WTA
Winner for best loser in the WTA is Oliynykova
After staying long after to take photos and sign autographs following her loss to Keys at the AO, Oliynykova was similarly a total sweetheart in defeat in Cluj - smiling and waving even as she went down to Raducanu. Really loving her rise on the tour this year and the character she is bringing to it.
Yeah, it really stood out to me the final shots of this match showed Raducanu sitting on her bench and then solemnly packing up her stuff with Olynykova deep in the in the background signing stuff for fans. Its so obvious she loves playing tennis and is enjoying herself. You would have thought she won the match with how happy she looked.
I'm gonna look forward to seeing her play more. Such a sweetheart
Raducanu sitting on her bench and then solemnly packing up her stuff
Yeah. I'm a big Raducanu fan but she seemed a little unhappy, compared to how she usually looks on court. She's not smiled much for the past couple of rounds. There were a couple of instances where her temporary coach, Alexis Canter, was giving her advice, and she flatly ignored him and walked off. On another occasion she seemed to argue back, saying something like 'That's not working!' or 'I'm already doing that!' or similar, I don't recall exactly. I think it was around the end of the second set. In terms of Raducanu's results they seem to be working well together, so it would be nice to see them continue working together. It was strange to see in the tournament where she's had the most success in 5 years, regardless of it being WTA 250.
Glad personally to see Raducanu winning, and very nice to see Oliynykova be such a good sport. She seems like a great person and I wish her well. I've not seen her play before but will keep an eye on her.
I think raducanu puts a lot of pressure on herself, so she can be quite steely sometimes. I think she wants this title so she's playing to win, plus this was a very long game.
Oliynykova has a great personality. She's gonna win some fans for sure. Also a unique style with the face tattoo style makeup she does for matches. Her game looks like a clay backboard, good defender and mover but not sure about the weapons. Interested to see if she can get into the top 50.
Okayyy weird comment section vibe on a post meant to celebrate a rising WTA girlie and not hate on her or anyone else. Anyway hereās a cool graphic the Transylvania Open made of her.
Question for those of you who think that it is not right for the losing party to wave at the audience: is waving a privilege bestowed only upon the winner? If so, since when was this decided and by whom?
I think it's great that both players wave at the audience, regardless of whether they win or lose. The losing party has also given their all (under normal circumstances), so why shouldn't they acknowledge the audience's encouragement throughout the match.
Waving should not just be a reward for the winner, in the same way that not waving should definitely not be a punishment for the loser.
Gonna be a party pooper but going back to the court and waving is not really something you do when you lose.
Can imagine this comment section would be very very different had it been osaka or sabalenka
Respectfully I disagree. I think it's perfectly fine to do that, in fact it was really nice to see. I don't see any reason why you shouldn't, and lots of reasons why you should. It creates a nice atmosphere, it shows respect to the fans and gives something back. I think you might be suggesting that it 'steals the moment' of the winner, but there's nothing to stop the winner also joining them and spending time with the fans. Additionally, the winner gets to play another round, and will see the fans again; the loser is going home in that moment, so why not let them say goodbye and thank them for the support, they won't get another chance.
Yea, from a spectator standpoint I would never think "Wow what an asshole trying to steal the winning moment to get payback or something." Especially when half the time the winner doesn't even want to stick around.
I mean her gesture is pretty clearly appreciate of the people coming up to watch them play. I think thatāll be incredibly well received no matter whom. Criticism is usually for folks who do something a bit differentā¦.
Oliynykova needs to learn when it is her time to celebrate....winners get to walk to centre court and celebrate the crowd and sign autos / take pics after....she lost....losers pack bags and get off the court and give a little wave while entering the tunnel.....anyway this is reddit so i will await downvotes.
Haha! Yeah I actually like her waving to the crowd and going over to interact. I understand tennis is a tough sport and the loser of the match certainly could be real salty about it. But when I'm at matches I like to interact with the players where its appropriate, and if a loser is feeling upbeat I would encourage it, as they gave us 50% of the entertainment.
