"She has the potential to be World No.1" - Greg Rusedski backs Raducanu as a multiple Slam champion
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Former British No.1 Greg Rusedski believes US Open champion Emma Raducanu has the potential to win more Grand Slam titles, and could eventually rise to become the WTA's top-ranked player.
The 18-year old became the first qualifier in history to win a Grand Slam title after defeating fellow teenager Leylah Fernandez in the final. Rusedski claims that Raducanu has performed way above expectations in her first two Majors, which have provided her with a platform to win more Grand Slam titles.
"I think she’s going to be a multiple Grand Slam champion and has the potential to be world number one," stated Rusedski. "What she’s done in her first two Majors, there’s very few players that have reached fourth round of a Grand Slam in their first one, then went onto win the US Open."
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The former World No.4 believes the key to her success would be staying healthy and building a good team around her. Furthermore, he added that Raducanu could benefit from hiring Darren Cahill as a coach, as the British teenager is still in the market for a long-term mentor.
"Her future is going to be exceptional if she can stay healthy and put the right team around here, I think her future will be incredible,” said Rusedski. "I think she’s had some great coaches throughout her career and development as a player, when she got to the fourth round of Wimbledon she had one of the best coaches in the business in Nigel Sears.
"It’ll be interesting to see who she appoints at the end of the season, there’s talk about Darren Cahill who worked with Simona Halep, if she could tie up with that sort of coach from a long-term basis, that would be great."
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