Emma Raducanu Returns To The US Open Confident And Ready To Compete

Emma Raducanu concluded her U.S. Open practice session on Friday by hitting with a young fan she had asked her social media followers to help locate after they were unable to meet the previous day. As the defending champion from her surprising victory three years ago, Raducanu remains unfazed by questions regarding her match readiness for the tournament.

Despite her 2021 U.S. Open title remaining her sole WTA Tour victory, and her absence from last year’s event due to injuries, the 21-year-old British player has participated in fewer than 30 matches this season.
Although she has declined opportunities to compete more frequently, Raducanu stands by her preparation approach for the year’s final Grand Slam.

when I won the U.S. Open, I only played a few tournaments that year,” Raducanu said. “Yes, they were closer together, but I’m not in any big rush to play those. I think I’d rather target tournaments and play the tournaments that I’m entered in.”

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Emma Raducanu, following her fourth-round exit at Wimbledon in July, made the decision to skip the Olympic Games and participated in only one event during the North American hard-court season, suffering a third-round defeat in Washington.
The young tennis star, who holds a Canadian passport due to being born there, chose not to compete in her birth country. Instead, she returned to Britain to focus on training rather than participating in additional tournaments in preparation for her highly anticipated return to New York. In the first round of the US Open, Raducanu is set to face off against Sofia Kenin, the 2020 Australian Open champion.

don’t think I’ll ever be the player who’s playing, like, close to 30 events a year,” she said. “I think that’s not my style. It never has been.”
Emma Raducanu’s 2023 season was marred by injuries, forcing her to miss a significant portion of the year due to surgeries on both wrists and an ankle. As a result, her only appearance at the U.S. Open following her historic 2021 victory as a qualifier was a first-round defeat to Alize Cornet in 2022.