"IT'S THE GREATEST SPORTING ACHIEVEMENT!"🏆 Jim, Simon and Danny discuss Emma Raducanu's US open win

[@lonestarlondoner]

18 years old and had to qualify, won 10 straight matches and didn't drop a set, in a Grand Slam tournament. Never done before and doubt it will ever be repeated. Must be considered one of the greatest achievements in sports history. Extraordinary! Oh, and a maturity, smile and personality too.

[@guru6831]

One MTO too many, though. kzbin.info/www/bejne/qZjUpHpuitGlpdk

[@richardhammer187]

Time will out...

[@cullyx2913]

👍

[@bjrnthebootybandit]

apparently she didnt play anyone good according to Simon

[@lordswindon104]

18 years old, particularly in the women's game, isn't THAT remarkable. Serena Williams, Nadal, Becker... Tracy Austin won the US Open at 16. The lack of tour experience, being a qualifier and not dropping a set are the remarkable parts

[@nickwilkes3346]

as a 60 yr old englishman,I have to admit ,I just burst into tears of happiness watching her in the game and with her interviews after,,she is a gift !!!

[@cullyx2913]

👍

[@1nfamous76]

My 5 year old son saw her and said to me daddy I love Emma she is really good isn't she. That put such a smile on my face I can tell ya.

[@scottmallory298]

Me too!

[@paulcoffield2102]

Oustanding young woman. To win as a qualifier, 10 matches, 20 straight sets, having only played 4 tournaments as a pro beforehand and ranked 150 in the world, is arguably one of the greatest sporting achievement in any professional sport, worldwide. I would say it was like a movie-script, but they usually have drama. This was just serene all the way through. This sort of thing shouldn't happen in professional sport.

[@richardhammer187]

Almost like it's not humanly possible, right...?

[@BenjWarrant]

I rack my brains, and there have been several stories of great sporting success - e.g. Lewis Hamilton coming within inches of winning the F1 world championship in his *first ever season*; Martina Hingis, winning slams at 16; Boris Becker winning Wimbledon - also at 16, but he was ranked 20 at the time. There just isn't anything, anywhere, to compare with this. Emma is like an actress who appeared as an extra in one film and won an Oscar for the next; a scientist who got a Nobel prize for the work she did 6 months after an undergraduate degree; a journalist who got the Pulitzer prize for her very first report after getting her first job after graduating;p a singer who released her first five singles and sold 100 million copies of each - all rolled into one. In the 2024 Australian Open, Yastremska made it from qualifying to the semi final, where she lost - but what was everyone thinking? "Can she do a Raducanu?" Well, no she couldn't, but that's the benchmark. No-one who watched those matches live will ever forget what they saw. A legend unfolding in front of their eyes.

[@gdavo]

What mr Jordan fails to point out at 1:45 is Raducanu destroyed the woman that knocked out the world #1, she destroyed the reigning Olympic champion, she destroyed the form player in woman’s tennis in Sakkari and then destroyed the woman that knocked out all them seeds in the final.

[@carldevries9108]

As a Canadian I am not even that upset that Leylah didn't win. After watching their earlier matches, I thought that Emma would win. She is a delightful young lady who seems to have her head screwed on right, and a good team around her. I think she will be able to handle the pressure. I sure hope so because I want to watch more of her and Leylah competing on the women's tour.

[@sc-to4uf]

*Emma has poise, is self-assured and completely at peace with herself. Born winner! No arrogance! No bravado! Even keeled!*

[@robbie_]

I think what makes it such a great achievement isn't age (we've seen teenagers win slams many times before), it's the fact she went through qualifying to do it.

[@frankfrank6631]

She didn't drop a set in 10 rounds this is ridiculous

[@leemurray7240]

Or even taken to a tie break. The final would have been the first match she played were the fans were on the other girls side too. And nothing bothered her. It hard for her to follow this up. Just hope everyone doesn't expect to much from her. And I can't think of a bigger sporting achievement by a brit. And we had some great ones too. What she done is mind blowing.

[@royceskepagny6182]

@DMD And her Chinese mum.

[@royceskepagny6182]

What’s even more mind blowing is Raducanu has been on the WTA tour only since June. That’s all of three months. Emma quite literally dropped out of the sky and started winning on the biggest stage in tennis (Arthur Ashe Stadium).

[@robbie_]

@DMD People like you DMD, who come here to make points like this, are the most colossal bores. I'm guessing all the joy has been drained out of your sad little life.

[@yemi3266]

What an excellent achievement by Emma Raducanu. She has already won a grand slam. She can achieve a lot ! 🙌

[@RoverWaters]

WTA is very weak anyway next year another 18 year old gonna win...

[@yemi3266]

@@RoverWaters yes you're probably right, I think Coco Gauff will win one next year.

[@Baresi-Unico-Capitano]

@@RoverWaters How is that weak, if others can win? your argument makes no sense. Yes, there has been an issue around consistency at the top of the women's game. But coming into this tournament, Osaka had won two of the last 3. if another girl wins, then there's competition. that isn't the definition of 'weak'.

[@RoverWaters]

@@Baresi-Unico-Capitano you slow in the head

[@royceskepagny6182]

@@RoverWaters You couldn’t be more wrong. WTA is very strong. Unbelievable depth in women’s tennis. Used to be only 3 or 4 top players could win the big tournaments. Now 50 or more players have a real chance of winning the biggest titles. That is strength, not weakness.

