Emma Raducanu household introduced up as Brit’s agent speaks about ‘missed story’
Emma Raducanu’s agent has praised the Brit for staying at school to finish her schooling earlier than turning to tennis. Max Eisenbud stated the 20-year-old and her household didn’t get sufficient credit score for the choice, which he branded a “missed story”.
Raducanu has been sidelined in latest months after present process three surgical procedures in May and also will miss the upcoming US Open, the place two years in the past she grew to become the primary qualifier to win a Major title. It was a part of her magical 2021 season, which began with a breakthrough at Wimbledon.
Ranked at No 338 on this planet and aged simply 18, she made her Grand Slam debut at SW19 only a few weeks after finishing her A-Level exams and stormed into the second week. And Raducanu adopted that up by lifting the trophy in Flushing Meadows later that summer time.
But her agent believes that the beginnings of Raducanu’s story – her resolution to remain in formal schooling till her A-Levels have been achieved – has been missed out among the many ongoing protection of her rise. Speaking to The Tennis Podcast, IMG super-agent Eisenbud stated: “One thing I’d like to add about Emma that I think doesn’t get enough.
“I think after she won, I don’t think her family got enough credit for how they handled her [in] the lead-up to Wimbledon and the US Open wins. Here’s a girl who never went to a tennis academy, who stayed in school – regular school – her whole career all the way until the end.”
Eisenbud – who additionally managed the careers of Maria Sharapova and Li Na – defined simply how uncommon the dedication to schooling was in skilled tennis. “I can’t remember the last Grand Slam champion who didn’t leave school before the age of 14, who was willing to sacrifice her tennis development to make sure she got her education,” he continued.
“I think we all know the story, she barely played leading up to Wimbledon because she was studying for her [A-Levels]. I mean these are like amazing things that I don’t think much of the British media talked about and I think that’s a shame because I think that was very brave of her parents and her to again sacrifice her tennis development for her education.”
Weeks earlier than her Wimbledon debut, Raducanu had accomplished her schooling at Newstead Wood – a selective grammar faculty. Later in the summertime, she obtained her A-Level outcomes, acquiring an A* in maths and an A in economics.
And Raducanu’s agent additionally thought it was unlikely that one other massive title winner would observe the identical path. He added: “I don’t see that ever happening anywhere. I don’t think there will ever be another Grand Slam champion again that wins after going to regular school. So I think that story was a miss and I think overall though, the British press has done a pretty good job of following her and writing about her.”