Emma Raducanu didn’t want to get too much into Tim Henman’s predictions, saying for the start she would be happy to win her Wimbledon opener.
Earlier this month, former top-ranked British male tennis player Henman tipped Raducanu and Katie Boulter to do well at this year’s Wimbledon edition and reach the round-of-16 at The All England Club.
Leading up to Wimbledon, Raducanu had some promising results as she was a semifinalist in Nottingham and also made the quarterfinal at this week’s WTA 500 tournament in Nottingham. All of that led to the 21-year-old Briton hearing her name being mentioned in a positive context ahead of the third Grand Slam of the season.
“I definitely think they (Emma Raducanu and Katie Boulter) both could be in the second week. It’s going to be interesting to see,” Henman told Metro earlier this month.
On Saturday, 2021 US Open champion Raducanu held her pre-tournament press conference at Wimbledon, where she made the round-of-16 as a wildcard in her Grand Slam debut three years ago. During her presser, a reporter wanted to know how the former world No. 10 felt about the recent comment made by former six-time Grand Slam semifinalist Henman.
Before you get to Raducanu’s answer, it should be noted that she plays No. 22 seed and…
