Virginia Wade BELIEVES that "Special players like Emma Raducanu ONLY come along ONCE in a decade."

Virginia Wade believes that "Special players like Emma Raducanu only come along once in a decade."
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[@TJSportsUSA]

Do you agree with Virginia Wade?

[@naveenrana4976]

Absolutely! 💯

[@stevenholton438]

She has the best view i would say. Many others who could perform as well possibly never have the opportunity or foresight to learn at an early age

[@AshleyKarys]

Yes absolutely! Such great insight from a lovely champion!

[@-BigIi-]

Yes, well put..

[@j.cemmanuel1638]

Yes,indeed.. i do very much...

[@eyeofthetiger6002]

Since no qualifier has ever won a slam, I would say it's once in a lifetime!

[@hdlawson1003]

Facts!

[@reasonrusfromme9731]

Her stats won’t be repeated either, first qualifier, teenager, 2nd appearance in a slam, and not dropping a set to win the biggest slam. All these achievements alone should earn her the hall of fame

[@thomasmiles340]

So wonderful to see and hear the great Virginia Wade, who won the first U.S. Championship in the Open Era in 1968 by beating Billie Jean King in straight sets. Cheers.

[@kevinprior3549]

Beating BJK wasn't an easy thing to do. Wade is so overlooked as a great player.

[@fender1000100]

@@kevinprior3549 Very true, and to then win Wimbledon too.

[@sarahtullamore1574]

Love Virginia Wade. I remember watching her beat Betty Stove in the Wimbledon Final in 1977. I was young at the time but I was bouncing up and down and screaming at the telly with my Mum!

[@darrenlamb5640]

Emma is the best feel good news story in a long, long time.

[@shanti888]

We needed that lift, right?

[@gedofgont1006]

Totally!👏👏👍🍻

[@Wtf0069]

God bless you Virginia, a national sweetheart!

[@briane5706]

National Treasure.

[@pmp521]

Emma is very marketable. Pretty smile, well spoken, nice British accent, and knows how to carry herself in front of the camera. She won't have problem getting endorsements

[@Ireniicus]

She also speaks fluent Mandarin which is useful if you want to ingratiate yourself in a 1.4b market.

[@dougm659]

Understatement of the year, she’ll probably earn over $100m in the next year alone mostly from endorsements! Unless her tennis fails completely she could become the highest earning tennis player ever

[@noteynote4873]

@@Ireniicus speaks a sentence isn't fluent, u fool.

[@kennethhawley1063]

@@noteynote4873 Her mother is Chinese, she visits her grandparents in China regularly and according to everything I have seen written about her she speaks Mandarin fluently.

[@noteynote4873]

@@kennethhawley1063 nah

[@richardmac]

Emma has the mental focus and strength of a Yogi master, a super aggressive game and is a great athlete. That is an awesome combination. If she can maintain this level and stay fit she is going to be a multiple grand slam winner.

[@matthewpark1632]

I am glad that Emma is so charming and lovely because we would probably see her win majors after majors for next 15 yrs. or so.

[@albertochoa7331]

I guess that right.

[@albertochoa7331]

@@Powercise1 Who really cares. We got problems of our own. One problem you better not have and that with. Living Word of the Living GOD.

[@okrisjubaidi926]

She is the person that many people pray for, her smile is contagious

[@sugoidessho]

Her smile lights me up inside everytime I see her no matter how low I feel. Beautiful young woman with a lovely, modest personality and character, kudos to her parents and grandparents for raising her so well. Perfect role model for young girls in this country.

[@alisoncooper1421]

I read an article quoting Virginia Wades views on Emma Raucana as Emma progressed through the USA, thankfully it had been picked up and made a small mention in New Zealand. Because of her comment, I managed a breakfast invite to a friend who had Sky TV and was, able to see the match live.. Made my day to see such skill and poise by a newcomer on the world scene. I have followed tennis for nearly 70 years, never missed a, Steffi Graf or Martina Navratilova match that was available, so I am really looking forward to what is available for my twilight years. Emma will always be remembered for the way she won the USA open as a qualifier but one of the main pleasures, for me was to see a young player who did not grunt and scream everytime she hit the ball and how nice it was to see someone with such a skill set and power equably successful with either single or double handed returns. A delightful exhibition of natural class which has been achieved through a lot of hard work.

