My Thoughts on Emma Raducanu

[@IntuitiveTennis]

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[@michellehanrahan7343]

I took up tennis 2 years ago because of Emma Raducanu. (Thank you Emma!) Watching her play so freely and take so much joy in what she was doing was addictive. The positive side of her high profile is that she has brought more women & girls into the recreational game and some of those girls may be future professionals. Sadly, the flip side for her is crazed media and online trolls. I hope she can find that joy and confidence again in a sustained way because I agree with you, she has all the will, drive and technical ability to become a top 20 player once again and win titles in the future.

[@johanneskreisler7647]

Will never happen. This is women’s tennis, but in its extreme. Plus the golden trumpets. Her level is below 200. No question, this is inner than the majority of other amateur players.

[@Denverfan420]

😩

[@stevenkenyon6903]

Thank you for the video. It's nice to see respect for players like Emma that are so dedicated and full of potential.

[@roddickfan90]

Being from England, I'm embarrassed by our media and also the thought processes of so-called tennis fans about Raducanu. The amount of people I hear talking about Emma and how lucky she was, what a fluke, she's no good etc is ridiculous. Emma has already achieved something so few people ever will and how it can be turned into a negative I'll never know. I hope she can stay healthy and motivated and win at least one more Slam.

[@sciencekid7565]

Covid rattled the training facilities. She is useless & worthless after they lifted the Covid restrictions.

[@JAM-fm8lt]

All media around the world are great when you are winning but when you start loosing then media shows it's true colours.

[@huzcer]

If you're a slam winner it's supposed to be a sign of quality and there is an increased focus that comes with it. 2020 and 2021 were literally the 2 most inconsistent years in slams on the WTA in the last 35 years - ' Average rank/seed of slam quarterfinalists 1988-2023, WTA vs ATP' will show a graph. That period is gone and likewise that sort of situation.

[@rosegrace9151]

Seems more like an online hate thing rather than the British media to me. I’ve not seen any negativity about her in the press.

[@kmcclarney]

She was on fire then but she is too much in her head now. The fire isn't the same.l which is actually understandable. She won't be back to that level i believe. Yes, I get it that she has done more than 98 percent of us. I'm not judging her against you and I. I'm judging her against her equal peers who at the moment is doing better.

[@samuelweeks4882]

Great to see how much progress Emma has made since the video came out 👍

[@richardchen5180]

Thanks for answering my question Nick! 🙏

[@IntuitiveTennis]

🙌🙌💯💯

[@nightowldickson]

@@IntuitiveTennis perhaps you can make a sequel to this for Maria Sakkari and Genie Bouchard

[@robertmartin7594]

​@@nightowldicksonNeither SAKKARI nor BOUCHARD have won a slam, never mind winning a slam spectacularly !!

[@davidhale8034]

This was a tremendous segment. I applaud you. Emphasis on respect is so important 👏👏👏

[@IntuitiveTennis]

💯

[@vinay4886]

Raducanu is not just an unbelievably good player but also great to watch with her shot selection and working winners despite not being the most powerful player. She’s amazing…

[@huzcer]

It's amazing that she has never won a set off a top 10 player yet.

[@seaneckhart9914]

"unbelievably good" ? Listen to yourself

[@huzcer]

@@seaneckhart9914 "Radu-delusion complex" - it's a thing.

[@robertmartin7594]

​@@huzcerWhat's amazing is how EMMA managed to do what no top 10 player (not even so called 'GOATS') has done. Top 10 ?? Give me a break !!

[@TheresanewAuditorintown]

​@@robertmartin7594Lol. She was able to win the US open because she faced nobody . Top 10 players. She's average at has done nothing for two years. You're delusional. If she was ugly you'd not be so obsessed. 😮

[@cyberjonesy]

Great insight Nick. This is exactly how I feel about Raducanu. I think she's talented but I don't see her making it to top 10 with her current inconsistencies. The thing that happened with her at the USO is a strange phenomenon that happens in sports where athletes will reach a peak in their level and everything they do during this 'peak' is successful. Unfortunately, everything that goes up, must come down. Everyone knew that the pressure of playing after winning the USO was going to be enormous and I think she coped with it relatively well under these circumstances. She's made a brand of her name and even though she is not the best player on the circuit, we can say that she is having a very successful career.

[@nightowldickson]

I think there's no better example of WTA weak era (at the time) when most of the seeds didn't perform and fell. Not her fault of course and she made the most of it. I think she has a decision to make whether to focus on tennis or marketing.

[@huzcer]

@@nightowldickson 2020 and 2021 were literally the 2 most inconsistent years on the WTA in the last 35 years. 'Average rank/seed of slam quarterfinalists 1988-2023, WTA vs ATP' will show you a graph for it.

[@sciencekid7565]

The only talent is acting & faking injuries

[@jim_mai]

She has a career in the wta. Will she be one of the greats? Let's watch and see! I hope she does better this year.

