Having recovered from her injuries, Emma Raducanu is now ready for the next tennis season and believes that she is a ‘dangerous player’ to look out for.
The young athlete has made a spectacular comeback to the court at the Billie Jean King Cup, enabling Great Britain to advance to the semi-finals, after missing two months due to a foot injury.
Raducanu has been playing well at the event, defeating Canadian Rebecca Marino and German Jule Niemeier in straight sets. As she made a triumphant comeback, she also pondered on her current standing on the WTA. She admitted: “My assessment is, I think sometimes I need reminding, I’m top 60 in the world and I have played less than 15 events, which is pretty unheard of, in a way.”
She added: “I have to pat myself on the back for that. I know I’m a dangerous player. I know no one wants to pull my name in the draw…. I take pride in that, and I’m looking forward to hopefully staying on court longer next year.”
Preparing for the 2025 season
With the Australian Open less than two months away, the 22-year-old player wants to maintain her momentum and adapt it to her 2025 season preparation rather than taking a break after the BJK Cup.
Raducanu said: “I think traditionally you’d probably have a bit of a break and take a holiday or something… But I feel like I have had four, five weeks off tennis, and I don’t really need any more time off.
“If anything, I’m excited and just itchy to get on the practice court, and of course, seeing some of my performances this week, it just incentivises me to do more work… I’m really pleased with how I fought and how I’m faring up against these top girls [at the BJK Cup]… I feel like I’m in a pretty good spot with my tennis right now,” she added.
Source: Eurosport