[@JulieDorsetBelle]

Have to laugh - they keep banging on about Fernandez beating the 2nd, 3rd and 5th seed BUT Emma BEAT the ladies that had beaten the 1st, 4th, 6th & 7th seed....nuff said 😁

[@christiane785]

Not the same. Shelby rogers beating Ash barty was a complete fluke. First time she's ever done it. Fernandez taking Osaka is way more impressive. Then Svitolina and Sabalenka who were both playing the best tennis of their lives. Crazy. Radacanu didn't even play a seeded opponent until the quarters. Sabalenka was a two seed and had a harder draw. Her accomplishment is incredible but she still needs to prove she can win against top players consistently. Wishing her the best. I like her game a lot.

[@eyeofthetiger6002]

@@christiane785 don't worry, Emma will soon dish out the same punishment to those top seeds as well!🤣

[@RzA201]

Wakeup the 🌎 off sports is rigged by the people who control the narrative namely the jesuits

[@bobbybaucom9440]

People always talk about who someone else defeated. Really, a player can play only those players they meet in the draw. They don't have the option of calling the tournament director and saying, "I want to play this person or that person." It's the luck of the draw. Yes, Leylah Fernandez probably had the tougher draw. But when they met in the finals, Emma won in straight sets. This is taking nothing away from Miss Fernandez. She played fantastic tennis, won almost a million dollars, is now known around the world, and should be on her way to a fine tennis career. Looking forward to watching them both play in the future.

[@thehighlander959]

That is a very valid pont. You can only beat what is put in front of you. 20 Sets no tie breaks, 10 matches won from the qualifying rounds? Phenomenal really.

[@lisabradley9288]

She's my winner of BBC's sports personality of the year 2021 🎾🔥🇬🇧🙂

[@richardweaver8696]

Plenty of olympians deserve it more

[@paulshrew]

@@richardweaver8696 who?

[@richardweaver8696]

@@paulshrew Jason Kenny or Johnathan Brownlee for me, both been at the top of their sport for years and it was their last olympics. Olympics once every four years , Emma will get a chance to win up to 4 grand slams a year and probably represent GB at next olympics, she has plenty of opportunities to win it in future.

[@jamiew5211]

That show is dead

[@paulshrew]

@@richardweaver8696 Jason kenny for lifelong achievement, maybe. But Emma’s s a meteoric achievement this year, kenny was expected to win, Emma made history.

[@espycole2386]

Raducanu did an amazing job but I take issue with how these guys characterized the NY crowd. Yes Fernandez got the most applause but that’s because she’s Canadian and we saw her beat some really tough opponents. Raducanu started getting just as much love from the crowd as the match went on, especially after they patched up her knee and she was still winning points. The NY crowd loves players who earn it and by the end Raducanu had definitely won the crowd over.

[@cloverite]

That’s BS. They were correct. The crowd cheered loudly anytime Emma lost a point, especially when she double faulted, there was barely a whisper when she won points, even a couple of the points that were outstanding. When she got back on the court from injury she was booed by the crowd and heckled during the serves. Even after she won the applause was not as loud as it had been when she lost points. Leylah was even given more applause when the trophy’s were handed out. American crowds are disgusting. To treat an 18 year old novice the way they did, it would be bad enough if she was an experienced player but they basically picked a side, Canada, and then bullied the British player. I was doubly pleased she won to upset the disgusting spectators, half of which walked out at the end of the came and didn’t wait for the presentation.

[@espycole2386]

@@cloverite nah

[@johnnybgood1169]

@@cloverite The crowd is always looking for the match to go longer. You obviously have never been to the US Open or you would know this.

[@cute_man_with_moustache]

Perfect Brit lady to represent us all. Poise, eloquent, and Intelligent. Unlike some uncultured scums.

[@vincenttv6325]

She is so articulate. May be for people in Europe it is normal. But to us here in south east asia, so far away, the way she speaks is impressive.

[@dread4836]

Michael Owen not in the same league Danny, Emma is a phenomenal and so humble, Simon spot on

[@lesmccomb3249]

Well said Simon let the girl just concentrate on tennis and that's it

[@Noisehead101]

The BBC Sport leeches will suffocate her

[@MW-zd5gn]

The leftist media will jump on her like a rash and use her as a pawn to further their victim and seperation agenda

[@A-small-amount-of-peas]

@@MW-zd5gn What?! if anything this girl is a walking advert on how having an exotic wide range of genes to have come from is a good thing. Integral to eliminate racism for future generations when multiculturalism will eventually make your race a trivial point rather than a thing people will use you to judge you. Typical right wing paranoid selfish thinking

[@rogercooke4589]

Great contribution from Murphy,had no idea he used to hang around McDonalds with Michael Owen 🤣

[@mrjones29]

lol Murphy is irking out a living not knowing much at all.

[@narabdela]

@@mrjones29 Neither do you by the sound of it Mr Jones.

[@mrjones29]

@@narabdela So Usain Bolt, Bjorn Borg, Martina Hingis, Roger Federer, Pele and Lewis Hamilton are not greater sporting achievements than your teenage fantasy girlfriend? You are a complete muppet head and you shouldn't text in class pretending to be a grown up while learning your 4 times table. Say No To Drugs kids.

[@narabdela]

@@mrjones29 I learned my four times table before you were born Mr Jones: as for the rest of your nonsense, I really don't have a clue what you're rambling on about.

[@mrjones29]

@@narabdela Still didn't answer my question asshole? Are those past achievements better than your teen tennis superstar or not?

