"It will begin a new era" - Corretja on life after US Open for Emma Raducanu

Alex Corretja believes Emma Raducanu will thrive after the US Open according to Eurosport analyst Alex Corretja.

Emma Raducanu is the defending champion of the US Open and she will face a lot of pressure in the event to at least to decent. Many think she won't have that much of a great time which will cause her to drop significantly in the rankings but she herself isn't bothered by any scenario. She is ready to earn her way back to the top.

Corretja seems to think the same after a recent rise in Cincinnati:

“I think she's showing that her tennis is still there. But she needs to understand also a little bit similar to what Alcaraz has been through, but for Alcaraz, it's been like, going big steps and bigger steps and bigger steps."

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He continued:

“For Emma, it was like the biggest step that you can make. And that's also difficult to deal with and to understand what's the new situation, and why everybody all of a sudden knows you everywhere you go in the world. And all the players know your game, which before they didn't know. So I think if she's capable of playing a few matches in New York, she might feel the atmosphere back."

And concluded:

"So I'm sure that once the US Open is finished, whatever happens if she loses the first round or if she wins the tournament again, whatever happens, it will begin the era of Emma. I mean, she will feel much more relief and much better in her expectations.”

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