[@jeanhorn8891]

Virginia, looking well. This young lady Emma smile made me smile.. What an achievement and an exciting player... Nice to see.. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇬🇧

[@miaash3870]

Emma & her family need to make sure the wicked media does not ruin this lovely & talented teenager's life! Too much fuss Too much publicity Too much nonsense Emma was brought up with inner belief, taking care of each day as best as possible! This is most sadly NOT taught by British parents!

[@gordontanner3060]

Great comments from Virginia Wade … well done Emma . Tremendous weekend of genius tennis and well done to Daniil

[@trespasser121]

I for one haven't seen a star shine so bright since Nadia Comaneci lit up the sky of the 1976 Olympics. Look at Nadia's ease, composure, personality and SMILE and you'll see the resemblance (some common ancestry might have played a role also). She may do for women's tennis what Nadia did for gymnastics, bring out millions of new fans into the stands and kids taking up the sport.

[@Fizar73]

Nadia is Romanian like Emma 😷 I means Emma dad is Romanian...and of coz she's English. Absolutely the British shining star

[@christopherwheatley9858]

Wise words from Virginia and of course we're all excited and best of luck Emma!

[@noriemeha]

Emma is exceptionally talented yet grounded and naturally majestic in how she conducts herself on & off court.

[@jorgeguisa7920]

One of the many truth and bright points that Wade made here about Emma and the final is the one where she refered as Emma "having that effect" on everyone. She was talking about how Leyla Fernandez didn´t played (and served) her best, but as much as nerves and fatigue had a big say on that, there is defently something about Emmas intelligent game that let her opponents feeling like they could have done better but not knowing exactly how. She reminded me a lot of many of Novak´s matches where they are so balanced, when the opponent is on the attack, they ust cover the baseline and go into rocksolid mode, reading and anticipating any opening from the other side, and as soon as they get the chance to switch to attack they do it so smoothly that is hard to understand how it happened. They can hit a crisp clean shot with tons of acceleratin, depth or angle with tons of margin and still let the oponent out of the point. Smart, balanced, quick and competitive as hell... yeah, Nole and Emma.

[@yidingwang402]

I saw Emma was learning about the opponents first, adjusting her play to get to their weakness quickly. She is smart

[@paulkane7771]

Emma's mental game is really advanced for her young age.

[@socman3988]

There is a lot of hype about Emma Raducanu. Her journey is definitely extraordinary from a qualifier to go all they way and win the US Open without dropping a single set at only 18 years old!!! Really unbelievable but i hope she stays focused and goes to win many majors. Just a reminder Maria Sharapova was only 17 years old to beat Serena William the World No1 female player at the time with multiple GS. She became World 1 at 18 years old however she never reached her full potential winning only 5 Grand Slams although she was considered by many from her Wimbledon Victory the next best thing in Tennis. It's just to show that you never know what will happen in the following years. I'm sure we are all anxious to see her play the next major tournament and how well she performs. Only time will tell but we hope to see her become a superstar in Tennis with many many majors.

[@jurinachan5757]

Love everything about Emma. There is no comparisons from Emma to any others tennis player. Emma is a special great human being. May God bless her to say healthy and keep winning. 👍🙏❤

[@thornerg2]

Although she was MIGHTY over the last few weeks. I fear we've not seen enough of her to assume she'll storm every tournament from now on. Even Ash Barty who is leagues ahead of anyone in the ranking points, struggles from time to time. You can be on form in one Championship, and go out in the first round of the next. I really hope she does well, but her future results could go anywhere. This was no fluke, but she could have a bad day at the office at any time. We shouldn't heap too much pressure on her.

[@brucekwan1911]

Emma differs from the other players including the top players is that she does not think of winning the game but one point at a time and one set at a time . This allowed her to be more focused than the rest of the players

[@ericbrown1101]

Sports is fickle like that. There's a lot of luck involved to winning titles and it takes a lot of patience. She seems to have a lot of strong qualities when it comes to work ethic, attitude, focus, energy, intelligence. She went from withdrawing from Wimbledon due to a panic attack from the pressure to a picture of mental toughness in New York. We'll see if she can maintain that. I wish her the best.