[@seeker6436]

Staggering achievement from Emma, I can't think of a better sporting feat, well said Simon, Emma needs good support around her now, the new nation's sweetheart ❤️🏆🇬🇧

[@redlavish7027]

There’s actually something really likeable about that chick. She seems like a beautiful person.

[@ppuh6tfrz646]

In my opinion, the greatest British sporting achievement (yet somehow forgotten) is: Randy Turpin beating Sugar Ray Robinson to become the middleweight champion of the world. Look at Robinson's ring record before that fight and you'll see what I mean.

[@royceskepagny6182]

You must be a big boxing fan to remember Randy Turpin’s stunning upset of Sugar Ray Robinson. I believe that was 1951. I’ll give you another British boxer that scored a shocking upset over a legendary champion, John Stracey’s TKO win over Jose “Mantequilla” Napoles which occurred in 1975. Both Turpin and Stracey did not have long reigns, though. Turpin lost the middleweight crown in his first defense, a rematch with Robinson, by 10th round stoppage and Stracey lost his welterweight crown in his second defense to Carlos Palomino by 12th round stoppage.

[@mirandaal4541]

Leicester City went from promotion to winning the Premier League by 10 points or more in a single season.. People have forgotten that sporting fairy tale

[@ppuh6tfrz646]

@@mirandaal4541 No one has forgotten Leicester. What I found hard to believe was that so many sides played right into Leicester's hands that season instead of trying to hit them on the break.

[@ppuh6tfrz646]

@@royceskepagny6182 Stracey's victory is up there with the best achievements by a British boxer but as great a fighter as Napoles undoubtedly was, he was no Sugar Ray Robinson. Napoles was also well past his best at that point and he never fought again after losing to Stracey. P.S. On my KZbin channel, you'll see my videos of when I visited Turpin's grave.

[@soniaevans1860]

I am guessing that all this greatest sporting achievement really depends on which sports you watch. I think Lewis Hamilton nearly winning the F1 title in his first year and then winning it in his second, is pretty Amazing. The England netball team winning gold and I could go on. Watched the tennis and was proud and willed Emma on.

[@roberthayes9842]

Simon stating the obvious as usual, well done to her, you don't win a grand slam without fortitude, she's got that

[@thediplomat3137]

"stating the obvious as usual". Sounded cool in your narcissistic head

[@roberthayes9842]

@@thediplomat3137 cheers

[@fyarlynx]

Always!!!!!

[@brucelockwood4701]

Emma said the her biggest triumph and what helped her win the title was not paying attention to the "outside stuff" but focusing on her craft and the game plan. In other words Emma did not get caught-up in her image, her pride, her ego. She put her image aside and "died" to herself. This allowed her to tap into her spirit, rise to the challenge and discover more about what she is capable of mentally, emotionally and physically. She learned. She grew in the experience. Her performance at the U S Open is a case where she lost herself to find herself.

[@JuanGregorGuitar-nn6pw]

How beautifully put. When I listened to those interviews I heard elements of big ghost and stoic philosophy. To have that perspective at 18 is f*cking ‘out there’ a whole different level.

[@Jack-ni4ft]

Unreal. What a talent!

[@IainG81]

Well played Emma. Incredible to see. 👏👏

[@1nfamous76]

Once in a lifetime achievement this. Love her. Soooo proud

[@alberthead4806]

how the hell can you compare it Owen scored a goal in a 90 min game Emma played 10 matches in three weeks to win the us open, greatest achievement ever, and I'm a football fan not a tennis fan

[@superphi]

She definitely needs protection against scum that will try to take advantage of her, she can’t do it alone, her team and family has to help her or else she will fall like so many that had fame and success early in their life

[@cute_man_with_moustache]

Woke liberals are already taking advantage of her monumental achievement. Just read their tweets. Sadiq Khan and the likes. Horrendous is what I would say of their tweets. Every Brit is proud of her but it's unfortunate that woke liberals have taken every possible opportunity to bring up her ethnicity to push their dirty politics. Shameful, really shameful.

[@stevenicol1]

@DMD in a caravan?

[@ninagray4441]

@@stevenicol1 that's a nasty comment and a waste of typing, grow up.

[@ninagray4441]

Why are we assuming she won't cope with what comes. It strikes me and her gang are doing fine.

[@stevenicol1]

@@ninagray4441 there is nothing wrong with living in a caravan. Stop being a bigot.

[@Eddie-Spaghetti]

PUT THE FULL SHOWS BACK ON KZbin!

[@jintsfan]

One thing ti have to say. The uniform Emma used to win the US Open should’ve gone to the Wimbledon Museum, on display for British kids, to inspire future generations of girls AND boys.

[@CrazySwiftGamer]

Her agent is the same Sharipova and Osoka had, he knows what he's doing. She'll be fine and will be a mega star.

[@johnp515]

Having the same agent as Sharapova and Osaka is not a guarantee of everything being “fine” for her. It was not always fine for Sharapova and certainly it hasn’t been for Osaka.

[@cute_man_with_moustache]

Osaka has turned into a woke crybaby.

[@marykistnen6837]

@@cute_man_with_moustache Yeah, she's just a sulk and needs to grow up.

[@davidmaddison7780]

They were spot on about the crowd they were all for the Canadian cos they didn't have a player of their own to shout about .total American bias. Well done radacanu amazing performance and mental strength. All the best for her future in tennis .