[@barryhambly7711]

Well having seen Emma's match against Sabalenka I think she gave the answer to a lot of doubters I think she is back to high level now and you over looked the fact of injuries that she has had and bad luck. No she should not drop down she is on the way now I think I have seen signs in her play and once she has a run all the shots that came naturally in US Open will come back. Second set play against Sabalenka was very important and showed what she can do the signs were there

[@sciencekid7565]

Fake injuries & back home, highest level.

[@chucksql]

Love your expert commentary videos. Your insight on Emma Raducana is spot on - the best take explaining her ups and downs, and undeserved criticism. Keep up the great content!

[@IntuitiveTennis]

Thanks for watching!

[@jonm4989]

I thought Raducano wining the US Open was the most amazing thing I’ve seen in tennis. Since then she’s had a succession of coaches and injuries, but hopefully the injuries are now behind her and recently she has reunited with her childhood coach. She had her 2021 success with another British LTA coach so hopefully reuniting with a trusted English coach might pay dividends. I personally think Emma is good for women’s tennis; she plays an exciting brand of tennis and draws attention to the sport in general.

[@teddyirons8240]

Good video, sums it all up very nicely.

[@robertmartin7594]

Spoken like someone who knows a lot about tennis, offering no emotions only facts. Very well done, will 'deffo' be subscribing !!

[@mdr8615]

Raducanu is a very graceful player, certainly an asset to the game. I think maybe part of the problem is she could have fallen 'victim' to the Kournikova-'curse', because she also happens to be very marketable and of interest to mainstream media. More time spent on sponsoring obligations, commercials, etc. means less time spent on a court. You cannot compete at the highest level when your opponents are 100% focussed on their job and you're only at 75%. Kournikova couldn't handle the pressure of being in the spotlight or so it seemed, started serving 30 double faults per match and retired at a very, very young age. I would imagine Emma can already retire financially at this point, but I hope she refinds her focus and wants to be remembered first and foremost for her tennis skills and legacy instead of her star power. She has already accomplished one feat Kournikova never managed by winning a tournament (and a GS at that).

[@MelvinLew]

Kournikova had serious injuries. She and Hingis won some Grand Slam doubles titles and went deep in others. She just didn't have Hingis' killer instinct. However she made great choices in her personal life. Happy for her and Enrique!

[@Jalleur14325]

I think Emma wants to get back to the top 10, she is just managing expectations when she says she is just happy to get though a round

[@kimagangobrit4480]

Very good description of ridiculous media coverage. And hate shown online, by most people who haven't even held a racket, let alone been to a tennis tournament.

[@AN-cy7xm]

This was an excellent analysis. Everything you said was exactly right. Thanks!

[@IntuitiveTennis]

🙏

[@luyin1961]

Good analysis. Let's also remember Sampras and Agassi had problems early on. And according to her, she was "carrying a backpack full of rocks". A lot of pressure for someone so young.

[@sciencekid7565]

Now she’s carrying a backpack of bagels & breadsticks

[@sausalitot9645]

@@sciencekid7565 You pathetic stalker.

[@huzcer]

Sampras and Agassi vs a player that after years on the tour has never even won a set off a Top 10 player - quite the comparison.

[@robertmartin7594]

​@@huzcerTop 10 players who can only dream of winning a slam in the manner EMMA did, hmm quite the comparison !!

[@herbertmathews]

Yes she has, made me a fan of the womens game, what she did is very hard to beat. Look forward to her moving up the ladder, you can see flashes of what a player she will become baring injury.

[@donnifx]

When she had good runs or good wins: EX: (Round 3 IW: Haddad Maia) (Full Run in Seoul) (Her match today against Yastremska even though it ended quickly) and any other good run, she hit the ball with more depth, spin, variety, etc. Regardless, she struck the ball with more confidence. I’ve been a fan since Wimbledon 2021 and I’ve been implementing her technique into my game since US Open 2021, The only flaw I noticed when I analyzed her technique is that she does not pronate on her serve. With her being so far down in the rankings, she has nothing to lose (besides her ranking points in Indian Wells). The only way from here is up, and I hope she comes back stronger than she was in her US Open run.

[@IntuitiveTennis]

All elite level players pronate, some do not continue to pronate on some serves kzbin.info/www/bejne/lXe2o5eqad-IkKcsi=TlWJWeV5XcQEkis6

[@donnifx]

My bad, she stops pronation after contact@@IntuitiveTennis

[@bigrobsydney]

I'm a fan of Emma. My daughter was playing a tournament in Park Langley, England when Emma was 16, and Emma was the #1 in the UK at that time (I believe). We watched her practice, and were blown away by her level, although to be honest, we had no idea she would go on to do what she has. Having seen it first hand, I was immediately struck by how confident she was, even at such a young age. Injuries really suck, and I just hope she can get some consistent practice behind her, get match fit, and then go out and do it all again.

[@Denverfan420]

Fax’s me too 💯

[@Denverfan420]

😩

[@wonton120]

She did the right thing to ditch mixed doubles.

