TheTrinityWOLF

2 жыл бұрын

@@JustMe-bx8gu Its like...He got you your first grand slam. Why you letting something go when it works?

Marta and Emma are such beauties!😍💓🌟🎾 Congratulations 👏 Marta! Well done!👌👍

@izhamsham843

2 жыл бұрын

Both really beauties. But dang, look at the cake on Marta 😍. Never noticed her before but will follow her career closely as well. She's got the talent & shots to go far. And chin up Emma. You'll do much better soon.

@royceskepagny6182

2 жыл бұрын

Marta is quite attractive, though, her face can be a little stern looking. Kostyuk is there to win tennis matches so I don’t think she really cares that much about the looks. Totally different with Raducanu. She is all about her looks. Emma is a world class beauty which is why the planet went crazy when she won the US Open. I don’t think Emma wants to be on the tennis court, anymore. She wants to be on a fashion runway or a movie set. Her priorities have completely changed since her shocking win in New York. She wants the world of glamour and show business, not perspiring on a tennis court. Hope she finds the courage to move on from her tennis career and do what she really wants to do. Watching Emma play is painful because you can tell she really doesn’t want to be there.

@athenaella6554

2 жыл бұрын

@@royceskepagny6182 they went crazy because she did the unthinkable, she did something that had never been done and basically lived a fairytale? You’re quite dim

Raducanu's USO victory is a fire that lit up a lot of players, be it due to their frustration that they haven't been that deep in majors or their overall tournaments throughout their career or simply just as an inspiration that no matter where you at, you can cause a splash still For players like Kostyuk, Li or Yastremska, all the junior GS winner that already went into the Tour longer than Raducanu, her vs Leylah USO's might have stir something to their mind because, there they were, two players slightly younger than me and already making bigger names for themselves in comparison to me

Marta kostyuk must be fully fired up to have met Emma Raducanu as a 2021 US Champion, carrying in her memory she once won over this girl... smile, Emma :))

Thank you for at least showing how the match point was WON.

Difficult match for Emma. Marta played very confidently.

It was RaduBASHcanu who showed up bashing every next ball for a winner which some were thrilling but more than half caught the net. Emma's game is mostly serve wide & hit down the line..it worked well in US Open but not anymore it seems. Kostyuk was solid, clutch when needed & used her experience to seal the win

bravo

Марта красотка! Удалась игра.

@AH-hz5xc

2 жыл бұрын

It's Dracula

Come on Marta, I know you can, it's a matter of controlling the episodes of anger and that's it.

@janparchanski9242

2 жыл бұрын

And maybe other episodes too 😆

I’ve said it once and I’ll say it again. Every player will literally want to beat Emma simply because she won her maiden slam so easily not having to play a top 10 player. These next couple seasons will make her earn her keep so these losses will be frequent until she’s seasoned enough to handle it.

@sayresrudy2644

2 жыл бұрын

she won easily but not for lack of strong opponents. to win the USOpen without dropping a set in 10 matches & beating Belinda Bencic (Olympic gold) & Maria Sakkari was among the greatest achievements in tennis history. this “top 10” fetish is irrelevant in women’s tennis, w/ how deep the quality is. she may have just got in some zone but i watched every match & she showed how great she is & can be. Every part of the game is there.

@palvoliuto6059

2 жыл бұрын

absolutely right, women be women. they are jealous and will be gunning for her. rightly so. play through the gauntlet if you can.

@KnowTrentTimoy

2 жыл бұрын

ABSOLUTELY. I do like her game BUT I'm Not bought on the fact that she is the "real deal" (define that any way you want). We will see in the next 5 months just were Ms Emma's really at. EVERYONE will be gunning for her and that's a fact!

@zweigackroyd7301

2 жыл бұрын

Well, thank heavens you're saying it again. It's not particularly credible as an assertion, of course, but perhaps it feels to some like a clever observation.

@sayresrudy2644

2 жыл бұрын

you all are strange. do you know any professional athletes?! well in tennis (1) there is no women v. men thing like “women will gun for her out of jealousy”; that is borderline sexist rubbish; (2) when players win a gs it doesn’t put a target on their back. you’re turning tennis into a Hollywood movie. When Osaka, Swiatek, & Ostapenko won their first no one especially resented it and plotted their revenge! They all try to win each match; (3) the players know Emma got red hot & max’d out her excellent game at the right time. there’s no more to it than that. many are happy for her, most don’t think about her. they train & play w/o all your invented drama tbh; (4) Emma has it all, just needs to focus and ignore fame/fortune ~ her racket-work & athleticism & mental toughness are there. she needs experience & growth. cheers.

Bravo Marta😍😍👍👍♥️♥️

Marta is the new Kournikova

@ronniejohnson196

2 жыл бұрын

Seriously?

Will my theory from Indian Wells hold up? Notice Kostyuk's outfit? Emma wore it every match to win the US Open, and then Badosa wore it every match to win Indian Wells. And if Kostyuk wins this Tourney, then my prediction after Indian wells may occur. EVERY player at Aussie Open will be wearing that outfit. LMAO

@gregbarratt7161

2 жыл бұрын

Apparently that particular red and blue Nike outfit sold out in shops soon after Raducanu won the US Open. I definitely think it's gonna be a good luck charm to anyone who wears it in tournaments!

