Nice to see Emma went toe to toe with Iga in the first set.

1ga Swiatek with performance as weak as this would have in straight sets easily lost to Sabalenka or Rybakina.

@@einarsd4correct. not clutch at all on BPs. Iga won’t let her off like raducanu.

Rybakina*

Ner still disappointed.

@@streetfightsguild7480 yeah I’m disappointed too, but Iga certainly didn’t have an easy time with her, she’s a much better player than a year ago. Promising signs.

Learn to accept defeat..no matter what form.defeat is defeat..😄😄😄

One can never accept the agony of defeat.

She was eliminated in just 2 sets, though...

😂

To be honest Emma did so good this match you can see it

RADUCANU THE BEST EVER A FIGHTER🎉🎉🎉

😂😂😂😂

​@@carlostallomercado8356Keep on deluding yourself like this. 1ga Swiatek didn't play her best tennis at all. She made a lot of unnecessary mistakes.

It’s a good job Emma took it to a tie breaker cause her serve wasn’t as good as it was in the last few matches.

Iga Swiatek played poorly overall. She made a lot of unnecessary mistakes. Iga Swiatek should have easily won this match, but she herself made this match difficult. Also all those unused breakpoints also shows how weak 1ga Swiatek was. Stop talking nonsense.

@@einarsd4 Emma’s serve wasn’t as good as in previous matches though which made her service games tougher, didn’t take advantage when she had chances as well.

1ga Swiatek at the top of her game? Are you serious? She barely won against Mertens and Raducanu. If she would have been on top of her game she would have easily destroyed both Mertens and Raducanu. Stop your weak fantasies. You clearly don't know how good Swiatek is when she is really on top of her game.

Iga was at 50%, and raducanu was playing better tennis than in her us open win. Still iga won in straight sets

You kidding? Iga was below par!

I hope you're not suggesting that Iga is mentally tougher than Emma!

@@ricklee5845 obviously she is 😉

@@subskrybentx3328 I don't see an 'obvious' here... explain it to me!

Raducanu gave her too many short balls that ended up as winners for Iga and unplayable for Emma.. the pace and speed and angles by Iga made it hard for Emma to play her shorts..great when Emma plays aggressive..and take those risky shorts..

*Emma already there! She knocks off a bunch of world top contender in her week and a half play time. 5 matches in eight days! BJK took a lot out of her. She said at press before the event started that she was playing tired! She didn't have enough time to recuperate from BJK and still knocks off top tier players!* *She's already there and is only going to get better. If Emma was well rested, I have a feeling the Iga match would have turned out a bit different.*

The way she fired her coach after winning the US Open, like a brat, will not be forgiven. Emma’s inability to keep a coach also proves she’s a difficult person. She is reaping what she has sown.

Guaranteed to be #1 until after RG, that's 107 weeks

А если она проиграет рыбакиной?тоже номер 1останется?если так ,то она спокойно может слить😮

if she lost again，aryna will be no.1 not Elena​😅@user-en8ji6no9x

Lets be realistic Iga was heavy favorite but Emma made this alot closer than expected.

huge is a bit too much, but Raducany indeed was good.

lol ... come on man

lol yeah, it's really injury that has stopped Emma reaching the top 10, not the fact her game just needs more development. 😶

You clearly don’t watch much tennis😂

Dude, she first need to get top 200 and this will be success for her 😂😂😂😂😂

She has to win a tournament first...also has no win against top ten. she is begging for wildcards , as she wants to avoid qualifying rounds. This is not a committed WTA player.

@@jimsmailorg exactly right

???? Iga also was playing BJK, stop making stupid excuses

@@remek5758 And Iga played on hard surface in BJK

@@mysteriousdoge1298They were quicker matches and a bit before Emma’s matches though, Emma had some tough 3 setters with good players. Her fitness overall is behind Iga’s so she’s gonna feel the effects of those more compared to her who’s used to playing a lot of matches.

@@jgooner894Iga had a lot less time to train on clay though since her matches were on hard courts

@@gabrielametodieva8360 That is a element but it is her favourite surface at the same time.

Imagine being happy because someone lost in a tie break. A loss is a loss. Iga has never lost a set against her, and again she is proving just way too good for raducanu

@@notis6107they’re happy that emma took iga to a tiebreak… that’s pretty good.

@@aaron.y2k its pathetic

@@notis6107 it’s a massive step forward considering two months ago she was throwing up and was bagelled by kalinina

@@aaron.y2k yes sorry but mediocrity isnt my thing. Its the 1st time in 3 years that she wins 4 matches in a row. Sorry but in order to actually see raducanu as a contender in wta i think shw must be way more consistent. Its a good start indeed on clay for emma, but i wouldnt get excited

Yes, the WTA will make sure she gets there...by ramming wild cards down her throat at each and every turn....until she retires at age 49 she will be eating wild cards...hooray Emma WildCardNU😁😁😁

She’s the best player RADUCANU THE BEST EVER

​@@carlostallomercado8356The best player.... Are you kidding? She won once, two and half years ago. ONCE.

@@andrzejkrasnicki And what a win it was, anybody elso do similar ??

Slowly coming back home instead of fastly coming back that shes used to do before.

*Don't you just love ChatGPT.*

​@@radicalrick9587 ha, love it bro

She lost a match a couple of tournaments ago can’t remember who to

@@honeyburnbooks this statistic applies WTA1000 event, not all matches

I don't think your stats are correct. She lost against Noskova at AO after winning the first set. Otherwise a very good comment.

