Raducanu: "I wasn't as well prepared for other things that drain your energy"

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After much uncertainty following several periods of injuries, the beginning of this 2024 was more than hopeful for a Emma Raducanu with high expectations. However, physical problems reappeared momentarily, just at a phase that served the British player to reflect on her goals.

"I would say it was a turning point where I thought: Okay, next year, what do I want for myself?" confessed the champion of the 2021 US Open in an interview with The Guardian. "I was very creative. I played the piano, painted, explored my artistic side a bit. The last foot injury made me think and come to the conclusion that I want to be healthy next year. I want to make sure I continue to do things at a physical level. Every time I traveled this year, the physical condition inevitably took a back seat."

"I did press, tennis, whatever, and then fitness, because I didn't have someone able to tailor the session, or simply it was not done. I think it was then when I said to myself: 'Well, I want to bring someone who comes with me so I can continue the physical work', hence her latest addition to the team of the young British player, which aims to improve Emma's physical level.

The sudden success

"I am very grateful and fortunate to have experienced certain experiences and opportunities, but I wasn't prepared for it. In my head, I thought: 'Okay, I get up, play tennis, go to the gym, go home and have nothing else to do.' Especially after doing very well, in the following years there was a lot of talk about off-court matters. I always gave 100% on the court. I worked very hard, but I wasn't as well prepared for other things that inevitably drain your energy."

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