British tennis wants but cannot. Despite the spectacular appearance of Arthur Fery reaching the semifinals of Wimbledon 2026, the rest of his compatriots have not lived up to the occasion, while their two main players, Emma Raducanu and Jack Draper, were last-minute withdrawals due to different injuries.
A frustrating situation for British tennis that fails to emerge or find a successor to Andy Murray. While results have not been favorable in recent times, the biggest concern is the physical condition of many players. This is something that is worrying the former 1997 British world number one, Greg Rusedski.
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Greg Rusedki only asks for health for British tennis players
"I want to see all our Brits healthy and progressing. But we also have to consider sports science because something is not right when we have so many constantly injured players. I don't have enough information, but all I know is that we have many talented players in Great Britain, and we need to find a way to keep them healthy," he stated on his podcast Off Court.
Furthermore, he took the opportunity to cite Roger Federer as an example, whose injuries respected him until the later stages of his career: "I remember when Roger Federer was at the peak of his career and he was still hitting tennis balls when he went on vacation with his family. That's what you have to do."
He urges his compatriots to never stop playing tennis or being fit: "Team continuity helps, consistency in training. You can't take long breaks. Even when you're on vacation, you still need to hit balls. You still need to go to the gym. You need to keep it going because if you stop, you start from scratch."

After expressing his general concern with British tennis, he delved into the case of the country's most renowned tennis player, Emma Raducanu, who struggles to avoid injuries even when in great form, as demonstrated by reaching the final of the WTA Queen’s.
"I think you have to be part of the team to really know what the problem is. I am an amateur player now, but if I stop playing for a few weeks and then have a seniors' tournament or something, my muscles ache. I feel stiff. I don't recover as quickly. So, it's easier for me if I train consistently. You need the same approach as the professionals. And you have to get that kind of impact and volume. And for Emma at Queen's, the problem was that she had played too many matches in a row," Rusedski argued.
"She's not ready to play many matches in a row. You could call it bad luck, but sometimes you have to be prepared to play two matches in a day, and even two in a row. I wish her all the best. I want to see her healthy," concluded Greg Rusedski, who simply asks for health for his compatriots as the first step to return to the path of triumph.
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