The drastic decision that Raducanu made after Australia

The life of Emma Raducanu gave an unexpected script twist when he was crowned by surprise at the US Open 2021. Since then, the weight of pressure, expectations and fame has fallen like a stone on the shoulders of the British, who has not been able to manage it in the best way on certain occasions and who has added these problems to other inconveniences on a physical level. His 2023In fact, he is marked by recurring injuries and discomfort: a tonsillitis that made him doubtful to participate in Indian Wells 2023 until the last moment, a sprained ankle that interrupted his preparation for the Australian Open and, as the most important annoyance, problems in both wrists that seem not to go away.

Raducanu rushed until the last second to make his debut in the Californian desert, although the risk seems to have brought him good results. His debut was convincing, subjecting Danka Kovinic (6-2, 6-3), who today is several places above in the WTA ranking. Emma herself was aware of the difficulty of the match, emphasizing that he already knew the Montenegrin after their last meeting in Australia 2022. “Today I approached the game aggressively, I used some things that worked for me last time and I tried to dominate as much as I could”, he stated in words collected by Ubitennis. The debut was uneventful… in stark contrast to her last few weeks, Emma has made some truly surprising revelations.

After losing in Australia to Coco Gauffthe British took a drastic decision. The objective, to reduce the noise that comes from outside and to be able to focus on herself and the group of people that surrounds her. The decision in question…was to remove all of his social media from his phone. “After the Australian Open delete both whatsapp and instagram from my phone. After that, it could be said that I have been living in my own bubble. I feel like there are times when you go through stages where you want to focus on yourself, and I was very satisfied with my life without the networks. I’ve learned that no matter what you do, good or bad, people are going to come and attack you without distinction.”explained Raducanu, who has spent several weeks without reading comments from fans, focusing solely and exclusively on his recovery and cultivating his own mental health.

THE INCONVENIENCE, GASOLINE FOR EMMA

It is not easy to participate in top level tournaments playing with inconvenience. Every day we see examples of this on the circuit, and Raducanu’s is one more, although Emma tries to face the challenge with a different perspective, much more optimistic than others. “I love to compete even things seem to line up against you, when you have to fight against all that. You have the power to use in your favor, as motivation, what you are going through, it is an incentive to be more aggressive and hold on to it. I think I’ve found a way to use it as much as I can”pointed out the English woman, who will continue her career in Indian Wells against the Polish Magda Linette.