[@kimacronym2521]

Of course there are many strong competitors, and therefore it is unlikely that she keeps winning at the same rate. However, when the right tournament comes, and she is on top of her game, she can certainly win again and again. I thought she had incredible quality, intellectually, mentally and physically. Of course, none of those are fully developed yet - which makes it so scary to think how she possibly won the US Open. To me, it was the most surprising sporting event and achievement in 20 years. I feel truly inspired by her !

[@oldboy5001]

Yeah it's early days, but all the signs are good!

[@kevinprior3549]

Andy Murray broke 77 years of hurt of a Brit man winning at Wimbledon (a home Grand Slam) Emma Raducanu broke 44 years of hurt of a British woman winning a Grand Slam.

[@KaitainCPS]

@Charlie Flange I was born in Australia. But I don’t call myself Australian. It wasn’t where I grew up, and it’s not my culture.

[@richardpierpoint3006]

@Charlie Flange Chris Froome was born in Nairobi. Bradley Wiggins was born in Ghent. Boris Johnson was born in NYC - so, what IS your point?

[@kevingilhooley2064]

@Charlie Flange ...John McEnroe was born in Germany and more recently for newbies to tennis Alexander "Sascha" Zverev was born in Moscow...so by your reckoning McEnroe is German and Sascha is Russian.....oh and I was born in Sicily....but yes I'm English.

[@MrDragon1968]

@Charlie Flange I don't think using the boorish opinions of an English/British nationalist (with possible xenophobic biases) is quite the killer argument you think it is. Fernandez's parents are Ecuadorian/ Filipino immigrants to Canada. Are you suggesting Fernandez is not Canadian? Emma Raducanu grew up in Britain, identifies as British, has a British passport. She is as British as I am.

[@kevingilhooley2064]

@@miaash3870 ..I agree with you on the publicity,fuss and nonsense but with fame and fortune this seems to be the price people are willing to pay, on the other matter of British parents I can safely say that every parent I know or have known has brought up their children in exactly the same way,strong,proud,clever with good manners...just like Emmas family have done.

[@miaash3870]

Emma & her family need to make sure the wicked media does not ruin this lovely & talented teenager's life! Too much fuss Too much publicity Too much nonsense Emma was brought up with inner belief, taking care of each day as best as possible! This is most sadly NOT taught by British parents!

[@LetsBuildThatApp]

Emma looked to improve tremendously in the last year, developing solid serves and ground strokes to take down so many of the vets.

[@trespasser121]

@@lawoftheuniverse8089 At the speed she is progressing she may be a lot better by the time of Australian Open. The important thing is she has the movement, the physical abilities and the mental toughness. Her career may turn out to resemble more Sharapova's rather than Serena's, but that's OK, people will come to see her, rather than some big server with little else to offer.

[@LetsBuildThatApp]

@@lawoftheuniverse8089 Nice, Canada and Britain are two of my favorite countries, glad to see her represent both

[@MrSwanley]

@@lawoftheuniverse8089 Being born in a country doesn't make you culturally a part of that country. E.g. lots of childen of US servicepeople are born in UK and Germany - that didn't make those kids British or German. Your upbringing is what establishes what culture you belong to. Emma is a product of Chinese/Romanian parents and the British society, including the school system and tennis system. Canada... not so much.

[@kevoconnor145]

@@lawoftheuniverse8089 She's lived here since 2, has a British accent, spent her entire education in British schools, pays British tax..... oh, and there's the small thing of her being a British Citizen too. She's lived her entire cognitive life in Britain, so yes, she's British. Oh and she travels using a British passport. She has a Canadian 1 yes as a dual national, but she considers herself British. We are a multicultural nation, get used to it.

[@kimacronym2521]

@@kevoconnor145 My kids have 3 passports, and if you ask them where they feel home, or what they feel like, it differs between them. Growing up somewhere is the most important factor, but if extended family lives in another country, you visit often, you speak the language, and eventually you feel different than kids you grow up with....then it is not that straightforward. I am sure Emma feels mostly British, but at the same time is very emotional about her Romanian and Chinese roots. She will not remember much of Canada :-)

[@jeremypearson6852]

I was 15 and living in the UK when Virginia won Wimbledon. It’s such a shame that Sue Barker lost in the semifinals, otherwise it would have been an all British final. Nice to see she’s still involved in the game. I hope that Emma isn’t a flash in the pan and that she can have a long career. Who knows, she maybe the type of player that retires early. Her future is what she makes of it.

