[Delurking]

The luck in 'lucky loser' applies both to the LL themselves AND to their first round opponent. Heck, you can be sure Emma and her team recognized this as good luck at the time!

Oh, absolutely. It was definitely a piece of good luck.
I just think it was garden-variety rather than tremendous.

 

[varlums2]

 

[gbar23]

You do get the feeling that the 250 in Osaka (taking place the same week) would've been a better option

 

[guichard]

You do get the feeling that the 250 in Osaka (taking place the same week) would've been a better option

Some of the top 10 players will probably withdraw if they qualify for the WTA Final

 

[RossG01_]

Playing Ningbo will depend on how well Emma does in Seoul in my opinion

 

[edenstanwarr]

Playing Ningbo will depend on how well Emma does in Seoul in my opinion

She plays Beijing and Wuhan before Ningbo.

 

[windiseverywhere]

You do get the feeling that the 250 in Osaka (taking place the same week) would've been a better option

because of the rain delay last year ningbo actually upgraded facilities like adding a flexible cover for the main court and ningbo plays faster, also some of the top seeds might retire because of the b2b 1000s event, besides Emma's half Chinese she'll got home crowd there unless she's facing a Chinese opponent.

 

[gbar23]

This is the full entry list for Ningbo

 

[tennismomfan]

This is the full entry list for Ningbo

Wow. Compare this to Guadalajara. How can they reward the same points?!

 

[cricketbat]

Wow. Compare this to Guadalajara. How can they reward the same points?!

1/3 of them will pullout depending on year end points needs, if they made it or not or could make it wwith a few more points. Book early

 

[Zaubers]

looks like EMMA is playing all three chinese tournaments
that will make it 5 tournaments is a row.
GO EMMA GO

 

[eraddict]

This is the full entry list for Ningbo

I think it is a decent W500 entry list. Misses the top 3 players, and for sure more top players will skip it once they qualify for WTA finals.

 

[zenga10]

Playing Ningbo will depend on how well Emma does in Seoul in my opinion

And how well she's holding up physically.

 

[RossG01_]

And how well she's holding up physically.

It will depend more on her result in Seoul. If she improves her run or at least defends her points with a few wins in each of Beijing and Wuhan she won't need Ningbo especially since she is playing Tokyo the week after. I think Ningbo in some kind of safety if she doesn't perform well in any of Seoul, Beijing, and Wuhan.

 

[guichard]

Emma will play Tokyo

 

[tennismomfan]

Emma is going to have a very full Asian swing if she doesn’t pull out anywhere. 🥰
Can someone remind us which tournaments she’s signed up for now?

 

[Lurker79]

Emma is going to have a very full Asian swing if she doesn’t pull out anywhere. 🥰
Can someone remind us which tournaments she’s signed up for now?

Wuhan 1000, Ningbo 500 and Tokyo 500. I wish she'd gone for the Guangzhou 250, where the highest ranked player is Tatjana Maria so she'd probably end up being top seed, instead of Tokyo.

We still don't know if she's playing one of the 250's the week after Tokyo. I really hope she does.

 

[RossG01_]

Wuhan 1000, Ningbo 500 and Tokyo 500. I wish she'd gone for the Guangzhou 250, where the highest ranked player is Tatjana Maria so she'd probably end up being top seed, instead of Tokyo.

We still don't know if she's playing one of the 250's the week after Tokyo. I really hope she does.

I think Ningbo is some kind of safety net she isn't playing it for sure. I don't believe she'll play the week after Tokyo especially if she plays Ningbo. Her season is ending in Tokyo in my opinion she won't play 4 tournaments in 4 successive weeks. If she gets the seeding for AO it is good if not she'll still probably play in Auckland as a warm up for AO.

 

[tennismomfan]

Wuhan 1000, Ningbo 500 and Tokyo 500. I wish she'd gone for the Guangzhou 250, where the highest ranked player is Tatjana Maria so she'd probably end up being top seed, instead of Tokyo.

We still don't know if she's playing one of the 250's the week after Tokyo. I really hope she does.

She said she wants to play against the top player outside slams so that she’d be prepared when she runs into them at slams.

 

[tennismomfan]

I think Ningbo is some kind of safety net she isn't playing it for sure. I don't believe she'll play the week after Tokyo especially if she plays Ningbo. Her season is ending in Tokyo in my opinion she won't play 4 tournaments in 4 successive weeks. If she gets the seeding for AO it is good if not she'll still probably play in Auckland as a warm up for AO.

It’s five successive tournaments, isn’t it, including Seoul and Beijing? If she can stay healthy, why not? She’s managing to get a lot of training in with Roig, while on tour. Getting top 24 seeding at AO won’t be easy. I think she now has the attitude that if she’s healthy then she should play as much as possible.