Rusedski feels ‘sorry’ for Emma Raducanu as Wimbledon place unsure

Greg Rusedski has revealed he feels “sorry” for Emma Raducanu as a result of the “joy and freedom” have gone since she gained the US Open. The British No.1 pulled out of this week’s Madrid Masters with a nagging wrist harm and can now fall out of the world’s high 100.

This adopted a tense pre-tournament press name the place she spoke solely 58 phrases in response to 16 questions. Raducanu, 20, should now resolve if she’s going to abort her claycourt season and put together for Wimbledon the place she’s going to want a wildcard.

Former British No.1 Rusedski, who reached the 1997 US Open remaining, tweeted: “I’m digesting the Emma Raducanu press convention from Madrid and I’ve to say I really feel sorry for her. She did the toughest factor you’ll be able to probably do in tennis and win a significant from qualifying which we are going to by no means see once more in our lifetime.

“Yes there has not been a constant staff round her since her victory which is unlucky, however she was not ready for world superstardom after profitable the US Open. She has felt an excessive amount of expectation ever since and strain. The freedom and pleasure have sadly disappeared. I actually hope she will be able to discover the love of the sport she as soon as had and luxuriate in her tennis.

“I have a sneaky suspicion that she might just get that wild card into Wimbledon,” he mentioned on Tennis Channel. “It’s been a strange deal since the US Open. Obviously the expectations that comes along with it, coming from nowhere, coming from qualifying is obviously a lot to ask.

“The factor about these accidents is there’s appears to be numerous cease and begin, there hasn’t been an harm that’s saved her out let’s say two or three months at a time. It’s at all times been per week right here, per week there however by no means really taking away a giant chunk of time so hopefully that’s nonetheless the case and we’re not coping with one thing extra severe.

“We’re coming up on a couple years since that US Open victory and I thought Reilly’s [Opelka] definitely right with you have to be able to learn the ins and outs of the tour, but we’re almost two years on from that now. You hope she’s getting the right advice on how to go about the program.

“Not simply with the wrist and this exit from Madrid however in regards to the January by November, how are we going to tempo ourselves. What are we going to play? What surfaces am I greatest on?

“I think it’s really hard to boil these down so a focused set of advice is something. It seems there are a lot of voices in the room and it doesn’t seem super focused but we hope she gets back and healthy because she is a superstar.”