But former Wimbledon champion Marion Bartoli lately jumped to the defence of Raducanu, insisting the 20-year-old simply wants time to settle into life on the tour. "She has so many more years ahead of her and if she can get her body ready, I don't think there is a lack of focus," Bartoli stated.

"Of course, there are endorsements but Maria Sharapova had a lot of endorsements but she was extremely focused throughout her career and Serena Williams was the same. Players can have a lot of endorsements, but they're able to deal that, so that's not the issue for Emma.

"She did not have the time to get herself mentally and bodily able to take care of every thing that is been thrown at her since she received that Grand Slam, however it does not imply she will not be prepared. It simply requires barely extra time. Give her time and he or she will probably be high-quality."