Emma Raducanu

EMMA RADUCANU was knocked out of the French Open in the second round against Aliaksandra Sasnovich.

This difficult run has mostly been down to ongoing fitness issues, which forced her out of her last event prior to Roland Garros at the Italian Open. The Brit will now turn her attention away from clay, to concentrate on the upcoming grass season this summer. This however proved to be short lived, after her stay at Roland Garros came to an end just two days later at the hands of Sasnovich.

Emma Raducanu is looking to the positives from her first clay season after she lost in the second round of the French Open to Aliaksandra Sasnovich in three ...

"It is going to be a little bit strange in the beginning, because I have played on clay court for so long now, I feel like it's been weeks. I'm just really looking forward to the atmosphere that's going to be around." On and off the court I feel like I have probably improved like how much I fight. Yeah, like I still got quite a long way to go on this surface, but overall, I would say I definitely had a good first experience on the clay. "It just takes a lot more to win the point on this surface, and, you know, you hit a ball flat and it doesn't really do that much. But, yeah, I think that it was a long match for me, but, I mean, the whole clay season has been pretty positive overall, I would say."

Sasnovich will now face Angelique Kerber in the third round at Roland Garros and Raducanu's focus will turn to the forthcoming grass-court season. Stay updated ...

He achieved it at the fifth time of asking and after staying up late to watch the US PGA Championship! Available to download now on - iPhone & iPad and Android Game three of the deciding set would prove to be pivotal; Sasnovich fended off five break points amid seven deuces to hold. Nevertheless, the fist pumps returned when she saved a break point to hold for 1-1. As Raducanu's game dipped in the second set, Sasnovich's soared. Sasnovich then snatched a double break for a 4-0 lead.

This marks Raducanu's second consecutive second round exit from a Grand Slam as she struggles to replicate the heroics that won her a stunning victory at ...

Emma Raducanu is 'overwhelmed' by the pressure of being a Grand Slam winner, says tennis legend John McEnroe after her French Open exit... Hopefully in the next year or two she will find that. Emma Raducanu has lost in the second round of the French and the Australian Open in 2022

aducanu ran out of steam as her French Open dream was ended in the second round by Aliaksandra Sasnovich.

But game three was to prove pivotal, Sasnovich fending off five break points amid seven deuces to hold, and moments later Raducanu mistimed a forehand and found herself a break down. But a pumped-up Raducanu broke her opponent in the fifth game of the opening set. Raducanu’s winners had dried up; she hit just four to Sasnovich’s 19 in a stinker of a set as the 28-year-old from Minsk levelled the match.

Emma Raducanu believes she is perpetually playing with a target on her back because of her US Open heroics following another early Grand Slam exit.

“But there are definitely aspects of my game that need to improve and catch up to where my ranking is. On court, I feel like I have probably improved how much I fight. “In the last 12 months, I have grown a lot.

EXCLUSIVE BY MIKE DICKSON AT ROLAND GARROS: Emma Raducanu is considering a temporary link-up with Andy Murray's former coach Jamie Delgado for the ...

‘I don’t understand the logic for it. ‘It’s a bit of a strange situation with Emma, where he’s helping her out but not really her coach, which I guess is the same as what he does for us. ‘Louis has said the doubles guys are still his priority so whether that changes at all we’ll see,’ said Salisbury. Evans confirmed afterwards that he had a chest infection. Delgado recently split with Canadian Denis Shapovalov, who he began working with when his lengthy association with Murray came to an end late last season. Emma Raducanu turns to Andy Murray's former coach Jamie Delgado as British No 1 switches her attention to the grass-court season following second-round exit at the French Open

After the US Open Raducanu split from coach Andrew Richardson and she had a spell without a coach. She then hired Torben Beltz but their working relationship ...

She then hired Torben Beltz but their working relationship has since ended and her short lived time with coaches is another cause for concern for McEnroe. McEnroe told Eurosport: ‘We have got to keep a little perspective here. Raducanu took an early second round exit from the French Open on Wednesday as she lost to Aliaksandra Sasnovich 3-6, 6-1, 6-1.

EMMA RADUCANU once again failed to get beyond the third round at a Grand Slam this year.

It might not show like straightaway, but there are definitely elements, you know, whether that's on the practice court or certain moments on the match court I feel like I am and have made improvements throughout the whole clay season. She has changed coaches, three, four or five times which is unbelievable for someone who has just come off winning a major. John McEnroe has claimed Emma Raducanu’s “revolving door” of coaches has hindered her career since her US Open triumph.

After the US Open Raducanu split from coach Andrew Richardson and she had a spell without a coach. She then hired Torben Beltz but their working relationship ...

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John McEnroe has once again criticised Emma Raducanu - this time after her French Open defeat to Aliaksandra Sasnovich in the second round at Roland Garros.

“She has sort of put herself in a difficult position because a lot is expected of her and with the people around her, we are not sure if she is comfortable with them just yet. Raducanu admits it is something she needs to work on as her attention turns to the grass court season. The British number one crashed out of the French Open with a 6-3, 1-6, 1-6 defeat to Aliaksandra Sasnovich.

Brit Raducanu was beaten 3-6, 6-1, 6-1 by her Belarusian opponent to end her bid for a second Grand Slam title at Roland Garros.

But a pumped-up Raducanu broke her opponent in the fifth game of the opening set. Sasnovich was now in complete control with Raducanu unable to stem the flow of winners, and she went on to run away with the set and reach the third round for the first time. A second break wrapped up the opening set before a wobbly start to the second, including a pair of double faults - her first of the match - saw Sasnovich snatch a double break and a 4-0 lead.

After her first clay-court season ended in the French Open second round, expectations will grow as Wimbledon beckons.

The only other teenagers above her in the race are Coco Gauff and Leylah Fernandez. Even without her US Open title, simply reaching the top 100 just a year after her WTA debut would have been a significant achievement. Over the past year, Raducanu has certainly made decisions to be questioned, such as her well-publicised coaching situation. In the WTA Race, the yearly rankings, Raducanu currently sits at 61st, a more accurate reflection of her current stature than her ranking of 11. She was clearly not physically or mentally prepared for the rigours of the tour yet she was able to play at the highest level for 10 consecutive matches from qualifying, winning without dropping a set. She has had to adjust to the reality of being a grand slam champion: the target on her back in the locker room, the scrutiny outside of it, the reality that she no longer has nothing to lose on court and even a stalker invading her privacy. As Emma Raducanu dusted the dirt off her clay-court shoes and discarded them until next year after her second-round loss to Aliaksandra Sasnovich on Wednesday, a notable cycle came to a close.

Emma Raducanu has revealed that she feels her 'biggest win' was remaining injury and niggle free at this years French Open.

Reflecting on her Roland Garros debut, the teenager claimed that her “biggest win” was staying unaffected by any injury problems. The injury continued to persist as she was forced retire in her opening match of the Italian Open against fellow US Open winner Bianca Andreescu just a week later when the British number one was trailing 2-6 1-2. She struggled with a blister on her racket hand in the Australian Open second-round defeat and also retired with a leg injury from a lengthy opening-round match in Mexico.

Emma Raducanu ran out of steam as her French Open dream was ended in the second round by Aliaksandra Sasnovich.

But game three was to prove pivotal, Sasnovich fending off five break points amid seven deuces to hold, and moments later Raducanu mistimed a forehand and found herself a break down. But a pumped-up Raducanu broke her opponent in the fifth game of the opening set. Raducanu’s winners had dried up; she hit just four to Sasnovich’s 19 in a stinker of a set as the 28-year-old from Minsk levelled the match.