[@Jalleur14325]

I agree 100 percent there is no asterisk around her title. She was amazing. No amount of losers carping at her can ever take that away from her. I think she will return to the top 10 - she's a very smart young woman and she will find a way. She beat Pegula the other day.

[@patrickkelly9110]

Just watched her absolutely destroy Mertens , highly impressive and if I was Sakkari in the next round I’d be worried

[@andyh323]

Very well said 👍. Social media is toxic, full of very sad people.

[@Jalleur14325]

Very. The amount of anonymous (mostly men) who hate on women's tennis is really pitiful.

[@TennisSkunkworks]

Thank u for saying this! All these players deserve respect. Their work ethic is at the elite level. Pathetic social media trolls are the true losers of our time. Let’s all ignore them.

[@Jalleur14325]

Yes sadly trolls feel entitled to opine misogynistically across the internet.

[@EdmonBegoli]

Svaka ti čast na ovom prilogu, i podršci koju daješ igračicama i WTA. Objektivan si i pravi gentleman i sportista. Ja nisam neki veliki ljubitelj Eme R. ali se potpuno slažem da ona zaslužuje bolji tretman i poštovanje. Big kudos on this post and on the support that you always give to female players and the WTA. You are objective, and a real gentleman and a sportsman. I am not the biggest fan of Emma R. but she deserves to be treated better and with respect.

[@IntuitiveTennis]

Hvala 🙏

[@michaelp9061]

She has it. We cannot treat her like a this when she s not playing well , dealing with injuries.

[@jerrywebb3100]

I think there are too many small minded fans of tennis/Emma, petty jealousy. No one wants to give her time to show if she can make it to a final again! Personally I think she does have the talent to progress to the top ten so good luck Emma!

[@edwardypark]

Great video as always Nik! One criticism I have and maybe you can address his more broadly, is why players change coaches and why do some change more frequently? E.g. Rune, Emma too.

[@anonymousanonymous-u9f]

I think her dad had something to do with it. He likes the idea of going to different coaches for different things. He sees them as consultants.

[@riflebeard]

The one thing I do know is that she has probably achieved 99% more in tennis than all the people dishing out the criticism.

[@sciencekid7565]

Not achieving. Just a lottery jackpot.

[@harrydocwalkerharrydocwalk5998]

Emma will improve

[@namedejesus1200]

Emma R will one day become great again! Having two wrist surgeries and one ankle surgery is challenging! Be patient with her❤

[@nickhaswell6011]

Emma is great and she has the ability to be amazing, my only concern is her injuries and surgery, i hope the surgery works in her faver, always a worry if your ever going to be the same or not after surgery, going on getting to 4th round it looks promising her loose against lulu sun her injury was concerning and she was poking her back and hurt herself with awkward fall, to me she wasnt herself in the match whether it was fitness injury problem or she was just thrown off her game lulu sun attacking, either way she will learn like all other greats to overcome and deal with these experiences and adapt to overcome when these moments happen, which is what champions are known for being able to change or step up when its needed, them experiences she will learn overtime

[@michaels.2331]

Thank you for answering. I completely agree. The thing you may have gone around is the fact that these women athletes are unbelievably fit, young, and beautiful. So they receive hate from both women who may be jealous and men who want to see her win so they can watch more of her in short tennis dresses.

[@steveadams9289]

Emma has done great Sure she had problems But she is coming back She will win again Emma Raducanu

[@Jalleur14325]

I agree. Emma is a very smart woman, with a complete game.

[@jordanl1578]

Could you do a series on players who didn’t live up to their full potential. I am Bulgarian and we tend to think that Grigor unfortunately falls in to this category of players…

[@humanentity2214]

She also had that stalker issue which can be very concerning with a young upcoming player . We can't forget Seles incident. It took Emma months before that psycho was caught. Wish her all the best 🙏

[@marcelboca8630]

Any thoughts on Simona Halep case please?

[@CH-yp5by]

glad she is back!

[@Innerlight320]

Juiced

[@davidhale8034]

​@@Innerlight320So you have no thoughts, thanks.

[@leost152]

It happen so many times in the WTA that somebody reach the top very quickly, but once everybody knows your game it is hard to stay on top.

[@arunraju9705]

Wrong - Iga is ahead of everyone by a lot of distance.

[@marcomonti9823]

You're really catch the momentum, something tells me that this time Emma has back on the path.

[@golllaur]

What about Leylah? She didn't win the uso but she had the same fall as Emma.. why do you think it's so?

[@huzcer]

She's ranked 34, has won a tournament since and been to a slam quarter final. Not quite the fall as the other player.

[@robertmartin7594]

​@@huzcerNot quite the spectacular achievement of the other player, either !!

[@emjay2045]

Not really that good ! Any thing around Those Covid year tournaments should all have an * !

