Emma Raducanu chose wise schedule: stop criticizing her for anything!

08/14/2024 06:00 AM

Emma Raducanu decided to skip the Paris Olympics to better prepare for the North American tournaments and, at the same time, to avoid the transition - which could bring physical risks - from clay to hard courts.

The British player's schedule was, however, rather particular and, in the last few hours, many media have discussed with great perplexity the young and talented British tennis player and her choices. A schedule that, for the undersigned who is writing the article, however, were correct, Emma made the right choice.

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Raducanu did not receive wildcards for both the Nationak Bank Open in Toronto and the Western & Southern Open in Cincinnati. Decision taken by the organizers given the results - now for some time - complicated for the British tennis player. Emma has essentially remained stationary, skipping the Olympics but also the summer tournaments in North America; Raducanu risks arriving at the US Open without playing tournaments.

"For me, staying on this surface is the most important thing and changing surfaces is not the best thing for me. At this moment, playing on clay immediately after grass and then on hard courts is really very risky. Playing on hard courts is much better, looking at all sides of the coin, this is the same choice," she said a few weeks ago.

Since Emma ultimately only played in the Washington tournament, many are wondering if it was worth not participating in the Olympics. Before the US Open, Raducanu could participate in the 250 tournament in Cleveland, a choice that could also prove to be the right one, in my opinion.

Perhaps Emma was hoping for a wildcard for Toronto or Cincinnati. Not having obtained it will certainly change her plans, but I feel like saying that, in theory, her choice was right and understandable.

So once again, why do the media, insiders and fans always have to be so hard on her, for one reason or another?

I think it's annoying; I understand that Emma Raducanu brings readers and views, but to be so hard on her and criticize her for anything is unfair and unprofessional, and this is coming from an editor like me who has always defended the British player and tennis players in general. I am of the opinion that we should enjoy watching the best tennis players play, rather than focusing on the criticism. Emma went throught criticisms since she won the US Open: she is only a girl of 21 year-old, she has ahead of her all the time to get what she deserves from her career, so, leave her alone somethimes.

The British tennis player recently made interesting statements to Marie Claire, revealing how sometimes tennis makes her feel older than her 21 years.

"Winning the US Open was the highlight of my career. It brought a lot of challenges and I think what it gave me outweighs everything else. Self-belief is important to get through difficult times, they are really inevitable. You will face setbacks and injuries in life, you will be overwhelmed by fear but all of this is necessary if you want to achieve great things. The biggest lesson I have learned when it comes to recovering from an injury is not to rush. My impatience is one of my biggest failures, I basically rushed the recovery process and delayed my return by many months.

Often almost doubled the recovery time, sometimes your mind makes you push but over time you realize you are going backwards. I am a very independent person and I love spending time alone. Often there are a lot of people around me, I like to have a few hours alone where I do nothing productive but only what I enjoy. I don't know, maybe I'll be on the phone or read a bit or maybe online shopping. Having that time to relax is essential, I wouldn't even be able to sleep if I didn't.

In tennis it's easy to panic, I'm guilty of this, you think about the fact that you might only have 10 years of career and then soon it will all be over. Sometimes I feel old at 21, then I reflect and remember that I have over 10 years of Grand Slams to play and a lot can happen. Then there is a life beyond tennis and that must be fundamental for me," she analyzed.

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