[@eyeofthetiger6002]

No, she's the real deal. The scary thing is that she can only get better, she'll be the female Djokovic.

[@bingbong7316]

She might switch to motorsport - or try to do both!

[@willnill7946]

She’s actually going to focus on her only fans account

[@stephensun7909]

great point Virginia. She certainly set a record that can not be broken, namely from a qualifier to a champion without dropping a single set. she had no hole in her game and avoided the strength and attacked the weakness of her opponents. I noticed one thing about her that she has ability to read and more than often wrong-footed people before her opponent even made a move, like she could read their minds.

[@HDsharp]

I remember watching Mrs Wade winning Wimbledon in primary school. The teachers let us all watch the match in a big hall.

[@CherDele]

Me too....but I think I had just entered Secondary!

[@ricf9592]

In sport and in many other areas of endeavour, those with real talent start at a level which is already beyond that where the majority finish. It appears that Emma Raducanu is one such operator. Yes. A once in a decade player.

[@aardvarks29]

I sent the Dunlop Sports press ad to the Sunday Express congratulating Virginia Wade for winning Wimbledon 1977 several days before the final with Betty Stöve (to facilitate printing production deadlines in those pre-digital days!). Happily the also supplied Premium Bonds standby ad was not required. It's been a long wait; congratulations to Emma and again to Virginia!

[@popmonika]

I hope Emma can keep her feet on the ground and not get too overhyped (of course her team around her is very important) Obviously she has nothing to lose in a way as she'll always be remembered for what she did at the us open but I still think she should look to improve her serve variation and maybe add a little more volleying skills you her game. She already has the Grand slam pressure off her, so it's really about what she wants in her tennis career. Although can see the press going Emma crazy in the UK when Wimbledon begins.

[@fishandchips9033]

They will be expecting her to win Wimbledon. We have crazy media in the UK

[@tommykaira8775]

Rarely you see a complete package of brains, athleticism and skills

[@wonjubhoy]

and beauty.

[@manofiske3318]

@@wonjubhoy Yeah, he was careful *not* to mention "looks"/beauty God forbid, one recognizes that most obvious of aspects, especially these days, in a member of the "fairer" sex ; ) Gots to be "woke", ya know.

[@davidsewellclarke4997]

Well done Emma , the whole of England is behind you and your achievement. 👏👏👏

[@douglastodd1947]

correction UK

[@dextercoronado]

It was quite insightful the way she spoke about sponsorships and how it can bring distractions to the player. For every sponsorship you get signed to, there's an equal amount of obligation you have to fulfill. Just imagine if you have 10, I doubt you can have a weeklong practice without any sponsorship duties. We only have to look at the top earners to see for ourselves.

[@KiatHuang]

I hope Emma is very picky and chooses a very small number of sponsorships, enough to supplement her winnings. No need for her to panic or be greedy. Hopefully her parents will help her choose - not just the agents and sponsors.

[@ericbrown1101]

@@KiatHuang she also seems to have a pretty strong business acumen. She's excelled in her economics classes and talked about wanting to visit Wall Street while she was in New York. That doesn't make the top of most 18 year olds' sightseeing lists in NYC lol. So I'm optimistic that that very high degree of intelligence will serve her well in that arena.

[@howardbrett3514]

I agree with virginia, Emma has poise and style, much similar as Fedderer. i think the tennis is not all about who can hit it the hardest, but positioning and accuracy. there is still more room for improvement, and I can see her getting better with the right coaching she will be at the top of her game for a few years to come.

[@farinajak3899]

Amazing virgina wade

[@harrymccallum1226]

Amazing Virginia 👏

[@pawshands9706]

Both Emma & Leylah are a blessing to a troubled sport. May an extraordinary rivalry develop to enthral us all in the future. Virginia played during a phenomenal run by Chris Evert and Martina Navratilova. Serena is still competing and must pass the torch to the next generation.