[@timleelim9930]

I would like to imagine Ostapenko as a free swinging joyful character of a player who's barely flustered by the circumstances. It would be a sight to behold.😂

[@nickhaswell6011]

Agreed Even just to get into wimbledon is some feat or everyone will be in it, Emma is still new and growing as a player in experience etc, so give her time to grow this world nowadays thrive off being malicious discusting behaviour in my book, like you said what has she done to you nothing and give her time to prove herself along the way, and shut up in the meantime

[@NamesAreRandom]

Ruducanu's problems are mostly injuries. Her body just can't cope with pro tennis. Difficult to play well when you are always suffering from injury or coming back from injury, and difficult to keep your ranking points when you basically have to take a year off for major surgeries.

[@rosslanham]

Im not sure what happened but I thought she got injuries and was using Alu power / element hybrid which isn’t great for the wrist.. maybe being fit again and having a hybrid natural gut would help

[@ethan321]

2021 Emma hit a lot faster than now. Her shot selections are still very good but her shots are a bit slower and less harder than before. Also, she seems have a bit breathing problems during matches. Still I hope all the best luck to her! Love her playstyle!

[@sciencekid7565]

Covid made Emma looked good

[@huzcer]

There were lighter balls used at the US open then but they are gone now.

[@robertmartin7594]

​@@sciencekid7565MORONIC sciencekiddie thinks Covid only existed for 2 specific weeks of September 2021 lmao !!

[@nCode1]

I think her biggest problem right now is her first step anticipating the ball. It's hard one to fix but possible with a good coach. Maria Sharapova never fixed hers her whole career making her look slow but it's not her height, it's her first step. That's why players like Rybakina can move better despite her height.

[@johnnorman2448]

Emma is the greatest and she will always be the greatest , win or lose, we all love Emma. She is beautiful.... don't criticise her ! John . Greatest Fan

[@stellaluv2]

Agree with michelle Hanrahan Emma has been so strong and perhaps won the 2021 US Open too early and too easily, although she played brilliantly, take another look at the series? Yes she has attracted young people to Tennis and just look at her attraction when she is in Tennis Centres - mitzuan!

[@salvatorehest5516]

These people hating probably don’t even play tennis or have any idea what it takes to even be 500-600 in the world let alone top 200

[@knotwilg3596]

The sophomore jinx can be explained by psychology but is more likely due to statistics. There will always be a certain degree of luck involved in a success. Let's say the odds for a player of Raducanu's level to win a GS is 1/10 or even lower. These odds apply to her next participations too just like for other players of her level. But the focus is on the person who can't repeat success. The "control group" of players who never won a GS, doesn't receive the same focus. Of course, tennis is a game of skill more than luck and winning a GS can be an indicator of skill. But the field is very competitive and not every GS winner turns into a multiple GS winner. The WTA field is leveled out by a major degree, which increases the luck factor in success.

[@NamesAreRandom]

It says more about the WTA than anything. While Raducanu is the most extreme example, the WTA is full of one slam wonders. The women are so much more influenced by confidence - it feels like anyone in the top 200 can go on a roll and come from nowhere to slam win.

[@sciencekid7565]

@@NamesAreRandomYou got a point, but many GS winners could not replicate their tittles but do prove that they are the real deals, not a joke. Kenin is an example. She beat many top seeds & even leveraged her level with the top 10. FlukeSureCanu is a f** joke.

[@sausalitot9645]

@@sciencekid7565you creepy psycho. Go get help!

[@robertmartin7594]

​@@sciencekid7565Like a previous comment clarified "haters are anonymous trolls who should be ignored as one would a barking dog". They are the sad, moronic, repetitious f*****g jokes !!

[@annamariaisland1960]

Probably too late to comment on NIc's video now, but after I watched it earlier today I also wondered about "luck" in tennis. First, the old adage "luck favors the well-prepared" still holds in tennis. Second, regarding Raducanu's US Open win, luck can mean that in a tournament, someone else might defeat the players that you have no chance against. Is that luck ? I think so. The best example of this comes from Roger Federer's only French Open win, in 2009. In that tournament, Soderling defeated Nadal in the semis, and then Federer beat Soderling in the final. Fed lost to Nadal 4 times in the final against Nadal, and likely would have lost to him again in 2009 if Soderling hadn't done him a favor. So, that's luck no doubt too!

[@huzcer]

There was also the fact that 2020 and 2021 were literally the 2 most inconsistent years in slams on the WTA in the last 35 years - ' Average rank/seed of slam quarterfinalists 1988-2023, WTA vs ATP' will show a graph.

[@cloudsmith7803]

@@huzcer you have a mental illness dude, lay off already.

[@robertmartin7594]

"luck favours the well prepared" is an iteration (plagiarism) from Louis Pasteur (1822-1895), the original being "fortune favours the brave" Quintus Ennius (239-169 BC). Ergo, EMMA having played a Challenger event (Landisville PA) immediately prior to USO 2021 where she was beaten in the quarter final cannot in any way, shape or form be conceived as being "well prepared". Which leads me to the original author, EMMA was brave . There enderh the lesson !!