She won 1st set against noskova in AO this year and lost. The stat is WTA1000. She still lost once after winning 1st set against Rybakina in Rome but she withdrew in 3rd set due to injury so they don't count that.

@@LordFluffymort It makes sense

do not cry

*Wrong, Emma showed why she's #1, before the Porsche event Emma was already tired from the BJK Cup. If you look at her eyes on the close up, they were blood shot red! As a marathon runner, I know what fatigue looks like when I see it. She even said at the press talk, that she was playing tired! Yet, she still manages to knock off 3-time Grand Slam Championship Kerber and Noskova who just beat Iga a few months earlier!!* *By the time she was playing Iga, Emma was already all spent! Yet she still pushed Iga to a tie breaker!?* *My money clearly on Emma the next time they meet.*

​@@radicalrick9587 Iga also plays BJK ok... Emma is improving but not enough to win Iga

@@netgodzilla1 *Here let me school you a little, when you have a very low ranking as Emma has, you have to play much stronger opponent than the much higher ranked players. Iga players were a walk in the park whereas Emma had to really fight, taking more out of her. As Emma ranking goes back up, it will get easier for her just as it is for Iga until they get to the last 8 or 4.* *This is something you should already know. Which is why players try to get up in the ranking, so their games are much easier to the finals.* *And don't forget Iga and a bunch of other top players get a buy courtesy of their high ranking, making it that much easier being able to play less than your lower ranking opponents.*

​@@radicalrick9587Emma is number one? Because she won ONCE, two and half years ago ago? Are you kidding us?

@@andrzejkrasnicki *I recognize God given talents when I see it. Iga can only wish she had Emma talents. Barring any health issues Emma is going to start winning a lot more events. Emma is the Tiger Wood of tennis. There's a reason why she has 100x more fans than Iga, including non-tennis fans, people recognize something Extraordinary when they see it. And that's what Emma is, Extraordinary!* *You people tend to ignore the fact that she been hurt and playing hurt for some time before her surgery. You completely throw that out and knock her down. I see the gifted talented tennis player she is under all that health issues. I'm not Ignorant of that facts.*

Emma is in Madrid

Makes no sense since she won 8 games the time before

*People keep forgetting that Emma has been playing injured for over a year. Yet Emma still manages to keep knocking off a bunch of Grand Slam Champions. At least 5 Grand Slammers and one Current Gold medalist have been knocked off by Emma in her very short professional debut!!* *Emma's above and beyond all current players including Iga. So once Emma well rest up, then we're going to start seeing some real tennis just like the US OPEN was. She going to start swatting these so-called top players aside with ease.*

​@@radicalrick9587admire your excitement. She 238th, no? Just checked, live ranking recorded 82 places rise. 🎉

@@marcelphotography175 *221 last time I checked* *Depending on what media we're reading* *She also has that protected ranking of 103, so who knows.*

Stop sniffing, please.

Love that lol

You are correct, she has a chance, so do other players. Her game is currently near top 20. It was sufficient to win her first title, but is it gonna to repeat over and over? Slight chances, especially that other players are now wary of her, not like it was in 2021.

@@toja123 I could see her pattern. She empties her pockets in the 1st & 2nd sets & takes risks to steer the ball to the corners or sidelines. If she made it, she finished her opponents in 2 sets like she did. If not, she ran out of steam to accept the defeats or excuses. If Noskova won the 2nd set, then Emma’s chance to win the match is slim. Casual observers think that she doesn’t have enough fitness, but not so many would last if he or she plays that style.

She didn't bagel Mertens last match.

She’s getting better at anticipating approach shots, Emma needs work on her own approach shots cause she can be so annoying with them, she tries to wrong foot the player too many times and loses points where the court was wide open, she needs to sort that out and mix it up there.

@@jgooner894 Yes agreed and I say that as a fan of Emma.

@@jgooner894I thought I was the only who noticed that😫 it’s so frustrating as it seems to happen ALL the time

She had the whole other side of the court to hit into. Why she chose to hit right where Emma was I'll never understand.

@@ordinaryguy6869 In those situations where the player is more centre you gotta credit the anticipation more.

Yeah I think she’ll reach around 20ish before her 22nd Birthday. She has no points to defend all year. And she’ll get wildcards to all the big tournaments where there’s lots of points available.

LOL

Who is IGA?

there was a difference, emma was doing her best but Iga wasn't at her best. Emma didnt give up but we all knew after that first set she was done, she has lightyears to go Iga brushes off losing brutal sets like its nothing. it is brutal

@@deusexmachina9776 Come on, at least admit that you've never seen Emma playing as well as now :)

​@@axelltullup2638 all else is irrelevant, sports is about winning, Fernandez knows. l

@@deusexmachina9776 Iga was playing at the top of her game. You're just trying to diminish Emma's performance you sad troll.

⁠@@axelltullup2638good luck with that, we all can see that deusexmachina struggles to understand anything except numbers. 😂

no, she is too weak

@@daxussgo get yourself tested you clown 😂

An expert I see

Iga's balls have a lot of pace. Physically weaker female players will have problems. That's why physically stronger players will likely dominate the WTA but not the ATP.

It's her second match on clay this season. Give her time. i doubt she's gonna bagel anyone in this tournament, certainly not Rybakina. If Coco gets to the final though..

@@mysteriousdoge1298 “The kid is only 18. Give her a year, give her time, she new to the tourney, blah blahh until her menopause. Hahahaha

@@sciencekid7565 she did win USO and has been a consistent #3 for a while, with a good chance to be #2 this year