Understanding the struggles of Emma Raducanu: insight from Mark Petchey

Former Britain player Mark Petchey has highlighted one reason why Emma Raducanu has struggled in the recent past. The 21-year-old was once regarded as the next big thing when she won the US Open at the age of 18 in 2021.

The most impressive aspect of that triumph was the fact that Raducanu started the campaign through a qualifying round but even then managed to go all the way and beat Canada’s Leylah Fernandez in the final in straight sets with a score of 6-4, 6-3 to lift the title.

However, since then, not much has gone right for the former world number 10. Ever since lifting the US Open, the Toronto-born star has not managed to play in the quarterfinal or beyond in any of the major event. Her most recent appearance in a major competition was at the US Open where she was knocked out after losing in the first round to America’s Sofia Kenin with a score of 6-1, 3-6, 6-4.

Former Britian’s player Patchey recently spoke to Bally Casino, as quoted by Tennis 365, where he highlighted reasons behind Raducanu’s recent struggles. The 54-year-old is of the opinion that being stubborn about certain things is making the former world number 10 struggle in different areas.

“She’s stubborn in certain areas which is a great quality in tennis, you need that," he said. "You need to have a certain self-reliance; you need to be able to put things to one side and entertain thoughts that you don’t necessarily always need to implement into your game, but you must consider things. I’m sure she now wishes that some things had been different. From Emma’s perspective right now, there’s no point looking back over the last couple of years overthinking, it’s all wasted energy. Hopefully, the bumpy ride has shown her a roadmap or a signpost of where she wants to go from here to progress as a player.”