"The jury is out on whether she’ll win another Grand Slam at all": Castle not putting expectation on Raducanu's return
WTAThursday, 29 June 2023 at 19:30
Andrew
Castle shared his opinion on Emma Raducanu's potential in future Grand Slams.
The former
tennis player reached world No. 80 in 1988, making him the top-ranked British
player of that era. Castle also reached the mixed doubles final at the 1987
Australian Open with his compatriot Anne Hobbs. Since his retirement, he has
been a prominent broadcaster and tennis commentator.
Andrew
Castle spoke about young star Emma Raducanu, who rose to fame overnight after
winning the 2021 US Open as a qualifier, winning ten consecutive matches over
the course of three weeks.
The British
player has been dealing with constant injuries that have prevented her from
reaching her best level again, and doubts about the future of her career are
growing.
In an
interview with Metro.co.uk, Castle commented: “‘I hope she’s enjoying some
downtime.”
“I hope
she’s doing a bit of socialising as well as recovery, it’s a really weird
inverted career path. You know, most people build, build, build again and then
have a shot at Grand Slam,” he added.
“And in
fact, they normally have several shots at them. She goes in and wins one from
qualifying. I mean it’s unheard of and nobody wanted to hear it at the time,”
“Like, you
know, be patient. It’s not always gonna be this way, but I’m afraid it’s kind
of a really odd but fabulous start,” Castle said.
At 18 years
old, she became a Grand Slam champion, which generated high expectations, but
she couldn't replicate the good results since then and dropped from the top 10
to outside the top 100.”
“Now, she
has to kind of restart, reset and go again and she’s an adult now,” he added.
“She has
her own life, I hope she takes some control of that herself, I hope she makes
some coaching decisions herself,”
“Just go
and play. Rediscover the joy. I don’t expect her to win Wimbledon next year,
no. I think that the jury is out on whether she’ll win another Grand Slam at
all,” Castle concluded.
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