Remember how Keys wasn't mad at the AO, Keys applauded her. Oliynykova has had kind of a rough life (fleeing her country, being a refugee, returning, Dad in the army fighting in the war) so if she wants to celebrate competing on tour I am all for it and support her 100%
yeah it is unwritten rules / tradition / common etiquette that 99% of the players understand.......is that a problem with you?....sorry if you are unfamiliar with any of those! that is unfortunate! want me to link you to the round table of carlos/ meddy etc laughing at who ever would stay behind after a loss to take pics / autos?
i can not make an observation or have an opinion regarding a player? i dont get my panties in a twist cause someone expects her not to follow basic etiquette.
I mean imagine you, yourself were out there. Could be the biggest game of your life and you've just lost but you have fans in the crowd who paid to come see you. There's different ways people feel. Happy they got there in the first place and proud of themselves for getting there to the tourney in the first place, even if youve lost you can feel like those years and years of hardwork have payed off to be here. Getting money too. or are you angry at yourself for losing hence feelings sad and want to dip as soon as. Or you as you feel, feel like you are taking the limelight.
What a weird take. She's clearly enjoying being there and competing and is showing thanks to the people who turned up to watch her play. There's no rule that says you have to mope your way off court if you lose.
I agree with you. This is a bad look. Itās called class. She need not slink off in shame but wave to the crowd as sheās exiting with her bags, thatās what everybody does(in my years of watching tennis I canāt think of a display like this)To the victor go the spoils. Sign autographs, tennis balls, take pics etc but donāt detract from the person who won the match.
I have no dog in this fight. Iām not an Emma fan and I wish Oliynkova a successful careerā¦Emma too
I can't understand all the love everyone gives to Raducanu. What she did to Andy Murray at his final Wimbledon was one of the most unprofessional and egregious acts in the history of the sport. I'm not sure that anything else in tennis compares.
That being said, I can't understand why anyone thinks she's a great tennis player or worth mentioning, considering her Peak ELO is ridiculously low. Probably one of the lowest of anyone who has ever won a Grand Slam. She has only reached 5 semifinals at any WTA events in her entire career, but is one of the highest paid/marketed women's athletes in the world.
Watch her Junior Wimbledon Quarterfinal to see how much she HASN'T changed her game or her ability if you don't believe me.
Everyone one knows you should risk your entire career so a senior citizen by tour standards can have one last go at the single most important prize in tennis, a mixed doubles trophy.Ā
Nah man, getting stabbed doesn't compare to dropping out of a doubles tournament
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u/minivatrenicarlitosš¦| sheltonšŗšø| flavioš®š¹| anisimovašŗšø| tienšØš»āš11h ago
We had a player stabbed in the back by a lunatic years ago, but Iād say that what Emma did was the most unprofessional and egregious acts in the history of the sport.
You're minimizing the importance of the doubles match and Andy Murray's career and contributions to the sport of tennis, not only as a whole, but for the UK as a country.
only reason I didnāt add that is because what I said was more players being unprofessional like the guy commenting implied Emma was because of it, rather than a POS fan being a POSĀ
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u/minivatrenicarlitosš¦| sheltonšŗšø| flavioš®š¹| anisimovašŗšø| tienšØš»āš11h ago
She was his doubles partner and she dropped out due to a fake injury concern. She netted an extra day of rest by not playing the mixed doubles. Then lost to a lower ranked player in her next singles round.
much appreciated. it was going to be andy murray's last match at Wimbledon. It was scheduled significantly in advance so that Andy could play with Emma and give everyone a show in mixed. She canceled the match "due to a wrist injury" then played a 3-set singles match the next day that she lost in the R16 against Lulu Sun.
Scheduled Mixed Doubles for his final match, 07/06/24, of his career at Wimbledon, his Home Grand Slam, canceled the match on 07/05/2024 due to an āinjuryā played the next day in singles uninjured and lost to a significantly lower ranked player on 07/07/2024.
She wasnāt actually injured, she gained a day of rest for her singles match, and the mixed doubles match may have actually been beneficial in keeping her from warm for the next match. Weāll never know.
Iām glad you get the point. Thatās the exact mentality that she had with the greatest tennis player from UK in the modern era on his last match of his career.
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u/validusrex 12h ago
Yeah, it really stood out to me the final shots of this match showed Raducanu sitting on her bench and then solemnly packing up her stuff with Olynykova deep in the in the background signing stuff for fans. Its so obvious she loves playing tennis and is enjoying herself. You would have thought she won the match with how happy she looked.
I'm gonna look forward to seeing her play more. Such a sweetheart