"You don’t want to be that one-hit wonder": McEnroe sees Raducanu as having 'long road back' to prove herself post injury

Former world number one John McEnroe is hoping to see Emma Raducanu returning to playing tennis at the highest level.

The 20-year-old won the US Open in 2021 but has not been able to replicate her performances ever since.

Raducanu did not feature in the French Open earlier this year and is set to miss Wimbledon because of ankle and hand injuries.

McEnroe, who is a three-time Wimbledon champion, was quoted in a report by the newsmedia where he stated that it will be a ‘long road’ back for the former world number 10.

"Look, she’s won a major which 99 per cent of players or more can’t say," he said. "But you don’t want to be that one-hit wonder either. So this is going to be a long road back because she’s had to start over.”

McEnroe also revealed that he was ‘surprised’ after seeing Raducanu changing her coaching staff following her triumph in New York two years back.

"When she won the Open. I was surprised that she let go of her coach right after,” said the 64-year-old. “You don’t change a winning formula. At least wait a couple of majors. Then if it’s not working, okay, we’re starting to move on. I’ve never sat and talked with her, so I’m not sure exactly why these decisions were made.

"But we could see from when she didn’t come out on the court, a few months earlier at Wimbledon, that she was feeling pressure and stress. Almost anyone would. And then she handled it incredibly [in New York]. Now it has been more magnified. So you feel for her. You want her to be able to enjoy it – the process and the journey that takes place."