Emma Raducanu has stated that if she wins Wimbledon at least once in her career, she will be able to retire contentedly. The 21-year-old is rediscovering her form after a difficult few years following her US Open victory. She declined the chance to compete for Team GB in the Olympics.
After advancing to the fourth round of Wimbledon earlier this year, Raducanu has triumphantly made her way back into the world’s top 100. She declined to compete in the Olympics and made it to the Citi Open quarterfinals, where she was defeated by eventual champion Paula Badosa last week.
Raducanu expressed her thoughts about it and said: “Long term, I want to win Wimbledon; that’s my number one goal. But in the short term, I just want to keep staying healthy and improving my skills, working on their actual development rather than any immediate results. That’s my priority right now.”
At 21, Raducanu is still very much in the early stages of her profession and has a long way to go. But rather than getting caught up in a downward spiral, she wants to maintain perspective and think that life is about more than just tennis.
She added: “I think it’s very easy in tennis to panic and I’m guilty of it. You feel like you only have 10 years of your career ahead of you and that it’s going to be over before you know it. Sometimes 21 feels so old, and then I remember that in the timeline of my career, I still have 10 years of slams ahead of me, even 15 if I really want. And while it goes by very quickly, I’ve only had three years on tour so far, so there’s a lot more learning and developing to do.”
She concluded her discussion and said: “There’s also a big chunk of life that happens after tennis. We think when we hit 35, our life is over, but there is so much still to come. Many people are just starting their lives at that point. So, of course, I want to make the most of the years that I have on tour, but I also need to keep in perspective that there are other things in life than just tennis.”
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Emma Raducanu in 2024
LWWLLWWLWW At the moment ranked no.69, Emma played her last match on the 2nd of August when she lost to world no.40 Paula Badosa 4-6 7-5 6-4 in the quarter in Washington (draw).
Until now, during this year Emma achieved an overall 18-11 match record. Emma Raducanu’s most significant performance of this year was getting to the semifinal in Nottingham.
Emma Raducanu will take on the world no.48 Viktoriya Tomova in the final. Their current head to head is 1-0 for Tomova.
Emma Raducanu |
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