[@huzcer]

@@robertmartin7594 So wait - she hasn't prepared well in the 30 + tournaments since is that it? But you're going to be be her new full time coach and turn years of Round2Canu on its head?!

[@robertmartin7594]

Plagues by niggling injuries since that 'impossible' feat which resulted in 3 surgeries and 8 months away, you call that well prepared, do you ?? Stop monopolising idiocy, I'm not a coach, a coach is something one travels in to places near and far !!

[@nightowldickson]

Of course people are unfair on her. Emma won a slam afterall, maybe with a bit of luck and a favourable draw, e.g. against Sakkari in the semis (and Sakkari is serial choker). But as you pointed out, many other players have done the same, won a big tournament and then fallen by the wayside, and then there are plenty of others who have shown promise but never even won a slam e.g. Bouchard. Problem is that after winning a slam all the other players are more motivated to beat you. She basically needs someone who is very experienced to guide her and maybe also see a sports psychologist.

[@ssenssel]

The fact that WTA Slams are best of 3 sets like the rest of the tournaments (with a super tiebrake to decide the 3rd set as the only main difference) shows that whomever handles the media and hype pressure better for those two weeks can win.. Even a young gun straight out of qualies can do it like Emma have done. It goes to show that at the highest level, where strokes have only cosmetic diferences for the most part, handling pressure is still the key factor to determine who wins. Like any other high level sport. It's funny to think a singles WTA 125 played outdoors during a single week can be harder to win than a singles WTA Slam.. sometimes when it rains, due to delays, players have to play two matches in a day so if both matches last 3 sets you then played 6 sets in 24 hours. Even with heavy rain players never play 6 sets in a day in a singles WTA Slam. Nobody talks about this in main tennis media for fear of cancelling but the truth is WTA Slams are over-hyped 125 events with a super tiebrake. There, I said it.

[@huzcer]

There was also the fact that 2020 and 2021 were literally the 2 most inconsistent years in slams on the WTA in the last 35 years - ' Average rank/seed of slam quarterfinalists 1988-2023, WTA vs ATP' will show a graph. That period is gone and likewise that sort of situation.

[@robertmartin7594]

It took the 'young gun' 3 weeks not 2 due to participating in 'qualies' which encompasses 10 matches. Being able to handle media and hype doesn't guarantee beating all and sundry, who may have come her way in only her 2nd ever slam without dropping a set !!

[@ssenssel]

@@robertmartin7594 If your take-away from my text is that I was criticizing Emma then you're not worth debating with.

[@jonathanpowell7256]

Yes, absolutely.

[@RobH1957]

I did not like Emma, but after the way she hugged Ystremska with so much concern, she has my admiration now…

[@saksit247]

Yes 1,000,00% unfair. Had she not won, played on the tour for 15 years, won 1 and retire people would say what a great career. She just did it in the wrong order. She won first, so unrealistically, people expect her to win all the time. Many will even say she got "lucky", this is stupid because if you ever play tennis you can get lucky and win a point, a game, a set and maybe (maybe) a match but you don't get lucky and win a Grand Slam. The person on the other side, whatever their ranking, is a professional tennis player as well. She had no control of the draw. So yes, criticism are completely unfair. I suspect many of the criticism comes from a point of seeing someone who seems to have it all get so much so if you are a miserable person you want to see her knocked down a peg or two. It is a common, sadly, human behavior.

[@robertmartin7594]

It's the politics of envy !!

[@arunraju9705]

I dont think its "hate", I'd call it criticism. People naturally dislike someone who constantly reaps benefits of her one US Open win for years without even coming close to performing at least half of that. Eugenie received flak unfairly, but she had been awesome player for quite sometime, but the fall Emma had seen makes Genie look like a legend ( Which I think she is, given how she handled the criticism ). I think the selling that started the day after US OPen win doesnt even stop now. I think its only fair for people to call out the lack of interest or effort. Its a glitzy but tricky world out there, the same people who catapulted her to stardom now feel duped as she continues to make money while not giving anything back in return. If it were a regular job, people would get fired almost immediately.

[@Cleveland_Rocks]

wta hate = misogyny...sorry fellas, stop hating on women.

[@kerrytom4731]

I'm curious can it be her switching coaches like an carousel affect her game?

[@IntuitiveTennis]

Main coach is is her dad, others are more like advisors

[@arunraju9705]

@@IntuitiveTennis Agreed! I think every issue she has can be root caused to this point!

[@l.rongardner2150]

You talkin' about Genie "Back in the Bottle" Bouchard?

[@Huawei-od9ce]

I m the fan of Bouchard. However, when she's being focus more on marketing stuff/social media/celebrity/magazine cover, while on court performance was dropped year by year, fans will be frustrated. Similar case applied on Emma.

[@MikeJones-oe3do]

This guy is an expert right 🙄

[@hertor8803]

I think the level of hate is directly proportional to the level of hype. That doesn't make it right but its just the way it is, no point moaning about it. Getting offended or upset by what an anonymous person online says is like being offended by a dog barking at you. Its meaningless, it's just noise. For my money I think Emma's level will eventually settle around 10-30 in the world. I think she will win tournaments but another GS is unlikely as every year you don't make progess another young talent appears and most of the Top 5 are a smiliar age to her so aren't going anywhere.

