Tough task for Emma at Indian Wells
October 6th, 2021
US Open Champion Emma Raducanu returns to the court at the prestigious Indian Wells tournament this week, and we all need a dose of realism about her chances.
Emma is seeded 17 for the event and has a bye in the first round. She would then meet the winner of the match between the Columbian Maria Camila Osorio Serrano, a real battler, and Aliaksandra Sasnovich from Belarus.
If Emma can progress to round 3 she could then potentially meet former world number 1 Simona Halep. The rest of Emma's quarter is packed full of experience, including Petra Kvitova, Victoria Azarenka and Elina Svitolina.
Ludicrously, most British betting firms have Emma as short as 7/1 favourite to win, whereas her opponent in the final in New York, Leylah Fernandez is 25/1!!
So, let's be realistic and hope she can reproduce some of that magical form from a few weeks ago.
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Emma is seeded 17 for the event and has a bye in the first round. She would then meet the winner of the match between the Columbian Maria Camila Osorio Serrano, a real battler, and Aliaksandra Sasnovich from Belarus.
If Emma can progress to round 3 she could then potentially meet former world number 1 Simona Halep. The rest of Emma's quarter is packed full of experience, including Petra Kvitova, Victoria Azarenka and Elina Svitolina.
Ludicrously, most British betting firms have Emma as short as 7/1 favourite to win, whereas her opponent in the final in New York, Leylah Fernandez is 25/1!!
So, let's be realistic and hope she can reproduce some of that magical form from a few weeks ago.