[@rdh-daliasjb3796]

Although the majority of support was for Fernandez, I heard plenty of support for Raducanu when she won points, and when she won the title.

[@johndevadas1933]

I don't recall this kind of buzz ever over any other individual sporting achievement. I hope she's able to continue playing freely, without feeling the weight of expectation every time she participates in a tournament here on. Staying humble, grounded, and present will hopefully remain her mantras and guide her to greater heights as an athlete. Hope she's able to maintain her composure, both on and off the court.

[@patrickpen2265]

Emma played her first Grand Slam and came without any world exposure or history and for that audience to be so biased against her was despicable. Well done Emma and your mental prowess is so admirable especially when the opponent argued unneccessarily because of the medical time out. You ignored that and won. RESPECT.

[@Cornwall1888]

She was 400/1. Leicester were 5000/1 to win the league I don’t think that’ll be beat any time soon. But her achievement is up there

[@BridgeStamford]

How is 400/1 and 5000/1 comparable?? 🤣

[@Clem_Fandango11]

...by a British sportsperson... Not a foreign owned football club.

[@Cornwall1888]

@@BridgeStamford it’s very easy to compare numbers

[@ovaloctopus8]

@@BridgeStamford tbf she didn't drop a set. I bet the odds for that would have been similar

[@paulcoffield2102]

She was 400 to 1 when she got to the main draw. Pre-Qualifying, the odds were a lot higher. Ask any bookie to have given you the odds for a qualifier to win the tournament in straight sets throughout and they would have laughed at you.

[@TheSvenysven]

A true superstar

[@milosradusinovic5796]

You wanna talk about hostile fans? Djokovic is disrespected at Wimbledon every single year 🤣

[@philip013]

Wimbledon fans, hostile? That's the Champagne and strawberries brigade. About as hostile as my old granny.

[@Genevasplaytime]

zero hostility towards anyone at wimbledon poshest place in the world. zero facts from you.

[@leebryden8322]

It's not disrespect ita just they prefer the other player he's up against as most fans of tennis they prefer Roger and Rafa

[@andypandy4607]

Mate did you see the final last night? The fans were terrible against medvedev

[@ismarcus00500]

Here you go, drink this full glass of man the F*** up!

[@carlix8035]

Only time will tell how good she really is. As many have said she had a relatively easier route to the final than the other girl. If she wins the next WTA then I think her fate is cemented well and truly. Just have to wait and see won’t we.

[@mirandaal4541]

If that mattered - an “easier route to the final” - then her giant-slayer opponent should have not only beaten her but made minced meat of her .. just saying

[@carlix8035]

@@mirandaal4541 Again time will tell. At this stage in her career it’s not so easy to tell just how far she can go. I’d love to see how she fairs with Barty for example. ER didn’t meet her nightmare opponent in the USO. Every tennis player has one. We’ll just have to wait and see who hers is I guess.

[@vandemic1696]

@@carlix8035 Her nightmare opponent may well be Iga Swiatek who beat her 6-0 6-1 in the final of junior Wimbledon in the same year Emma beat Leyla Fernandez. But as Emma's game has so much room for improvement my money would be on her to go on to become a multiple grand slam winner.

[@carlix8035]

@@vandemic1696 Agreed. She more than likely will win more tournaments. The only thing that could potentially let her down is everyone else. All this talk about her being a billion dollar girl and the obsession of her youth and good looks isn’t healthy. It won’t be a smooth ride to the top, even with a great team backing her. She’s a nice girl still learning life. Too much pressure = too much pain a little later on.

[@greatestanalyser2354]

Fair play to her, representing the ends well 🤩 🎉

[@JG-ib7xk]

The ends 😂

[@kukulroukul4698]

'' fair play for her ''

[@kukulroukul4698]

init !

[@7pinky791]

Reminds me of Boris Becker winning Wimbledon

[@wonjubhoy]

Brilliant comparison.

[@AmiHoss66]

Michael Owens goal is as nothing compared to Emma Raducanus achievement. Owen was already scoring for Liverpool well before the World Cup place in 1998 . Raducanu was offered a wild card to make up the numbers and possibly get a couple of wins during qualifying yet dominated the Grand slam ! Owen did not dominate The World Cup . That was Ronaldinho

[@rdh-daliasjb3796]

It seems to me Raducanu's biggest problem will be certain sections of the press and public. You only have to look at the comments on different videos showing her matches and interviews to know her achievements are being minimised, and knives are being sharpened. You only have to look at the records to see that even some of the greats took a couple of years just to make another final. She just needs time and support.

[@geoffgarside8]

I suspect she will play a couple more seasons, win 5 grand slam titles, then think about another career away from the WTA circus. If so, good for her,

[@chelseapoet3664]

People in the comments are saying Leicester winning the Premier League was a greater achievement and are citing the bigger odd as evidence. But odds aside, millions of people including me would put this achievement higher, because Leicester, whose win was incredible, were in their second year as a team in the top division of possibly the best league in the world. Whereas Emma was outside the top 300 just 2 months before she rose to the top. So in terms of a meteoric rise, this was quicker and more spectacular.

[@Clem_Fandango11]

The arguement was "achievement by a British sports person." Leicester are a team and Thai owned at that.

[@mrjones29]

@@Clem_Fandango11 Jim didn't say that or meant that. He said "best sporting achievement ever", meaning throwing anything into the mix and Emma still comes out on top.