[@Tetrislover-xm4vi]

She just needs to start striking the ball flat and hard like the past. She’s not a grinder like Medvedev, she is more like a Federer game style

[@dboystipsandtricks408]

Emma’s forehand take back during USO 21 was much longer than it is now. The shallow take back has contributed to her wrist injuries since r puts too much shock to the wrists. Part of the so called hate towards her is driven by her decision to dump Richardson which was seen as very ungracious of her. Of course it’s her prerogative to choose whomever she wants as her coach but the timing was very strange.

[@acwcheung1]

Emma is pretty and young, making lots of money from endorsements, but not playing good tennis after US open win. This is good enough to attract haters from supporters of other players, and those British expecting so high of her. And she is so young, if she does not handle the media well, the press will give her hard time and write negative story about her. Being in the spotlight, she really needs a lot of mental strength to handle the pressure, not to mention improving her skills. I believe she could be British number 1 in women tennis. But another grand slam won’t be easy. There are so many one time grand slam winner in WTA. Winning one does not really mean she could win another again

[@stevenstone307]

As a Brit I really think I can speak for all of us in that, we really don't care that much if Raducanu does well or bad. The media is just this other beast the hypes players and and destroys them, and the Brits hate it, and see it for what it is.

[@arunraju9705]

honestly, at this point in time, I dont think many people care for ( love or hate ) her. At least other parts of the world dont. I see a lot of Brits getting excited about her, who constantly resort to verbal abuses the moment someone criticizes her.

[@TM-yr3pc]

F’hand early prep stalls killing rhythm. Serve lacks variation for top player.

[@emjay2045]

She’s just not that good !

[@importantjohn]

She is doing rather well in the Indian Wells Open!

[@benthekeeshond545]

I am a huge and I mean huge Raducanu fan but she couldn't hit or defend the same way she did after her US Open victory. Emma is young and she has a few years of battle data. The data shows a lot of Emma as a player. I hate to say this because Emma doesn't have it in her to be a top 5 player in the world. I love Emma and hope that I am wrong.

[@bmanbusee3812]

I want an analysis on Ons Jabeur. What in the world happened to her!

[@anonymousanonymous-u9f]

Same here. She barely gets through the first two rounds January.

[@CH-yp5by]

bad knee injury

[@WaltKurtz68]

Your thoughts are indeed just that... "Your thoughts"

[@michaelsheedy]

She's a nice player and good for the game, but she is not a top 10 player. When she won a slam, she never played a Top 10 player. Fernandez knocked them off for her. So I really don't expect her to have a draw like that in a slam. Ranked now, she going to get very tough draws. No easy rounds.

[@mteca5093]

Everything n everyone hating on social media...gtfout stop complaining n crying and read the newspapers

[@anonymousanonymous-u9f]

I don’t doubt Eugenie Bouchard’s tennis ability. She doesn’t get much support because of her attitude. She doesn’t shake hands with her opponents. I feel so bad for Leylah who competed against Emma in the US Open. Leylah moved mountains defeating Naomi and Arya in her brackets to get to the final. She is a petite girl. How did she win these power houses? She was 18 just like Emma. After her defeat in US Open, She went on to play doubles to work on her volleys which has been very successful with Taylor Townsend and Jack sock. She is also making small changes to her game. It is a slow process but she believes in the process. She went on win 3 titles since the US open, 2 in Monterrey and 1 in HK. I doubt she will win multiple slams but maybe one day she will win one. She is a little fire cracker and so inspirational to many petite players. Feel like Emma is lost in the circuit. She needs to surround herself with the right people. She has the tools just need to Stay focus. It’s talent wasted. Look at Sinner, He doesn’t do much press, social media, functions and galas. He keeps them to the minimum. He surrounds himself with the right team.

[@gcs7817]

She’s like Genie Bouchard or Anna Kournikova… soendjng too much time chasing endorsement and not improving her game. At least Emma won a grand slam

[@freddytrinidad3155]

Hasn’t the coaching turnover been a big reason for her struggles as well?

[@joycew.6531]

Emma WildCardNU😁😁😁

[@johncollins392]

Haha,funny!😏

[@andreoxley9136]

I don't hate them. But I am not empathetic to them, either. Emma has gone through a myriad of coaches. She even fired her coach directly after winning the US Open. Wrf?! Who does that?! She's a total diva! And after Genie made the semi-finals of a major, she got extremely arrogant! To the point whereby she would openly disrespect her opponent's game, and talk down to reporters in interviews. Wtf?! You've been famous for 5 minutes and you're carrying this attitude? I'm not at all surprised that both of them have fallen off a cliff. Its because they're both divas. Too busy blaming others instead of themselves.

