Emma Raducanu has had many injuries and physical problems this year too. The British player – who became very famous in the world by winning the US Open in 2021 when she was really young – has struggled a lot over the past two seasons and has struggled to cope with external pressure.
The current World No.55 has never found the right consistency on the tennis court and the frequent changes of coach have certainly not helped her to improve her game. Many fans and experts thought that 2024 would be the right year for its final consecration at very high levels, but it was not so.
Emma didn’t even reach a WTA final this year and – apart from the prestigious wins against two top ten contenders like Jessica Pegula and Maria Sakkari – her season was really disappointing. As if that were not enough, Raducanu was heavily criticized this summer for having given up just before playing the mixed doubles alongside ATP legend Andy Murray at Wimbledon (at his last participation in the Championships before retirement).
Too many injuries
The 2021 US Open champion was supposed to play the WTA in Hong Kong this week, but had to retire for yet another physical problem. “Hello, I’m sorry to say that I will not be able to play in Hong Kong next…