[@mrjones29]

Leicester City's was bigger and better and nothing to do with the 5000-1 odds. It was a hugely bigger deal than Emma who actually sat in the easy part of the draw and powered thru. Much like when the England football team are in the easy part of the draw and beat teams like Jamaica, Sweden and Turkey and you'd say England are world beaters. Leicester had to play everyone to reach the title whereas cup draws Emma doesn't have to play the big hitters to reach the final.

[@chelseapoet3664]

@@mrjones29 She beat the woman who beat the best players, so she's the best, regardless of her previous matches. Her beating Fernandez strongly suggests she would also have beaten the players Fernandez beat. I stand by my contention that her rise was more impressive than Leicester's because she came from a much lower level and much faster to win one of the two biggest prizes in her sport.

[@mrjones29]

@@chelseapoet3664 The proof in the pudding that you are carelessly ignoring is the fact she beat someone who was already a spent force in the final beating those bigger better players before facing Racucamu. You can stick to your opinions all you want, not here to change your mind, only here to tell you you're wrong. Now if the final was a 3 set final, you might have a leg to stand on - but guess what, another one sided two setter. Leicester City was by far a bigger deal.

[@charliechaz1982]

Womens tennis is actually really a great thing. I'm not mad about female sports but ladies tennis is different. They seem miles ahead in that particular sport to most others, decades ahead in fact, maybe because the WTA has been professional status for decades. Female tennis stars are in my opinion the greatest female sports people. Look at the names down the years and this rings true. There is so much joy in watching and they tend to in the main carry themselves very well. Halep, Kvitova, Kerber, Barty etc all so different in personality and bring something unique to the table. Now add in these youngsters to the mix and it will be well worth watching.

[@adrianbrown1492]

I agree. But you named the best players there are a few who are not good sports people, eg Osaka, Sabalenka, and of course S Williams who is a disgrace. My sport was football but my favourite sports person is Simona Halep. She is just a great person.

[@charliechaz1982]

@@adrianbrown1492 Mine too. Simona is just lovely. The perfect sports person.

[@ianbarnhurst4450]

This is the greatest sporting achievement bar none, it’s like Tamworth winning the FA Cup without conceding a goal. Unbelievable.

[@paulcoffield2102]

Don't compare Wiggins to this. The guy was at the peak of his powers, had an entire team catered for him to win, and there's still a question mark around the drugs for a TUE that he took before that tour. This is by far the biggest achievement in British sport alongside Leicester's EPL win, with Murray's Wimbledon win in 2013 and Englands '66 win just behind.

[@mmumambientsounds-timers]

Also, I live near him and he is a class A dick

[@hugo9547]

Wow, Talk Sport is actually talking about a sport that isn’t football or AJ boxing related.

[@Clem_Fandango11]

Stole my line. Well said.

[@WaniZame]

Was so proud of Emma. She needs to look to Andy and Serena as examples to follow. Because of her achievements as well as the superficial fact that she is quite beautiful she will have endorsements and brands all over her. That will be the real test of her mentality, does she want to win things or does she want to be famous? I think and hope it’s it’s the formerZ

[@royceskepagny6182]

The fact is the more she wins, the more famous she becomes. The trick is how to properly handle her fame. I’m not sure calling her beauty superficial is quite accurate. The world has fallen for Emma in some degree due to the fact that she’s a total knockout. It totally reminds me of another teenage beauty queen that wowed the planet back in 2004 after she won her first major at Wimbledon. Her name, Maria Sharapova.

[@bonvoyage5377]

serena is the worst example for anyone to follow

[@alunmurison7421]

Don’t follow a self entitled bully like Serena

[@bobbybaucom9440]

Do you really want Emma to try to follow the examples of Serena Williams? Serena has had a number of incidents where her behavior has been called into question. Granted, she's probably the best of all time, but lacking in character.

[@abadullahkhan9998]

Our girl has a sensible head on her shoulders and will never even consider Serena as someone to follow. Our girl talks about ethics first and Serena is far from it

[@geekaleek]

She was at the Met Gala red carpet lol

[@christophermurphy9493]

It IS the greatest achievement.

[@AlfredTheGreatestEver]

It is an amazing achievement. Very Hollywood. To go from a 0 nobody to grand slam champion in 1 tournament is extraordinary. However, while it's is an amazing underdog story, women's tennis has has had an influx of new winners. This doesn't mean her achievement is any less grest, it is what elevates the achievement of Andy Murray. Sure he wasn't out of the box grand slam winner, it took him a few years. But he best 3 of the greatest tennis players of all time to do it. And had the British public's monkey on his back, with no winner for over 70 years. I think knowing the magnitude of the achievement adds more pressure and to do it anyway is almost Victoria cross levels of mental strength. Andy Murray will always be it for me.

[@bushmonster1702]

Certainly up there.

[@lordswindon104]

Fernandez was the crowd favourite in the final right enough, but Jordan is overstating the lack of enthusiasm for Raducanu from what I saw

[@resabape]

The guy on the left is bang on. Emma's accomplishment is remarkable within the proper context. She did not play anyone who is currently a top 10 player, for what that's worth. She may have been able to beat them as well. Who knows. Emma has a very limited resume but the potential for her is very promising. The pressure on her to do it again will be enormous. She will be evaluated in the long term on how she does against the best players. Time will tell.

[@thehighlander959]

However she did beat the person who beat all the higher seed in straight sets. Game, Set and Match Raducanu.

