Rafa Nadal, Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic, in addition to taking tennis to another dimension, have made us get used to it. The ‘Big Three’ began to emerge immediately. They had barely been on the circuit for a long time when all the lights were on them, however, far from becoming small due to the pressure, they accepted the role they were given and became the three best tennis players in history.
In women’s tennis we have also seen this with Serena Williams and it is that this has probably been the most golden age of tennis. However, it must be understood that what these tennis figures have done is not normal, the logical thing is that the pressure overcomes the tennis player when he begins to have many people behind him Hoping you get great results. The last to experience this was the 19-year-old Emma Raducanu, that after surprising the whole world by winning the last edition of the US Open from the preliminary phase in 2021, something that had never been done before in history, he has seen how his level of play has never been the same as he showed in New York last year.
Raducanu, a shy girl who still lives with her parents, has seen how in just one year she has gone from anonymity to being one of the tennis players most in demand by the big brands. the british a total of 21 million euros has been pocketed, going from having the money of a normal teenager to being the seventh racket that earns the most money. Brands such as Wilson, Nike, Evian, HSBC or British Airways have signed a contract with the 19-year-old girl, who has had an impact on the court.
As much as she has denied it, Raducanu has been more focused on everything that has been generated around her than on playing tennis, something completely logical. In addition, the numerous changes of coach and the goodbye to most tournaments in the first rounds they have deprived him of obtaining the confidence and regularity that a young promise needs.
Now, the tennis player can feel liberated after seeing that she has not even been able to get past the first round in this US Open, so she will see her ranking drop to number 80. Raducanu now has a new start, away from the spotlight and with her sights set on winning games without the pressure of a current Grand Slam champion. The British is undoubtedly one of the great hopes of tennis in the United Kingdom and from the federation they will do everything possible so that Emma’s tennis returns to what it was last season.
Nadal fan
If Raducanu wants to return to the tennis elite, he will do well to look at the steps Rafa Nadal has taken since he started playing. The Spanish from humility and added work to the ability to escape from what was happening around him, has achieved an unrepeatable career. If something is unique to Nadal, it is his head. The one in Manacor is an unbeatable example to follow and Raducanu he has in his idol the best mirror in which to look at himself to start again to conquer big tournaments.
What has happened to her in this US Open was something normal for a girl who has been prevented from giving her best by everything generated around her. Her life has changed a lot in the last year and that for someone who while he was taking his first steps on the circuit he continued with his studies it’s been too much. Now a new era is opening for the young British woman who, of course, he has plenty of tennis to reach the top positions in the ranking again and show that what was achieved in 2021 was not a coincidence. Raducanu has already started playing lower level WTA tournaments to gradually climb to the top positions.
