Emma Raducanu became an overnight sensation after winning the 2021 U.S. Open as an 18-year-old. However, amid struggles since, the now 20-year-old has had an eye-opening realization about playing on the WTA Tour.
Speaking with the Sunday Times recently, Raducanu said over the last two years, she’s learned that the Tour isn’t what she’d expected entering as a “naive” teenager.
“The tour and everything that comes with it, it’s not a very nice, trusting and safe space,” Raducanu said. “I was under so much pressure to perform, people had no idea what was going on, and I had to have this facade to keep everything inside.”
Raducanu burst onto the tennis scene two years ago, stunning Leylah Fernandez to win the U.S. Open. However, following her sudden rush to fame, the prodigy has dealt with several injuries while trying to manage the lofty expectations set for her.
She’s also come under scrutiny for jumping from coach to coach. After her remarkable U.S. Open title win in 2021, Raducanu made the shocking decision to walk away from coach Andrew Richardson. And since then, Raducanu has seen a carousel of coaches come and go.
Most recently, Raducanu split with Sebastian Sachs and is now searching for her sixth coach in the last two years.
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