[@fender1000100]

In Great Britain. Players like Radicanu and Murray only come along once in several decades. It was 77 years between slam wins for Perry and Murray. 44 years for slam wins between Wade and Radicanu.

[@wonjubhoy]

The British women did better at grand slams than the men. Since world war 2 British women won 13 grand slams to the 3 won by Andy Murray over the same period, the only British man to win any grand slams since the war.

[@neilriddleford1487]

"Former tennis player" is an understatement. Virginia Wade is a three-time Grand Slam singles champion. :) US Open 1968, Australian Open 1972, Wimbledon 1977.

[@tradewins]

back then AO wasn't really a major, most of the top players didn't go there

[@kevingilhooley2064]

@@Powercise1 ...but Virginia was a very strong player,very fit,quick great serve,tremendous technique and very court savvy, so if she was born in this era or any era in fact I have no doubt she would have been a top player...especially with the modern player friendly enhancing racquets.

[@AN-cy7xm]

Virginia would have made a great analyst. Her thoughts on the match were spot on imo.

[@neilriddleford1487]

She was! I really miss her analysis. She spent decades in the commentary booth working with the BBC and other networks. :)

[@henrysg-iPhone14]

Just love Emma

[@thomashumphrey7395]

There's only one Virginia Wade. I used to enjoy watching her play in the 1970s when I was a junior competing in tournaments and playing everyday. She was feisty, aggressive, and fun to watch. Glad a Brit won Wimbledon.

[@harryrobertson3746]

I do hope that her team are sensible and protect her from all the people who would wish to exploit her in various ways. I wish her well.

[@mari3489]

Pleased to see Virginia after all these years. Enjoyed her win at Wimbledon century.

[@rupulstilskin]

Virginia Wade - Wow! Great to see her. I wonder how Rod Laver is doing? Tennis greats during my time.

[@stevefowler3398]

Rod Laver was there throughout the US OPEN Johnny. He was on the podium during the presentations. He looks in fine fettle.

[@yakzivz1104]

Emma has to win AO22 and one of the minor tournaments later this year, for me to take her seriously. Literally Emma and Leylah were not on anyone's radar- now both of them are on everybody's radar. Let's see how both of them respond to real pressure.

[@stephentang5983]

Once in half a century not just a decade. Not dropping a set in 10 matches.

[@243david7]

I remember watching Virginia, Evonne Goolagong, Anne Jones and company on the BBC, during Wimbledon from around 1968 onwards. Women's tennis always seemed so much more graceful then. Then Martina and Steffi came and introduced power into the game. I was around 10 years old in 1969 and had a crush on Billy Jean King.

[@stephensun7909]

David did you have a chance to tell Billy Jean that you had a crush on her?

[@243david7]

@@stephensun7909 ha ha ! no, never got the opportunity. It was a great time when colour TV was just on the market and the Wimbledon was a huge splash of colour and excitement, It's never lost it's magic.

[@RedBarchetta910]

Lehlah's first serve began to fail her in the semi-final, and it looked like fatigue was behind this.

[@larryseverson5012]

But she won.

[@RedBarchetta910]

@@larryseverson5012 Yes, she won in spite of missing too many first serves in the semi-final. She was not able to get away with the same thing in the final, as Emma's ability to return second serves is one of her many strengths.

[@RedBarchetta910]

@@Powercise1 This may turn out to be the case. However, she does have a several gifts and unusual abilities that will serve her well as she gains in experience and maturity. I hope she can get a little stronger too.

[@adolfinathamm5344]

Steffi Graf is hard to forget. About Emma, we will see in time to come..

[@optimalperformanceconsulta5813]

#VirginiaWade is an expert in the sport of #Tennis Truly skilled and one darn smart woman PhD. Thank you for this interview! @TJSportsUSA @VirginiaWade #Tennis @WTA We need more smart players like these two young women.

[@devshliingarts9502]

Emma💓

[@dagingbuenaobra6563]

i love Virginia Wade, shes proud that Radacanu won for Britain🌹

[@amindra963]

A great player has a certain quietness in their mental make up. This young lady has this quality without question.

