I just read the story on him. I remember when he was worth something like £80 million many years ago, so it was shocking to read he went bankrupt and then hid assets to avoid paying debts. He's apparently doing half of his two and a half year prison sentence so should be out around this time next year. He'll never get to be a pundit on BBC anymore as his reputation is tarnished. Real shame as I always liked his commentary too. Apparently Sue Barker and McEnroe have been criticised for sending their best wishes to him on air.
He'll find work elsewhere though. Plenty of channels broadcast tennis.
I really don't know what happened that let her win every match and the final of the US Open, maybe just some freak luck and the stars all aligned. But I don't see her tennis as anything other than average.
Don't forget she got to the 4th round of Wimbledon that year too.
She used to hit flatter shots, and hence fast shots. She's added more topspin, but it's slowed down her shots a fair amount.
Added to that, She doesn't seem to have great footwork nor does she have tenacity in terms of chasing down balls and seemingly lost causes.
All that being said, this isn't a bad loss for her. It's against a quality opponent who's previously been ranked higher than Emma ever has, and who is a good grass court player.
Emma will have a difficult time after the US open as her points from that will drop off and she'll plummet down the rankings. That will limit the tournaments she can gain entry to without qualifying, but also means she'll play lower level tournaments, which might help her.
She ought to ditch the LTA though who are currently supporting her in her training. It's long been known that their methods and training is sub-par, a few players have criticised them in past and cut ties. Especially when it comes to injuries.
