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She had deluded the media and fans about the US Open 2021, but then the promises and expectations were not respected. Either due to the pressure that overwhelmed her, perhaps due to her negative performances, perhaps due to a few too many injuries.
Then came the three surgeries last spring and the consequent forced stop until the beginning of 2024. At the same time, her focus became fashion, in the months out of the WTA Tour. Many fans criticized her harshly (and unfairly!), saying how she is too focused on her life off the court, rather than in tennis. In short, Emma Raducanu’s parable can be translated with a simple phrase: from riches to rags. Emma no longer found that tennis, both due to injuries and non-tennis situations.
But I want to be clear about one thing: over the years, since her victory in New York, I have been disgusted by the fans’ harsh reaction towards the young Briton. She won a Slam, then her professional career didn’t go well, which can happen. It’s happened to others before her. But Emma is a young girl and she has the right to do what she wants, she also has the right to lose matches, to focus on her private life and fashion. Therefore, to the fans I say: leave her alone!
Going back to talking…
