Despite Emma Raducanu’s declining popularity over the past few years, former British player Laura Robson has remained optimistic about her future.
When the 21-year-old defeated the odds to win the US Open in 2021, she shot to fame. Since then, Raducanu has struggled with injuries; at the moment, the British player is out due to a foot issue.
Additionally, since she decided to participate in just one hard-court tournament prior to the US Open, her schedule has come under intense scrutiny. In an interview with Sky Sports, Robson praised Raducanu’s ability to make things better.
She also believes the 21-year-old will benefit from hindsight in the future when making decisions.
Robson expressed her remarks about Raducanu: “The break came after Toronto, and with hindsight, she should’ve kept playing through and then had a bit more momentum going into the US Open. It’s tough listening to her say that in New York because you constantly have the feeling as a tennis player that you could’ve done things differently. It’s still such a learning experience, and the fact that she’s still figuring out what works for her, figuring out where she wants to play, and how many tournaments.”
She further said: “The game style has been a bit more aggressive over the last couple of months, which is great, but I think it’s also a learning curve. When you look at her results, she has played well and consistently; she can beat almost anyone. She’s a great player with such an attacking style, but you just need to be able to do that day in, day out.”
Robson thinks Raducanu should be given credit and that she will “figure out” what’s best for her in the future.
She concluded: “When you think about the months that she’s missed to climb to the ranking she is now, it’s actually impressive. In that respect, she’s done really well. I think everyone, including her, would like to see it happen more often. It’s all about figuring out what works for you, and maybe she just got unlucky over the last few weeks because that would have been a run of four or five events in a row, which would have been great, but then you pick up one little injury or niggle and you have got to start all the time again.”
Emma Raducanu in 2024
Currently ranked no.55, the Brit played her last match on the 21st
of September when she had to retire when playing against world no.9 Darya Kasatkina in the quarter and the scoreline was 6-1 .Currently, during this year the Brit has achieved a compiled 20-13 record. Emma Raducanu’s most significant performance of the present year was getting to the semifinal in Nottingham.
Emma Raducanu will square off with the world no.49 Viktoriya Tomova in the final. Their actual head to head record is 1-0 for Tomova.
Raducanu has scheduled to compete next in Hong Kong (Hong Kong Tennis Open). She will start the tournament from the main draw that will commence on the 28th of October.
Emma Raducanu in 2024
Currently the world no.55, Raducanu played her last match on the 21st of September when she had to retire when playing against world no.9 Darya Kasatkina in the quarter and the scoreline was 6-1 .
Currently, during this season the Brit has a composed 20-13 win-loss record. Emma Raducanu’s best result of the present season was reaching the semifinal in Nottingham.
Emma Raducanu will compete against the world no.49 Viktoriya Tomova in the final. Their actual head to head record is 1-0 for Tomova.
Raducanu has scheduled to compete next in Hong Kong (Hong Kong Tennis Open). She will start the tournament from the main draw that will commence on the 28th of October.