[@emjay2045]

Maybe she’s just NOT THAT GOOD. If she’ was, she’d have better results. 🤷‍♀️

[@lukey1210]

Positive love to Emma but sabalenka is the queen 👸

[@paulkris7]

Winning a Grand Slam should entitle you to do whatever you want.

[@tw8060]

People see Emma as a one hit wonder because she has not shown she is just more than that. Know any bands that have only one hit over their career? or Artists? or Celebs? that only had one hit movie. Also the Brits are like the Americans its #1 or nothing second place does not matter , Canada has a total different Media and Mindset , Leylah is on a different path she already has more titles seeded higher and 3 BJK Cup awards due to her Pride for her Teammates and Country does Emma really Pride herself on being British? has she won a BJKCup Heart award is she even a team player no doubles Experience. IT is not HATE it is criticism. Hate is what is going on in Ukraine , the Middle east.

[@sausalitot9645]

To you, hate is criticism 😂

[@robertmartin7594]

Never criticise before walking in someone's shoes !!

[@tw8060]

@@robertmartin7594 Everyone get's criticized , I get criticized for my post? and I have enough criticism to fill my own shoes let alone Emma's.

[@robertmartin7594]

​@@tw8060Doesn't make it right. "judge not lest ye be judged" (MATTHEW 7:1) !!

[@gregglegend]

Male players get just as much hate, if not more, on social. It's not gender-specific, Nic.

[@AizensChair]

why do we have to respect Bouchard when she showed no respect to some of her opponents?

[@robertmartin7594]

Funny how LAF had a much tougher draw yet couldn't win a set from a 'qualifier' who has a 2-0 v LAF after also beating her in straights at WIMBY juniors. Don't concern yourself with Top 10 underachievers, 50% haven't even won a slam and 100% of WTA have never won a slam at only their 2nd slam appearance. Top 10 are overrated !!

[@royweasley247]

I still don't understand why Emma being at a party right before her own match? And still not very clear why fire own coach right after winning slam? Don't care lose matches,she have top skills, absolutely no doubt, but personality and commitment are questions, she needs to show her own fanbase just that, or no one could defending her. Being a tennis star is not only about winning, I guess.

[@TheBigBlue22]

With respect I'm not sure why you didn't mention what I believe to be the real elephant in the room with her, she has gone through five coaches since she won the US. I have been on the WTA tour as a guest of two top 50 players on separate occasions. The consensus is she's a nightmare to work with and as per usual the parents are way too influential in decision making. FYI it was remarkable to see how Garcias form and game literally exploded once she stopped being coached by her Father, it was like the chains had been taken off. Unfortunately so many of the girls would rather save money ( even top 100 players) by either 'employing' parents or boyfriends as coaches. There are many failed ATP guys still clinging onto the dream and living the life by dating some of these girls. Sachs, Raducanus brief coach was a short term boyfriend of German Annika Beck and fitted the same profile. On a separate note, a friend of mine was a hitting partner of Bouchard and she treated him like absolute garbage. She was never popular on the tour from players so maybe this filters across social media too. Great video as ever by yourself so thanks.

[@teddyirons8240]

blah blah blah. "I have a friend of a friend who says blah blah blah". Who cares.

[@TheBigBlue22]

@teddyirons8240 Haha! Oh dear, someone doesn't like what's been said. That all you got? That's really the best you can come up with? I was at WTA tournaments aswell as Wimbledon with players and their coaches, spent time with them personally so no not ' friend, blah, blah, blah'. You obviously care because you commented, so thankyou 😉

[@teddyirons8240]

@@TheBigBlue22 OK big guy so what's your name if you are on the circuit?

[@TheBigBlue22]

@teddyirons8240 clearly didn't read my comments properly Teddy, do keep up..I stated that I went with players and coaches ( im retired and connected 😉 ) It's always the same passive-aggressive types demanding people name themselves if they prefer to be anonymous isn't it? As if that would somehow either validate or invalidate their opinion? These comments are opinions Teddy and part of an open discussion, if you can't be civil or express a contrary opinion intelligently then perhaps don't bother?

[@prometheus5700]

When stans don’t like your comments they attack you. Even better if they know who you are.

[@TheresanewAuditorintown]

1st she's so overrated. 2nd She's never beaten a top 10 player. Us open win was a Fluke . Didn't play 1 top 10 player. Fernandez had to actually beat top 10 players and physically tired for finals. Leyla is the far superior player with a much higher ranking. BELIEVE if Emma was average looking she'd be forgotten by now. Average player .

[@timcross11]

Very unfair

[@ted4ty]

she threw away the coach the got her there.

[@sollibrero]

He wasn't her coach... LTA provides younger british players a travelling coach if they can't afford one

[@geraldchan3277]

With all her endorsements.. The fame and the money got into her head.. Downfall of many

[@Zenon-fg4dw]

I have supported Andy throughout his return to tennis after his surgery, that is until recently when it became apparent to me that now he was simply on an ego trip. Enough is enough, he needs to gracefully retire. If he wants to continue to play as is his right, he should do it like any other player who wants to play the sport, not on the back of wild cards which really ought to go to eligible up and coming players who are trying to make their mark and can use the help.