[@adamsharpe9452]

Well said Simon

[@robertthomson4978]

Says a lot that Danny used to pop in to McDoanlds after training......

[@stogie8773]

So ya basically saying media leave her alone & let her get on with her career. Well done Emma fantastic achievement. Well said as usual Simon 👏👌

[@therealjoeysalazar]

Her parents are super strict. She'll be good.

[@iamnotfooled]

Yup. Her parents brought her up right. Kudos to the parents.

[@tsangpogorge]

I remember getting a Owen hair cut after 98!

[@Wtf0069]

Not always agreed what Jordan has said in the past but on this occasion he's nailed it insofar as keeping Emma insulated from all of the sharks who will be circling, she has had a good childhood with sound family values by parents who both love her and want what's best for her! She will have a great team around her so all she has to do is grow and develop her tennis and enjoy her tennis! She is only 18 going on 19, what a bright and successful future she has ahead of her! I've never been interested in tennis, I always used the analogy that I'd sooner watch paint dry! After watching one of her early matches (on recommendation I may add) I was and am hooked! I very much look forward to watching this girl grow, there will be a few ups and downs along the way but that's how you develop and improve. She is quite possibly the UK's version of Serena Williams but with a touch more class! Enough said!

[@Genevasplaytime]

What about jason kenny? hes up there with Emma.

[@dread4836]

Emma is class act, but poor old Chris Froome 4 or 5 Tour de France wins and never gets a mention

[@johnmitchell2269]

Good to put Romania on the map. They haven't achieved much in Sport over the last two decades. Her Romanian dad and Chinese mother must be over joyed. Respect.

[@johnmitchell2269]

@milly80 It's not racist to call a tiger a tiger or a lion a lion you Muppet.

[@Detroiy2k]

British is wht she called as she wins for them,if she didn't make it at 14/15 might of been different, dunno how he racist

[@swingro2011]

John you really are a special kind of stupid aren't you? Romania has Halep one of the best tennis players of the last 2 decades , 2 times GS winner and number 1 in the world for a long time. Also there is another canadian player of Romanian origin, Bianca Andreescu that won a grand slams not long ago.

[@monkeytennis8861]

She's British, you lame bigot.

[@patrickrafferty1936]

@@monkeytennis8861 She isn't though, born in Canada to a Chinese mother and a Romanian father. Nothing wrong with that at all but she isn't British

[@davekirkwood3540]

Brilliant player she reached the last 16 at Wimbledon with ease if she not have to pull out she might have Wimbledon

[@mrjones29]

Bottler.

[@AZBCDE]

“Coping with pressure” lol

[@Jack-lk7wk]

I just hope the media leave her alone a bit let her grow mentally it's got to be incredibly hard

[@voodoochile333]

Adil Ray and the London mayor said that she's not British

[@colinbaker3916]

Three blokes used to talking about football suddenly have to do some homework about tennis.

[@LudiCrust.]

Not true at all about the US crowd not being behind her I was there

[@johnnybgood1169]

Exactly. The crowd started pulling more for Fernandez in the 2nd set simply because they wanted to see a 3rd set.

[@MrJevman]

Typical of Danny Murphy to dumb down the conversation by bringing up Micheal Owen. Literally no-one cares m8.

[@fraz6354]

He offers nothing does he.

[@henryviii6341]

Boris Becker 1985 did the same at Wimbledon the No1 Tournament in the World. And HE faced legendary Champions along the way.

[@martinayre2710]

No he was already seeded and a great player and known but that's not to say it was a brilliant achievement

[@rewdwarf123]

@@martinayre2710 He was unseeded but was ranked 20th in the world. Only the top 16 players were seeded, then.

[@martinayre2710]

@@rewdwarf123 ok cheers for that

[@Burl900]

Not every American acted poorly. She had a great tournament congrats

[@stephenmason9527]

Such a silly criticism... not even that they were rude or disrespectful, but just that they didn't 'cheer enough for her' ? Is he serious?

[@swimdeep189]

SJ called it right.

[@radicalrick9587]

*_Well boys, all good things much come to an end._* _"A Knight Tale"_

[@greatestanalyser2354]

Just celebrate her, stop talking about what you think she has to do etc. If she wants to be the superstar, let her be.

[@MW-zd5gn]

That's left wingers for you mate, want to politicise everything

[@benlowe578]

@@MW-zd5gn yeh the leftists ruin everything. They turn sport or entertainment into politics

[@kukulroukul4698]

@@benlowe578 without them we would be swimming in counterfeit matches and off-book bettings

[@kukulroukul4698]

@@benlowe578 thinking in ABSOLUTE terms pave the way for OTHERS to exploit you... like the mister Analyser above

[@benlowe578]

@@kukulroukul4698 stop ruining things bro. Let people have fun.

[@rwachwater4408]

Her odds(400/1ish) seemed fair considering the Wimbledon run and the nature of women’s tennis in the last decade or so, definitely in the mix for a single great tennis achievement but realistically Leicester we’re more like 50,000/1 than 5000/1 when they won the league. it is the single greatest sporting achievement of all time and I’d be doubtful it will be bettered. . It always amazes me how the Leicester achievement is underplayed, the best analogy I heard was it’s like a greyhound winning the grand national. (Note: the following year Jim said if Spurs were to win the league it would be a better achievement. Sums up the man)

[@paulcoffield2102]

Those odds were 400-1 once she qualified for the main draw. They would have been far higher pre-qualifying.

