Congrats to Emma, worked hard to qualify & to go on to win it
Her small injury, still would have been a distraction, no doubt stinging a little
(slight objection from Leylah, reckon Emma would have been more gracious
if the situation was reversed with Leylah sustaining a slight injury)
Somehow she remain composed to come back from Laylah's Advantage,
to deuce, then Advantage Emma, to finally ACE it & claim victory - bless her
Looked to be a closer match than the score line shows
Each game was closely fought and Lelyah was 2-1 up in second set
looking to go to full 3 set match...
Then Emma fought back from losing 2-1 to lead 5-2
(req only one game from next 3 games)
Leylah would have needed to win most of the next 5 games in a row
or at least 3 in a row to force tiebreaks of two clear games to take the 2nd set
(if it went to 5-5, then it would have to end 7-5, 8-6, 9-7 etc... 2 game lead for set)
So Leylah was facing a rather steep climb to claim the 2nd set & remain in the game,
so it was almost a likely conclusion that Emma would take the set (though nothing is certain)
But Emma was nigh on there, when she sustained her injury, which still bled as it was dressed
Slightly sad Leylah seemed annoyed, but perhaps she was not aware it was a little more than a tiny scratch
Though that must have still stung a bit for Emma to be aware of, plus the bandage/plaster most certainly
have been a tiny distraction at the very least, even for an experienced athlete
Crowd certainly favoured Leylah, Emma had no real support from close friends/family
except for her team & some Brits, she certainly had some grit in her to power through & lift the trophy
Both ladies, will inspire many younger players, despite scoreline it was quite close
though Emma kept edging the most games again & again to gain her first major title
Thoroughly enjoyable game - about the best thing I've seen on Ch4 in yonks
Bravo ladies & well done Emma once again