[@robw8173]

Me me me me me me me that’s Emma withdrawacanu!!!!!

[@johncollins392]

Funny!🥱

[@jeremysmith9694]

My thoughts on Emma Raducanu: she's one of the prettiest girls I've ever seen and I'd love to go on a date with her.

[@timleelim9930]

That's a fair comment 😂

[@CH-yp5by]

A lot of top players did no perform well at that 2020 US open because their preparation was ruined thanks to COVID, in fact a few key players pulled out due to injury as a result so luck was on her side with the draw. The other issue was she kept on changing coach so there was a lack of consistency in her team which top players make clear is crucial, she has had like 5 coaches in two years and one famous coach refused to coach her due to the red flag that here parents had different ideas. To be fair the British press are brutal and went too far to destroy her reputation and put stupidly high expectations on her.

[@teddyirons8240]

It was 2021 not 2020. Also you say players weren't prepared but Covid was over and Emma herself had very little preparation given that a few months earlier she was doing her A-Levels.

[@mg5796]

She won it in 2021. Only 3 of the top 20 weren't playing, so it was still competitive. It was just that the some of the big names lost early. Despite that she still played Sakkari, would have got to the French Open semi-final that year, and Bencic, who had just won the Olympics.

[@SycaliDK]

6 of the top 10 lost to two players (Sakkari d. #10 Kvitova, #6 Andreescu, #4 Pliskova and Fernandez d. #2 Sabalenka, #3 Osaka, #5 Svitolina), 1 lost in R4 (#8 Krejcikova d. #9 Muguruza), and 4 top 8 reached the QF. Bencic (d. by Raducanu) took out #7 Swiatek in R4 and just won Olympic gold and is a former top 10. Sakkari has been a top 10 player since September 2021. The only luck was dodging Barty in the 4th round and maybe Fernandez gauntlet run, but even then she beat so many quality players that it’s hard to say it was a lucky finals opponent

[@brooklineg7727]

This is not an objective take on Radacanu and Bouchard. Emma Radacanu became suspect with fans for 2 reasons -- 1) she fired her coach immediately after the US Open and tennis fans dont like change or the perception of ingratitude 2) she immediately sought to exploit fashion/social media appearing at Met Ball etc. and then she could not back it up on the Court. Tennis fans then revisit that US Open, look at the draw she had, the draw Leylah had, and believe she fluked her way through. Genie Bouchard has a reputation as a five letter word, enuff said about her.

[@Echoes1910]

Absolute rubbish. 1. She didn’t fire her coach, he was there as a short term agreement whilst she was at the USO. After the USO there was come discussion about continuing, however Andrew Richardson was not going to be able to commit in the longer term. The myth of her sacking Richardson has been perpetuated and just isn’t the case. 2. a career in sport is a short one, it can end at any time due to injury and even if it goes full term, at the highest level you’re looking at 15 years, although there are exceptions to that. The idea that a player shouldn’t take the financial opportunities presented to her because she’s new on tour etc, is frankly preposterous. A LOT of money has been invested in Raducanu just to get to the point of competing on the tour, there has to be a return. She has chosen to be a professional athlete, that’s her job, she’s not a charity and needs to earn money like all of us, however she’s also very fortunate that it’s a lucrative career if managed correctly. She was 18 when she won USO, the pressure on her intensified after her win, that’s a massive change for a girl who was at school just a few months earlier, what realistically did you expect?

[@brooklineg7727]

@@Echoes1910 The question on the table is why does she get the hate. If we take your facts as given, the average tennis fan is not familiar with things like her contract details What the fans see is 1) a fickle girl who split with a coach that helped her over the top and 2) a girl cashing in on her looks, while her playing performance declines. If she does the media/advertising tours AND performs on the court, like Sharapova or Venus, she would not get the hate. As to your specifics, I would expect most low ranked players to be on short term arrangements with coaches; and she is said to have gone through 5 coaches in 2 years.

[@sciencekid7565]

@@Echoes1910A coach can’t turn a mediocre player out to be a genius. Take your med., please.

[@Echoes1910]

@@sciencekid7565one of us is educated and intelligent. The other is you.

[@Echoes1910]

@@brooklineg7727explained clearly the rational on these points, you don’t have to agree, however based on your responses I don’t think you understood them to begin with. People may not agree with her decisions or lifestyle choices, however why is that a reason to hate someone? I’ll help you as it’s a rhetorical question, she doesn’t deserve to be treated the way she is, it’s deplorable and irrational.

[@mikealbert728]

Raducanu still hasn't beaten a top 10 player. She also got millions in sponsorships kinda like Osaka. They play enough to keep sponsors but half the time they don't even look like they have been practicing.

[@sollibrero]

lolz so much you don't know behind the scene

[@SuperWhofan1]

She was never great. She got lucky that’s all