| Raducanu 20:05 - May 24 with 1594 views | Chris_ITFC |
I’ve never seen someone with such a cyclical news cycle. Maybe Tyson Fury ‘retirements’.
But it’s constant:
- Big loss
- Coach sacked
- Illness
- Injury
I never see a story of any success. I don’t get why she’s still so newsworthy, in that case. Or is that just the life of a British #1 tennis player? |  |
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| Raducanu on 20:08 - May 24 with 1561 views | solemio |
I think it's because she is a former Grand Slam (US Open) winner. I really can't think of any other reason why she gets as much attention as she still does. |  | | |
| Raducanu on 20:11 - May 24 with 1526 views | Swansea_Blue |
Er, it’s because she’s the most successful active British player. Or am I due a woosh? |  |
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| Raducanu on 20:25 - May 24 with 1486 views | BasingstokeBlue |
Can she play on the right wing? |  |
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| Raducanu on 20:26 - May 24 with 1476 views | StokieBlue |
| Raducanu on 20:08 - May 24 by solemio |
I think it's because she is a former Grand Slam (US Open) winner. I really can't think of any other reason why she gets as much attention as she still does. |
Because she's the British number one and the world number 37?
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| Raducanu on 20:29 - May 24 with 1458 views | GeoffSentence |
| Raducanu on 20:26 - May 24 by StokieBlue |
Because she's the British number one and the world number 37?
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I hadnt realised she was that high in the world rankings. She seems to be injured more than playing. |  |
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| Raducanu on 20:31 - May 24 with 1449 views | BasingstokeBlue |
| Raducanu on 20:08 - May 24 by solemio |
I think it's because she is a former Grand Slam (US Open) winner. I really can't think of any other reason why she gets as much attention as she still does. |
But she's not. She hasn't won a Grand Slam in her life.
She's won one grand-slam-qualifying tournament. That's not the Grand Slam. A Grand S;am is winning all the available major titles. Not just one. | |
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| Raducanu on 20:35 - May 24 with 1415 views | StokieBlue |
| Raducanu on 20:29 - May 24 by GeoffSentence |
I hadnt realised she was that high in the world rankings. She seems to be injured more than playing. |
That's pretty much true as well.
When she's fit and playing she's still very good, those times are very rare unfortunately.
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| Raducanu on 20:46 - May 24 with 1354 views | Perublue |
Tiger Woods
Win major , car crash , win major , car crash… etc |  |
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| Raducanu on 21:00 - May 24 with 1298 views | Swansea_Blue |
| Raducanu on 20:46 - May 24 by Perublue |
Tiger Woods
Win major , car crash , win major , car crash… etc |
Yeah, there aren’t many who when they say their year’s been a car crash mean it literally. He always was one for practicing a lot though according to his dad. | |
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| Raducanu on 21:15 - May 24 with 1231 views | GlasgowBlue |
Was her biggest mistake replacing her long term coach as soon as she won US Open? Nothing seems to have gone right for her since. |  |
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| Raducanu on 21:30 - May 24 with 1163 views | Chris_ITFC |
| Raducanu on 20:35 - May 24 by StokieBlue |
That's pretty much true as well.
When she's fit and playing she's still very good, those times are very rare unfortunately.
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That’s part of what I mean.
For someone who (from the headlines I see) is losing, injured or changing coach all the time, how is she still so highly-ranked? | |
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| Raducanu on 21:48 - May 24 with 1104 views | Westover |
Lost 6-0 7-6 tonight, and when she won the US open she never beat a top ten player. | | | |
| Raducanu on 21:53 - May 24 with 1089 views | StokieBlue |
| Raducanu on 21:48 - May 24 by Westover |
Lost 6-0 7-6 tonight, and when she won the US open she never beat a top ten player. |
What's your point?
She had to beat players who had beaten top 10 players in that competition.
Not sure on this need to put her down.
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| Raducanu on 22:08 - May 24 with 1003 views | Westover |
| Raducanu on 21:53 - May 24 by StokieBlue |
What's your point?
She had to beat players who had beaten top 10 players in that competition.
Not sure on this need to put her down.
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I'm not putting her down just stating a fact, how many times when a top player loses to an outsider does the lesser player win their next match, not often IMO.
I think it all came to early for her and because of that her career has suffered. | | | |
| Raducanu on 23:25 - May 24 with 814 views | FrimleyBlue |
| Raducanu on 21:15 - May 24 by GlasgowBlue |
Was her biggest mistake replacing her long term coach as soon as she won US Open? Nothing seems to have gone right for her since. |
Shes rehired that coach now. Although when she won the open he had only been her coach for 2 months. She knew him longer tho.
Shes had approx 9/10 coaches in her time. Thats ridiculous really for what she's trying to achieve and possibly a reason behind her Injuries as they are all looking for different things from her perhaps. |  |
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| Raducanu on 23:26 - May 24 with 813 views | StokieBlue |
| Raducanu on 22:08 - May 24 by Westover |
I'm not putting her down just stating a fact, how many times when a top player loses to an outsider does the lesser player win their next match, not often IMO.
I think it all came to early for her and because of that her career has suffered. |
Fair enough.
It definitely came too early and she's made some shocking coaching decisions but hopefully still a player in there. She's got plenty of time still.
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