[@rwachwater4408]

@@paulcoffield2102 they wouldnt. 600/1 max. As an example of how bookies don’t give you anything - Norwich are between 1000/1 and 2,500/1 to win this seasons premier league title when they probably should be around 150,000/1 or higher

[@pauloconnor5101]

It isn’t the greatest but it is excellent.

[@coolyoutuber6237]

Martina Hingis achievement at 16 years old can be considered as a greatest achievement by any teen in the tennis. She was rocking the tennis world at 16.

[@mrjones29]

Far from the Greatest, but Jim is getting old now.

[@andypandy4607]

If we're talking tennis, quite possibly. If we're talking sport more generally, I'd personally say Leicester city winning the premier league was more impressive

[@mrjones29]

@@andypandy4607 Then you don't know much tennis. Martina Hingis and Tracy Austin won Major Slams including the US Open both aged just 16 years old and in Martina's case she was on a Grand Slam winning 3 out of 4 in 1997 at only 16. That's the perspective Jim White needs. Leicester City's title win is leaps and bounds above Raducanu's tennis win.

[@andypandy4607]

@@mrjones29 I said "quite possibly". I am aware of other great tennis achievements by women

[@tokhmi2006]

Funny how none of these men dare criticize her at all out of fear of sexism.

[@owencrompton3713]

what is there to critizice? plonker of the day statement

[@Oddmen1]

Typical American audience? Don't forget that your own fans booing every team in the euros. Is that the typical English audience? 🤔

[@kukulroukul4698]

YES ! saddly :(

[@philip013]

That's football. All bets are off.

[@Genevasplaytime]

What about italian fans at monza is that the typical italian audience? hush boy.

[@mrjones29]

@@philip013 In England's case that's racist football though.

[@mrjones29]

The maddening xenophobia flows strong with Talksport when actually England fans are the worst in the world at trying to respect other countries in sport. FACTS

[@roter13]

Let's see how she handles the pressure. We've seen this story many times in women's tennis. Now all of the players will want to beat her and will study her game.

[@starlord6433]

exactly

[@MikeOxlong12]

I think a better example of sporting achievement is how Benteke has got away with masquerading as a Premier League striker for the last three years :-D

[@ay613]

He scored the winner against brighton so that's enough.

[@MikeOxlong12]

@@ay613 Club Legend :-D

[@fyarlynx]

Yeah as well as holligan Joey Barton or druggy Wiltshire

[@ĎẹĵäPüĥ]

I can'tt think of many better?

[@McCumbo]

Good advert for Costa Coffee this

[@catscantfly]

but could she do it on a rainy night in stoke?

[@pjmoseley243]

dont want to be negative then just be positive.

[@camelio10]

This is a Leicester city type of story. I don't think she has the kind of talent to stay at the top like Venus, Sharapova and Serena etc, but it was a great achievement none the less

[@thehighlander959]

I would like to buy your crystal ball please? 🤣🤣🤣 Your just guessing...

[@eyeofthetiger6002]

It's a bit like San Marino winning the world cup.

[@gordonmcdonald8623]

Great, but look at Jim, pretty peculiar the way he keeps playing with his nose. What's he been up to off camera? 😅

[@gordonmcdonald8623]

I've been thinking that for ages 😅

[@Matthew-bu7fg]

Jim, Simon and Danny speaking nonsense about the "despicably partisan crowd". For starters, I heard plenty of support for Emma throughout the match. Secondly, it's a Canadian at her home Grand Slam. There will have been far more Canadians than Brits at that match. I bet Simon and Danny weren't complaining about the lack of noise for the Italy equaliser in the Euros final.

[@dtower1825]

Yeah I agree. Not at all sure what they’re on about here.

[@alfredthegreat9543]

Sporting achievements that are unique are by definition the greatest. I just can't think of anything that can top this. Arsenal's Invincibles maybe, but this was her alone so I think not. Fairy tale stuff.

[@lestajesta9682]

Leicester City.

[@jayseaem]

Liverpool v Barcelona

[@garyr9711]

What Federer did in 2017 has to be up there? Put serious manners on everyone after being out for a year.

[@Matthew-bu7fg]

I love Federer but you could mention Nadal for the same reason. In 2016, everyone was bigging it up as "Andy's year" and Novak was very strong too whereas Roger and Rafa were both injured and nothing was expected of them going into 2017.

[@ingmarsen]

Simon Jordan is very intelligent ! He mentions it's a phenomenal achievement 'but' needs the right people around her . Yes congratulations Emma Raducanu but Simon rightly mentions Leylah Fernandez who had a much tougher draw , beating Kaia Kanepi , very experienced Estonian , beating Naomi Osaka , former World no.1 and US Open and Australian Open Champion , beating Elina Svitolina , top 4 player , Angelique Kerber former World no.1 , 3 x Grand Slam winner and Aryna Sabalenka , no.2 seed . I enjoyed her matches more I'm sorry to say . In fact they both Canadian born , one has Filipino mother , the other Chinese .One has Romanian father the other Ecuador . Just like 2019 winner Bianca Andreescu , Canadian but Romanian father . Just to add , may be justified or unjustified but is Women's tennis to say weak or strong outside the top 20 particularly if an unknown 18 year old (albeit talented) come from nowhere and win a Grand Slam without even losing a set ? Just to make a valid point !

[@vandemic1696]

The women's game is incredibly strong at the moment and because there are so many good players we see different grand slam winners. The game is not weak just because one or two players do not dominate the sport.

