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BoringWozniak t1_j4wices wrote

Reply to comment by CRoseCrizzle in Emma Raducanu bows out in second-round loss to Coco Gauff. by PrincessBananas85

She’s certainly struggled but I don’t think someone accidentally wins the US Open

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roboticleopold t1_j4wr30k wrote

Can't say she didn't deserve to win, she beat everyone put in front of her.

Having said that, the best wins technically were beating #11 seed Bencic and #17 Sakkari, didn't face another seed. Like I say, that's not her fault but she definitely capitalised on a tournament with about as fortunate a run to the final as she could have hoped for.

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dolphin37 t1_j4wz3g7 wrote

Isn’t womens tennis a little bit on the unpredictable side? Outside of Osaka who has had her own issues I’m not sure if there’s any other consistent elite competitors? I don’t know the sport that well though

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Inter_932 t1_j4x4brj wrote

My friend who’s an avid sports gambler told me to never ever bet on women’s tennis…

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David_McGahan t1_j4xlsjj wrote

Iga Swiatek looks to be on the verge of dominating, tbh.

(Barty was relatively consistent but retired last year because she didn’t enjoy the tour)

Fwiw, outside of Djokovic and the declining Nadal, men’s tennis is looking just as unpredictable these days - the assumption is Carlos Alcaraz is about to get to that level, but he’s still only won the one major. But most of the other players coming through are very inconsistent. Even a guy like Medvedev (who reached #1) still hasn’t managed to reach the semi-final stages of 2 of the grand slams.

Whatever is coming next, it’s not gonna look like that absurd 15 year period from 2004 where at any one time you basically had 2-4 of the best players in history dominating the tour.

Edit: since writing this post this morning, the 2nd, 8th and 12th* mens seeds were all knocked out by unseeded players.

  • and 23rd, 24th and 30th
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ArcticFox59 t1_j4y45hp wrote

Osaka has 4 majors to Swiatek's 3, although Iga is on her way to adding plenty more in the near future if her dominance of 2022 rolls over.

The WTA needs a new dominant force the way Serena, Henin, Venus were in the day. Can even add Sharapova, Clijsters, Davenport, Capriati to that list from the early 2000s.

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pataconconqueso t1_j4wzhqo wrote

Yeah lol, people sound as if she stumbled upon winning.

What happens woth these young players when they win too young is that the mental pressure becomes too unbearable and they get the yips.

It happens on the women side all the time. Evem someone like Ana Ivanovic who was in a coupke of finals before winning the french open, her mental game just went away.

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DisneyDreams7 t1_j5slou4 wrote

Can't say she didn't deserve to win, she beat everyone put in front of her.

Having said that, the best wins technically were beating #11 seed Bencic and #17 Sakkari, didn't face another seed. Like I say, that's not her fault but she definitely capitalised on a tournament with about as fortunate a run to the final as she could have hoped for.

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