Okay, somewhat grumpy hot take time... A lot of people need to pump the brakes on the hype train for Emma Raducanu. Not on here, just in general.
I am seeing a lot of media lumping Raducanu in with Leylah (and Alcaraz), like they've done the same thing here. Leylah was always likely to be a success at some point after a Roland Garros junior win and an AO junior finals, and generally being highly successful as a teenager. Emma came out of nowhere and has so far achieved some good results against non-seeded players - she has yet to face a player in the top 40 at this tournament. She's playing Bencic tomorrow, which would actually be a real, legitimate statement win for her if she gets it, but even if she pulls it off... let's face it, it's Bencic. Now, if she takes out current-God-mode-Sakkari or Pliskova in the semis? I'll be proven wrong. But as much as this has obviously been a really good run for her, it's not even close to the same thing that Leylah has pulled off here, beating two top 5 players and a former world #1 who was in top form on the day.
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Found a reasonable way to watch the full match. For anyone who's interested now or in the future, you can watch the full replays on ESPN 3. The cheapest ways to do so is to signup with Hulu Live TV free trial. Note that ESPN geo-blocks so you'll need to figure that part out as well.
Edit: Just to add, Hulu Live TV free trial is only 7 days long, so don't forget to cancel. It's also only available to new Hulu accounts. Another cheapish way is to subscribe to Sling TV for the first month for $10.
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Okay, somewhat grumpy hot take time... A lot of people need to pump the brakes on the hype train for Emma Raducanu. Not on here, just in general.
I am seeing a lot of media lumping Raducanu in with Leylah (and Alcaraz), like they've done the same thing here. Leylah was always likely to be a success at some point after a Roland Garros junior win and an AO junior finals, and generally being highly successful as a teenager. Emma came out of nowhere and has so far achieved some good results against non-seeded players - she has yet to face a player in the top 40 at this tournament. She's playing Bencic tomorrow, which would actually be a real, legitimate statement win for her if she gets it, but even if she pulls it off... let's face it, it's Bencic. Now, if she takes out current-God-mode-Sakkari or Pliskova in the semis? I'll be proven wrong. But as much as this has obviously been a really good run for her, it's not even close to the same thing that Leylah has pulled off here, beating two top 5 players and a former world #1 who was in top form on the day.
British media. I'm not even sure they know who Fernandez is. No mention of her yet.
Found a reasonable way to watch the full match. For anyone who's interested now or in the future, you can watch the full replays on ESPN 3. The cheapest ways to do so is to signup with Hulu Live TV free trial. Note that ESPN geo-blocks so you'll need to figure that part out as well.
Edit: Just to add, Hulu Live TV free trial is only 7 days long, so don't forget to cancel. It's also only available to new Hulu accounts. Another cheapish way is to subscribe to Sling TV for the first month for $10.
It appears that TSN3 is showing an encore of the Fernandez - Svitolina match if you want to try the PVR route one more time.
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Alternatively, if you want to see who Leylah's next opponent is that match is on now. First game, Sabalenka having a tough time getting serves in.
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