[@hobbitfrdo]

What's great about this, the mother is Chinese and Dad Romanian but came to England and allowed her live and develop in England and given the British something to be proud off. Emma Raducanu is only going to get better and stronger and given her age years of joy.

[@crsantin]

Except two of them came along. Emma is wonderful. So is Laylah. The future of women’s tennis looks great.

[@albertochoa7331]

Since when didn't look great.

[@sumanchowdhury6162]

Leylah had to come back again and again. That took a toll on her. Against Emma she just lost gas. Leylah's matches were brutal previous rounds

[@kiabtoomlauj6249]

Leylah's skills are a bit above Emma's... but the latter clearly made the superior decisions, from one ball to the next, both defensively and offensively, something that mostly only very experienced veterans could strategize. There were a few crucial balls, for example, where Leylah dictated the ball, either through force or deep corner placement, that Emma responded correctly (both offensive through shot selection and defensively, by not committing to run in one direction or another, even though she clearly wanted to run one way, forcing, psychologically, Leylah to hit the ball incorrectly to the direct Emma was gearing to run: and those are in nano-second situations)... that earned her the points. Emma also, in her own words, told herself: I'm not sure when I'd get to play in Center Court/Ash Stadium again, so I might as well have fun, on every point, and be aggressive, playing a game and a style I want... by dictating and not always respond to what my opponent is doing... Again, all good/correct decision making, tactics, & strategies... When you do that and don't make unforced errors at the same time, you increase your chances of winning by very good margins (because such a successful approach, then, forces your opponent to react to you, mostly, & not dictating to your...)

[@sumanchowdhury6162]

@@kiabtoomlauj6249 Emma's decision making was superior to Leylah. But at some point, it felt Leylah was really fatigued. But she kept on fighting and almost broke Emma at the last game. From the first point, Emma strated to press and Leylah had to save many brk points. Anyway both r supreme girls. Looking forward to long rivalry between these two

[@einiraikkonen7632]

Yes Leylah ran out of gas before the finish line and Emma had to pay her best tennis 🎾 being at the right time and right place in the final. Emma's footwork is her strong weapon too. 💪

[@SilverSurfer5150]

Well said, Virginia!! Thank you!

[@missasinenomine]

0:32 "didn't lose a set". Thank goodness for VW. Not "dropping" a set. Droppings are not welcome on tennis courts.

[@berlinlion]

Once in a decade? She's a one off, never been done before!

[@puelladvie6317]

"Sharing the hardware" 😁 nice 👌

[@VUK71]

I really enjoy Virginia, Chrissie, Tracy and Martina commentating …

[@alanbramwellhandle]

If anyone’s opinion should count it should be Virginia’s IMHO. Emma seems pretty solid.

[@dipakshah1479]

Stop giving to much credit to Leyla as she is finished with her behaviour on court when Emma got injured. I don’t see her going far then what she may have got by fluke until now.

[@iamshadowbanned699]

That was a big turnoff. Very unclassy behavior.

[@alamin-fr8rc]

Oh I see, Leylah’s incredible performance all washed away with one upset moment in the heat of a crucial momentum swing for which she apologized. Virginia Wade, your comments and recognition the talents of both these young women is spot on.

[@dipakshah1479]

@@alamin-fr8rc There’s is a thing called sports men spirit which is all above the players and if she behaving like this in her first game don’t know what she should turn to be as a role model for other youngsters.

[@alamin-fr8rc]

@@dipakshah1479 after reading your response, I can see why I was foolish enough to respond in the first place.

[@p.a.ch.3861]

both are excellent players....However , Emma has a very positive and fun charisma on court and off the court , that makes her so popular. On court , we can see she enjoyed so much playing for fun that make her opponents difficult to beat her " mental "

[@DylanFowler]

Emma reminding us how Great Virginia and Sue were in winning Grand Slams, in their day.

[@davidsanderson5918]

Although the achievement was utterly remarkable, I think it's interesting that Radacanu won her matches leading from the front. The panic attack she suffered at Wimbledon was while she was a set down and a break. It got to her understandably given the circumstances and the expectation. Panic attacks occur when you've lost (or feel like you've lost) control of a situation. I really look forward to seeing her come back from a set down to win a title. THEN we really do have a new superstar in women's tennis.