[@ingmarsen]

@@vandemic1696' OUTSIDE the top 20' !!!!

[@jacksmithbees777]

It is the greatest achievement by far the World Cup for people who were there will have that as greatest personal moment and in terms of sport that cricket final England won was the most intense moment that’s the three highlights by far tbh liecester winning the league too but just short of Emma because of the gap of likelihood to achieve that

[@webtexwebdesign4552]

Equal pay already exists.

[@richmlvcable]

only at the slams and a few events like IW and Miami

[@direstraitslondon6034]

Fernandez....very very good player...but,very very very very lucky ev single match....was two poins to be out....with Osaka...Salablenka give Fernadez gift after gift....same...Sviltolina....who watch ev match and they know tennis...they know im right...! And Raducanu....let ev one in the dust...ev match...!

[@avntori]

That's the beauty of tennis the match is not over until the last point needed to win is won ive seen matches where it was 5 to 0 0-40 down and the player trailing came back to win the match!!!

[@BN-em9qx]

finally, someone who sees. Leyla is a defensive player, but there is no defense if the offence obliterates you. There is no point for the likes of sakkari / fernandez/ kerber to chase down.. because ER ended it 4 shots ago!! Hence ERs aggression simply freaked out the other players.. who she was breaking almost at will. Imho I put it down to her height, reflexes.. plus the game aggression.. but you can only do that if you believe in your own shot making. the second break point at 3-2 in second set.. leylas serve should have been an ace.. (height/ reflex), leylas next shot should have been put away (lacked aggression).. raducanu did what she does - reacted boldly and put it to bed. its moments like that that are the difference. also, notice she stopped that annoying/cute wimbledon 'dropping racket' after great shot stuff.. she is beginning to understand her own talent. the whole thing was matrix-neo-esque! a bit more muscle, add 5 kph and 5% accuracy to the serve, stamina (shes only played for a few months).. she's 18.. ER is a generational talent. its really nice to see and for my tennis playing girls to watch!

[@davymugs7291]

So you defend English crowd's booing opposition anthems but because an American crowd didn't cheer on one of your athletes they're in the wrong?

[@Luminoth-il1yt]

No one defended booing the oppositions anthem, the people that do it are a disgrace.

[@davymugs7291]

@@Luminoth-il1yt Simon did

[@alanpattinson6211]

Another commentary idiot about never beating a top seed. Strangely both halfs of the draw have the same number of seeds. She beat Sakkari who had beaten the 4,6 and 10 seeds and Rodgers who had beaten the No 1. Seeding is not an infalliable system if it was there would be no need to play any of the games.

[@FurioussBear]

Do people genuinely believe women should get equal pay as men in sports? Isn't being paid a LOT enough already? Does it have to be EQUAL the men? Considering they don't bring nowhere near as much attention to whatever sport it may be.

[@bushmonster1702]

Women tennis players get equal prize money so I don’t what they are chirping about.

[@davidjames3080]

And yet the Women's US Open final got more attention than the men's. I do think the women's game should be upped to best out of 5 sets like the men, and I don't think the top players would argue with that. And as long as the tournaments get the sponsorship to pay the women equal pay, I don't see a problem. You say the women's game doesn't get as much attention, but considering more than half the population of the world are women, then this is probably only because most televised sport is male based.

[@jamiew5211]

@@davidjames3080 t This is possibly the dumbest take I've heard this week congratulations

[@markpugh6808]

@@davidjames3080 that's because British women don't usually get that far let alone win whereas everyone just assumed Djokovic was gunna do the calendar Slam so didn't bother to watch the Russian upset the odds

[@thespursfan7564]

Being 46, I can look at Emma's game and clearly see her posture on court ,her power ,her body positioning through the forehand , it's very Graffesque ,all of a sudden poor Robson , Watson and Khonta are what they were ,hopefuls ,women's tennis is very competitive right now ,looking forward to it

[@alanpattinson6211]

Is it necessary to deride the efforts of others.?Being 78 I believe the three mentioned have performed rather well.

[@thespursfan7564]

@@alanpattinson6211 no your right , I respect the others ,I'm just highlighting ,we got excited with Robson junior Wimbledon champ ,Watson looked great ,Khonta was in a very good ranking ,but they were all miles away from achieving what Emma has if we are honest , Radacanu blitzed everyone of the court

[@marykistnen6837]

Graff's forehand is nothing like Emma's. Graff's forehand was very effective of course, but I much prefer the look of Emma's, who is far more balanced too while hitting it.

[@thespursfan7564]

@@marykistnen6837 I'm talking more about her movement on court

[@marykistnen6837]

@@thespursfan7564 Oh yes, definitely.

[@henshawart8557]

Didnt Boris Becker win Wimbledon as i qualifier

[@martinayre2710]

No

[@johnnybgood1169]

No. He was unseeded in that tournament but ranked number 20 in the world.

[@higgsboson2280]

Lewis Hamilton, Emma Raducanu, Mo Farah, Lenox Lewis, in that order.

[@monkeytennis8861]

Lennox Lewis??

[@higgsboson2280]

@@monkeytennis8861 Lennox is considered by many the greatest heavy weight boxer since Ali. The fact that he's in that conversation makes him a sporting great.

[@daveboon5992]

She loves riding her Motocross bike ❤️😎😎😎👍

[@hellobanking802]

Simon, his top LADness with the proper clobber will never be diminished ever!

[@MW-zd5gn]

The most factual statement I've seen all week!