Emma Raducanu finalises this tournament to start ‘comeback year’ 2025
Emma Raducanu reveals the first tournament she will compete at in the 2025 season after being away from Tour since October.
Follow Us
Emma Raducanu (Image via X)
The 2024 season has surely ended for Emma Raducanu and she’s already focused her attention on next year’s tournaments. She had a strange 2024 in which she lived through inconsistent performances on the court. However, she ended with some positives by climbing 200 places in the WTA rankings.
The British star currently sits as World No.59 despite her struggles this year. She struggled to reach her best form this season after missing out for most of 2023 following several surgeries. The 22-year-old found her game rhythm during the grass season and enjoyed a bold run to the fourth round of Wimbledon in July.
She continued with the momentum and reached the quarterfinals of the Citi Open. But, she let it slip away after skipping the Canadian and Cincinnati Open. At the US Open, she lost to Sofia Kenin in the first round, a stark contrast from her 2021 victory at the same Grand Slam event. However, that made her decide to compete in back-to-back tournaments in the Asian swing.
But that did not go as planned as she suffered an ankle injury at the Korean Open, which kept her sidelined from the entirety of the Asian swing. She, however, returned to the court at the Billie Jean King Cup Finals in Malaga and went unbeaten, helping Great Britain to reach the semifinals before losing to Slovakia.
Britain's Emma Raducanu will start her season in Auckland ?? pic.twitter.com/Yo4WH4MbAp
— Sky Sports Tennis (@SkySportsTennis) December 4, 2024
It is revealed that the World No.59 will be competing at the Auckland Open, her first tournament for the 2025 season. Naomi Osaka and Coco Gauff are the two biggest names who are going to be joining her at the event when it kicks off on December 30. Raducanu featured at the event this season but exited in the second round after losing to runner-up Elina Svitolina in three sets.
Andy Murray’s ex-coach hopes Emma Raducanu doesn’t retire at 26 or 27 due to injuries
One of Emma Raducanu‘s major challenges over the years has been injuries. Each time the British star seems to be rising to her best level a significant injury forces her to be sidelined for weeks, which eventually stalls her progress. Recently, she hired Maria Sharapova’s former fitness coach, Yukata Nakamura, to help curb the issue.
Andy Murray’s ex-coach Mark Petchey, is looking forward to Raducanu getting to her best fitness level. The tennis expert, who has been admirer of the British star revealed that he doesn’t want to see her quit tennis at 26 or 27.
There has to be a commitment to week-in-week out- tournaments. The dipping in and out doesn’t help the physical side of things. I want her to have longevity in the sport. I don’t want her out of the sport at 26 or 27. Her team should be looking at how they manage her from here on in for another fifteen years of playing this sport if that’s what she wants to do. I think she’s well placed to do that.
Mark Petchey wrote in his column via Betway
Raducanu will be hoping to build on her strong finish last season and perhaps win titles and get to the finals of Grand Slam competitions, like the good old days. She will need to remain fit in 2025 to accomplish anything on the court.
Stay Updated!
Victor Okechukwu
(688 Articles Published)