[@richardpierpoint3006]

I'm one-hundred percent sure that she WILL be able to come back from being a set down. Just saying...

[@kevingilhooley2064]

That's an interesting point and in some ways I agree but the jury is out on whether panic attacks only occur when you are losing...just ask Alexander "Sascha" Zverev who seems to have them when he's coasting to a win.

[@luckyluke1503]

Stop putting pressure on her. I remember they did the same to Eugenie Bouchard and she just lost it. Let her enjoy this great moment and let her keep getting better. This is just stupid to say she comes once on a decade. No more pressure

[@tennysonfordblackbird2087]

Great Champ from another era obviously.😇

[@georgeholmes1490]

Right Emma dismanteled 'em all, one by one as Our Emma has an brilliant IQ

[@SuperJay12jay]

I agree Emma and Leylah will be a force for many years!

[@fishandchips9033]

@@Powercise1 Well she will definitely be British number one for decades because no other tennis player from these shores will come and challenge her because they are crap.

[@lunchien9516]

Emma so wonderful ~💕

[@cesarmaldonadomercad]

Well, we have two of them now!

[@weekendhacker]

I applaud Emma's achievement at going through qualifiers to win the US Open & without dropping a set. She said after the match that anyone in the draw can win at the moment and I agree. But it's not the depth of women's tennis, it's the lack of any dominant superstars. Will Emma be dominant? Maybe, maybe not but I'm going to avoid jumping on the bandwagon.

[@martingenet2548]

Very smart and well informed. She knows a lot about the tennis world

[@shanti888]

VW looks great !

[@sugoidessho]

In this case of this country and women's tennis, I'd say once in a half century dear. No British woman has won a major tennis tournament for 44 years. And since Emma made history as the first ever qualifier to do so, I'd say once in a century. I wonder if it has completely sunk in for her the enormity of what she has achieved at such a young age.

[@colinc275]

it seemed to me Fernandez and Raducanu used different patterns of play than the 'traditional' ones, hitting more shots down the line instead of cross-court, which threw their opponents off balance.

[@paulinejansen191]

Virginia spoke very well she too was a great player

[@pippipster6767]

Must be bit annoying that Emma R prize money of $2.5m is $1m more than VW career prize winnings.

[@lowelliswell]

You know how much a mansion cost when she won her million like 50 years ago.

[@pippipster6767]

@@lowelliswell That was entire career earnings. There is no denying all high-level sports competitors get paid very much more than in the past. Football and tennis the best examples, or worst, depending on your perspective. Probably, if you go back far enough, there was no prize money.

[@lowelliswell]

Yes but still alot of money compare to any day jobs. . I'm sure none of them complaint about it.

[@pippipster6767]

@@lowelliswell True. Just interesting how pay has gone up so much. Eg., for Wimbledon, in 1968, the female winner received £750. In 2021 it was £1,700,000. £750 then is the equivalent of about £11,000 now. Therefore the prize money at Wimbledon for female singles compared to 1968 has gone up by a factor of 154.

[@lowelliswell]

Because they keep printing money. You can compare the price of the houses also. And how Disparity was created.

[@farinajak3899]

Emma shining star

[@rnj007]

E. Raducanu ....🤔 Prepares early, Gets down to the ball EARLY, Nice timing on the actual shot .....all those essential qualities Actuall i had not seen her hit a ball at the US Open. However when i saw she had not lost a set to the quarters to meet thst was a very telling stat, my other pic was Medvedev for obvious reasons, He has been knocking and is particularly good on that surface.... V.W the WTA world number 1 nicest lady of all time...

[@femmeofsubstance]

Ms. Virginia Wade is my sister’s all-time favourite woman tennis player !!

[@tomhermens7698]

That's because we hardly have any tennis halls. Austria, Belgium, Germany, Holland, France etc. have a Hall in every village !!!!!

[@2391jessie]

Great interview & commentary (by an articulate Ex-tennis pro)

[@who52au]

"Once in a decade or two ?" I've checked, but can't find a tennis player's name in men's or women's come through qualify and not conceded a set then tasks home the trophy ... the title should be the history was make by Emma. I'm I wrong?

