Former British tennis star Laura Robson is tipping Emma Raducanu to be “the breakout story” of this year’s Wimbledon as she feels everything is setting up perfectly for the 21-year-old to do well at The All England Club.
Robson, who retired from pro tennis two years ago at the of 28 after years of struggling with injuries, has since been working as the tournament director of a WTA 250 tournament in Nottingham, as well as the Nottingham Challenger. Because of her role, former world No. 27 Robson had a chance to closely follow Raducanu’s opening grass tournament of the year.
At the start of her Nottingham run, Raducanu earned back-to-back wins over Ena Shibahara and Daria Snigur before Francesca Jones gave her a walkover in the quarterfinal. Playing in her first WTA semifinal since 2022 October, Raducanu came close to beating world No. 31 Katie Boulter but ultimately fell just short after Boulter completed a 6-7 (13) 6-3 6-4 win.
Despite the loss, Raducanu was very positive about her run and Robson believes that’s a sign that Nottingham won’t be the last good thing for the 2021 US Open champion this summer.
“I think Emma Raducanu will have the moment of the tournament. Watching her last few matches in Nottingham, she played really well and was excited to be…
