“I could play another four,” Emma Raducanu isn’t ‘rushed’ about playing at the Olympics, but can she really do so? Find out

Raducanu is fine with missing out on the Paris Olympics.

“I could play another four,” Emma Raducanu isn’t ‘rushed’ about playing at the Olympics, but can she really do so? Find out

Emma Raducanu (Via Imago)

Emma Raducanu is on the rise again, reaching the quarterfinal in Nottingham, on home soil. She will break into the top 200 again with this performance and may even crack 150 if she wins the title. Despite this, she has likely missed the chance to get selected for the British Olympic team as she did not have the required ranking on June 10th, which was the cutoff date. 

Raducanu may be unfazed by this as she was recorded last year admitting that she does not want to rush an Olympic run as she is young and has plenty of time to represent her country in her first Olympic games. 

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Obviously, the Olympics is such a big thing in sport. I think I could play another four if I really wanted to, so this one isn’t the immediate rush or pressure. It’s just about getting back on the court.
Emma Raducanu said via BBC

Raducanu also emphasized that she is not undermining the importance of the historic tournament by saying she’s looking forward to representing her country in the future. It may not happen this year unless she manages to secure one of the two spots reserved for previous Grand Slam winners. Her 2021 US Open win may be enough to push her over to the other side, but one of the spots has already been taken by Caroline Wozniacki, reducing her chances drastically.

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Katie Boulter qualifies for the Olympics, becoming the only British woman to do so this edition

Britain’s representation at the Olympics has always been important and successful, with Andy Murray winning consecutive gold medals in singles in 2012 and 2016. However, in the last edition of the Olympics, they haven’t made as big an impact as they would have hoped.

Katie Boulter
Katie Boulter (Image via Imago)

This year too, Katie Boulter is the only British woman to have qualified for the Olympics using her ranking, which is currently No.30 in the world. Cameron Norrie and Jack Draper are the players who have qualified on the men’s side for singles and it will be a tough ask for them, playing on their least favorite surface. 

The selections are done as follows: 56 of the 64 players in a singles draw are directly selected on the merit of their rankings. One spot is reserved for a player from the host nation and the remaining spots are taken by the ITF to award to players who have previously won Grand Slam events or have done well in ITF group events like the Davis Cup for men and the Billie Jean King Cup for women.

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