"We know she has got the game to do it": Robson urges Raducanu to take lead of Wozniacki and Svitolina in comeback
WTASaturday, 12 August 2023 at 09:00
Former British No 1 Laura Robson has urged the young tennis star
Emma Raducanu to take inspiration from fellow women players in order to return
strongly.
The 20-year-old has suffered massively because of fitness
concerns and therefore has played very little tennis this year.
Robson was quoted in a report recently where she urged Raducanu
to take the cue from the likes of former world number one Caroline Wozniacki
and Ukraine’s Elina Svitolina, who managed to return to action despite taking
long breaks because of starting their families.
“We know she has got the game to do it,” said the
29-year-old. “She has the ball striking ability, she is a great mover and a
great all-round player and she compete. All you can do is stay as healthy as
possible and try to play as many matches as possible to see where you go.
“Other players have come back very quickly in this last
year. Svtolina has been amazing to watch and then Wozniacki has looked amazing
considering she has not played in three and a half years. There are lots of
players for Emma to look up to as examples of how quickly it can come back and
not to get too disheartened if it doesn’t because everyone is on their own
journey.”
However, Robson also urged Raducanu to not push for a quick
return to the court in order to avoid any further injuries.
“I wouldn’t want to put a date on it or put pressure on her
to return at a certain point,” she said. “As anyone who has had a long-term
injury knows, you have a goal in your mind and it is always adjusting. You
might think you are going to be ready to play at a certain date and you pick up
a little niggle somewhere else in your body as you have been doing months and
months of compensating.
“She can’t play a lot of tennis at the moment, but it’s a
huge step forward and she seems so happy to be back on court, which is lovely
to see. I’m sure she is gunning to get back out there because having to watch
all the tournaments on TV is the hardest part.”
Azeem Siddiqui is a seasoned sports journalist and data analyst with a strong background in both digital media and live sports production.
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