@ihsan4899

2 жыл бұрын

😮😮😮

@hbmai3945

2 жыл бұрын

I'm going to wear that dress to find out if that's true. And I'm a dude!

@Birdylockso

2 жыл бұрын

@@gregbarratt7161 , now that you mentioned it, it's true! 😂

@eyeofthetiger6002

2 жыл бұрын

Hahaha... but it'll only hold true if it's statistically significant. Have you considered other players wearing the same outfit but lost?🤣

well done,well played!

Well done Marta!

Oh deer, Raducanu so destroyed. As many people said earlier - after US Open every single part of Emma's play will be thoroughly analyzed. And pressure will be only greater from both, media and fans. BTW - girls know each other - Marta defeated her couple of times already.

@ghostdog4330

2 жыл бұрын

At the end of the 1st set it looked like she simply gave up. She didn't even try to return the ball on this point 3:20

@guyshirra824

2 жыл бұрын

"Unlike most players Raducanu has faced so far in her career, she and Kostyuk have history. The pair are contemporaries, both born in 2002, and played each other a couple of times as juniors - recording a win each in Tennis Europe tournaments. While Kostyuk said ahead of their clash that she could not recall those meetings, for Raducanu the memory was fresh. “She destroyed me in juniors,” the Briton said, referring to their last meeting in Belgium six years ago, when the Ukrainian played 12-year-old Raducanu off the court, winning 6-1, 6-1."

@eyeofthetiger6002

2 жыл бұрын

@VJ fyi, they met twice in singles as juniors and it's one game a piece. Their age is about the only thing that is common between them, nothing else is. Kostyuk has been playing on tour professionally for 4 years, while for Emma it's only been around 6 months. Kostyuk has won nothing of note apart from 3 minor ITF tournaments while Emma is a Slam winner. Once Emma ups her fitness level then those consistent wins will follow.

@vojtasjedyny

2 жыл бұрын

@@eyeofthetiger6002 I know what Marta has achieved to date. Nobody knows the future. I know one thing: next season will be a big challenge for Raducanu. Attention she got after USO victory was ridiculous (and that's an understatement). She probably didn't expect how hard is fight with pressure, expectations and inner demons.

@eyeofthetiger6002

2 жыл бұрын

@@vojtasjedyny well that attention was there simply because Emma created tennis history in winning that US Open,she was the first qualifier ever to win a Slam, the first woman ever to win a Slam after only her second attempt and the first Slam winner to not win any WTA tournaments prior simply because she only turned professional only a few short months ago! It's the equivalent of an unknown talented club boxer knocking out Tyson Fury or a football club in the national league (the lowest football league in the UK) winning the Premiership football title and going through the entire season unbeaten! That's how momentous Emma's US Open win was, hence the hype.

Emma had no game plan at all, she was just out there hitting. 41 errors in 2 sets yikes.

@MarcoSpeaksNadsat

2 жыл бұрын

She can coach herself though.....apparently.

@KH-sn2sj

2 жыл бұрын

@@MarcoSpeaksNadsat That's what her fans been saying? Oh my. I wish her well.

@KH-sn2sj

2 жыл бұрын

@Einars Dubrovskis Who's crying? Go get help if you're triggered by someone simply stating the stats of the match weirdo.

@KH-sn2sj

2 жыл бұрын

@Einars Dubrovskis It's hilarious that you really believe the things you say, the delusion is very real.

Brava

Marta player very well, so aggressive and focused on every point. She even managed to avoid her usual drama moments which usually cost her a match. I’ve watched her play Iga in this year RG, and if not the meltdown from Marta on important points, Iga would be in trouble. Marta is one of the youngsters who definitely shouldn’t be underestimated.

For all those shocked that Emma is getting beat by a less than household names of late, the game of tennis is absolutely brutal in terms of competition. A feathered edge between winning and losing. Such depth in the game today...men and ladys. I always felt that Osaka was a bit of a head case and of course we know what happened to her. But she had undeniable power like Serena power with 120 mph serves at times. Most other girls don't have that and therefore there is a lot of parity in terms of who wins.

@ianhope3203

2 жыл бұрын

Absolutely correct.

@adamlarsson3828

2 жыл бұрын

i think that there is so much going on here - Raducanu hits a flat ball that is quite predictable and often very central, or near-central. you just can’t away with that. Serena helped transform the game through hitting outright winners off shots like that. Also, Kostyuk hits a heavier ball with more spin and height /variety, so she (naturally) has more options in the rally. It’s not like Raducanu doesn't have effect (~ she does) in a match like this but she will need to add more depth to her game.

@retrospectiveish

2 жыл бұрын

Ash Barty is the best by far

@jeffbrunswick5511

2 жыл бұрын

It is a disgrace for women's tennis that such mediocre players can win a grand slam. It is nothing new of course, Ostapenko plays like an idiot most of the time, yet she won the French in 2017.

@ianhope3203

2 жыл бұрын

@@jeffbrunswick5511 I have totally changed my mind about Ostapenko, she has a wicked sense of humour and enjoys her tennis. I can see her winning another grand slam. Her doubles play last week was sensational.

Firing your coach after your biggest win might not have been the best idea.

@buildbybh

2 жыл бұрын

it was only a short-term contract relax

I don't understand why people are complaining that the media hype is bad and emma loosing is expected because of it... Sharapova won the grand slam at 17 and got the most media hype we have ever seen but she did continue to perform consistently.

Marta next year number 1 ?? Could be !