Mónica Puig, gold medalist at the 2016 Rio Olympics, believes that Emma Raducanu is «a very talented player» but noted that the 20-year-old Briton still «He needs time to develop and find his identity on the court.» Raducanu did something no player had been able to do before: she was just 18 years old when she became the first qualifier to win a Grand Slam.
But since the 2021 US Open, Raducanu has not won a title and has faced much criticism and scrutiny for his form and results. «I saw her many times on the court during the US Open when she won that title and she is a very talented player.
Physically, he is still very young. I’m not going to say that she is already a very established player with a lot of experience. She won that US Open title without having played many WTA events and hasn’t had a full schedule. She still needs time to develop and time to figure out who she is as a tennis player, who she is as a person and I can sympathize with her because when I won the Olympics she came out of nowhere,» Puig said. sky sports.
Raducanu will play in Austin later this month.
After exiting the Australian Open in the second round, Raducanu signed up to compete at the inaugural ATX Open in Austin, Texas. «Hi Austin, I’m Emma. I’m really looking forward to coming down and playing the tournament there.
I’ve heard so many good things about the city and am looking forward to seeing it myself. Hope to see you there,» Raducanu said in a video message he posted to his Instagram Story. The inaugural ATX Open will take place between February 27 and March 5.
The ATX Open is from the WTA 250 category and could be a perfect opportunity for Raducanu to get some good form ahead of the WTA 1000 events in Indian Wells and Miami.
