“The last time you played against Maria Sakkari it was quite an important occasion. What are your memories of that event?”
The event to which the media who asked this question in the press conference are referring is the semi-final of the US Open 2021, the sweetest memory of Emma Raducanu’s professional life. The young British player’s path at Wimbledon sees Raducanu face the Greek tennis player, in the 3rd round. It will be a difficult challenge for Emma, against a solid and fit tennis player like the Greek. But Raducanu seems to have overcome the physical problems that have afflicted her in the last troubled months. Signs of recovery had already been seen in the first part of 2024; at Wimbledon, Emma confirmed her excellent psycho-physical form.
“I expect a really tough match. She’s a top player, it’s going to be really tough. But again, one where I’m a complete underdog and I can just enjoy playing in my crowd, my home Slam, keep enjoying myself and try to stay one more day. I was in the semi-finals at the US Open, the circumstances are different in a third round than in a semi-final. The dynamics were different back then. I was a pretty unknown player,” she revealed
Previously, Raducanu had…