[@peggyoconnor4500]

Well done

[@berni9977]

Once in 50 years more like cmon......

[@strangeanimal7628]

Virginia should be a Dame - surprised she is not

[@Theemptythroneistaken]

@Consuelo Patagonia She has the same amount of majors as andy but she has less titles overall from the tour.

[@Theemptythroneistaken]

@Consuelo Patagonia No doubt she's done enough I wasn't arguing that I was stating overall andy has had the better career because of who he has had to compete against with.

[@ftumschk]

@Consuelo Patagonia Aside from her playing record, Virginia Wade has been a great servant and ambassador for the game for more than 4 decades. She deserves a damehood for that alone.

[@Theemptythroneistaken]

@Consuelo Patagonia He has had the overall better quality wins where trophies are concerned! 2 olympic gold medals,14 ATP 1000 masters titles and 3 grandslam singles titles plus the number 1 ranked player in the world in an Era with the likes of the 3 greatest tennis players ever to grace the courts Novak,Federer and Nadal.

[@Theemptythroneistaken]

@Consuelo Patagonia Don't know Don't think we will ever know!

[@carlosabreu8030]

me recordo muchisimo a sharapova.

[@cometcal2]

What Virginia Wade means is that Emma has not yet reached her potential - yet still won a Grand Slam!

[@crossbowmarksman]

Great respect for you Madam Wade, come back to compete and show the Young'uns how to play tennis! We miss you and love you.

[@cometcal2]

In the 1968 US Open women's final, Virginia Wade beat the woman standing next to Emma at the 2021 US Open trophy presentation.

[@the1-taylorswiftfandom56]

Absolutely.

[@jchneo26]

Once in a decade doesn't sound that spectacular really, and it's kinda nonsense given on the mens side we have the 3 greatest players of all time playing in the same era

[@Theemptythroneistaken]

Will that ever happen again?

[@janetpartyka5968]

Jchneo, If it doesn't sound all that spectacular, why don't you have a go at it and see if you can do EXACTLY what Emma did.

[@thebeardedgolfer9819]

Once in a century we get a unicorn like Roger, perhaps she didn’t want to single out such a gem and leave out the others. A completely dominant force combined with pure artistry is super rare. One of the reasons we don’t see super athletes very often, is because it takes a monumental situation, one that gathers millions of eyeballs like the Borg McEnroe rivalry to cause the rare super athlete like Sampras or Roger to be interested in the pursuit or like the Rivalry between Watson and Nicklaus that caused massive interest in golf, dragging the other once a century unicorn, Tiger, away from other pursuits to chase golf immortality. With all the distractions and problems life presents we may never see another Tiger or Roger ever.

[@FleagleSangria]

I wonder if she will decide to go with a different coach? Not sure of the pros and cons but I would think its a possibility?

[@darrenlamb5640]

If it isnt broken dont fix it. I think she will stay with the same ppl around her.

[@karmaking4633]

Putting Andy Murray in the same bracket as Federer, Rafa and Novak is slightly off . Murray 3 grand slams , the other guys have 20 .

[@j.cemmanuel1638]

Emma is good...👍

[@richardraymond878]

Wow ! Virginia Wade won Wimbledon when I was 14 and was a serious crush. Still very attractive

[@kevinwaters5872]

Sorry Virginia , but you and many others were saying this about Osaka only three years ago.

[@tradewins]

And Osaka despite being a head case has won four majors, so what's your point?

[@kevinwaters5872]

@@tradewins because you are so stupid , I will type slowly : who is the ONCE in a decade player , Osaka OR Raducanu ? Or someone else , maybe ?

[@set3777]

@@kevinwaters5872 She may be only speaking of UK players?

[@kevinwaters5872]

@@set3777 good UK female players only come along every FIFTY years , sorry.

[@king0vdarkness]

I agree, she's Steffi graf material! She's going for them all!

[@roberthudson1959]

Graf couldn't beat Seles before Seles was stabbed. It will be interesting to see how Raducanu matches up with Barty or Osaka.

[@jackburgess8579]

Virginia's observations were interesting. She is almost as impressive at 76 as Emma is at 18!

[@jackburgess8579]

@@Powercise1 Then you cannot muster even two brain cells.