Raducanu: "After having gone through so much, victories mean much more now"

Andrés Tomás Rico | 22 Mar 2025 | 01.20

Raducanu: "After having gone through so many things, victories now mean much more." Photo: Gettyimages

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Emma Raducanu is in a constant battle to exceed expectations, cope with her injuries, and deal with consistent inconsistency since she was crowned at the 2022 US Open at the age of 18. The British player has also not been helped by the carousel of coaches she has had since the beginning of her career, nor the off-court issues she has faced. The latest incident in Dubai, when she saw her stalker in the stands, confirmed that luck is not on the side of the 22-year-old.
Therefore, when Raducanu secures a commendable victory showcasing great tennis, as she did in her debut at Miami, where she defeated Emma Navarro in a thrilling match (7-6(8), 2-6, 7-6(3)), the tennis world believes that this might be the moment when the British player rises from the ashes. Following this success, she achieves her first win over a Top 10 player on hard court, advances to the third round, and will face McCartney Kessler. In the post-match press conference, she talked about the importance of these victories and what they mean to her after a challenging 2025.

Commendable victory against Emma Navarro

"I'm very pleased to have overcome it. It was a very tough match, both physically and mentally speaking in terms of tennis. Emma is a very tough opponent, and I had to win the match because she moves very well, is aggressive, and does everything very well. So I'm very proud of how I competed and made a comeback."

What it means to beat a player so similar after all these years

"It's interesting. I think we are very similar in our playing style. She moves very well, is very aggressive. But both of us are very good athletes, I would say. Today the conditions were quite challenging. It was also a bit hot. I had to find a way to fight and survive, especially when I was behind in the third set. Yes, there were many emotions when I won. I know I won the US Open, but I think after going through so much in recent years, victories mean much more."

Happy for the support of her people

"I don't think it has been an easy two months. Many things have happened to me on and off the court. I think my goal is to reach a point where I feel much more settled and stable with my environment. This week I have amazing people who have known me for a long time. I feel very secure and happy and eager to fight for them as well. It's a very nice feeling. It has been quite emotional and, you know, has brought out a lot from me. But I'm so happy to be, like, fighting here, and all the victories here just give me extra fuel, extra energy."

Does this victory feel better than the 2022 US Open?

"Not necessarily more in terms of magnitude, but I would say emotionally, I am much more aware of all the suffering because when I won the US Open, I won 10 matches in straight sets. I didn't have, like, the losses, the setbacks, the months of losing streaks. I think overcoming it now means much more than certain matches from the US Open 2022."

A tough battle in the third set

"Today I left everything on the court. I think there were moments in the third set where I thought I was completely down, completely out. To be honest, physically I didn't see a way to recover. But then I managed to, I don't know from where, find a source of energy, and I think I was running on adrenaline. The final part of the third set, almost three hours, was very physical, the points were very long, and there was a lot of movement and court coverage. Yes, she retrieved many balls. I had to win each and every point. She didn't give me anything. I'm very proud of how I fought," admits Raducanu, who hopes, after this great victory against Navarro, to start seeing the light at the end of the tunnel.

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