“I want to win….” Emma Raducanu reveals her ‘No. 1 goal’ in tennis as she prepares for a turnaround in results by the end of the season

Emma Raducanu sets sights on Wimbledon as her long-term career goal, while hoping to stay healthy and improve in the short term.

Emma Raducanu (Image via Imago)

Emma Raducanu revealed her greatest ambition in her budding tennis career, which would ensure that she can retire happily. The 21-year-old Brit returned on tour this year and struggled to find form. However, as tournaments passed, Raducanu slowly got better and showed signs of returning to her old form.

At the age of 18, Raducanu won her maiden Grand Slam title at the 2021 US Open. She made history by becoming the first qualifier in the Open Era to win a singles Major. Since then, however, she has struggled to find form due to recurring injuries.

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Raducanu still has one goal in her career — winning the Wimbledon title. While that remains a long-term goal, she wants to stay healthy and keep improving in the short term.

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Long term, I want to win Wimbledon. That’s my number one goal. But in the short term, I just want to keep staying healthy and improving my skills. Working on the actual development of them rather than any immediate results - that’s my priority right now.

Emma Raducanu said via MC UK

This year, she prioritized Wimbledon over other tournaments. She missed the French Open after not being selected as a wild card entrant and prepared early for the grass season. The Brit did have a few positives and performed well at Wimbledon, where she lost in the fourth round to Lulu Sun.

Moreover, she also declined the offer to play for her country at the Paris Olympics. Instead, Raducanu decided to stay back and train harder for the last quarter of the tour. She had a good outing at the Citi Open, where she lost to Paula Badosa in the quarterfinals.

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Emma Raducanu reveals an important lesson she learned during her recovery

Emma Raducanu, the young British star who was expected to take tennis by storm, has struggled so far after suffering a few major injuries. At the age of 21, she has experienced a fair share of injuries which taught her a few lessons.

Raducanu had learned new values of life during her time of recovery. She revealed that she is a very impatient person and injuries have taught her to not rush into things and take them slowly instead.

I think the biggest lesson I’ve learnt in terms of injury recovery is not to rush back. My impatience is probably one of my biggest downfalls because I basically rushed the process of my recovery, and set myself back many months.

Emma Raducanu said (via MC UK)

She has been taking it slow this year, playing only the tournaments she thinks will help her in the long run. Raducanu also opted out of a few tournaments to prioritize her body and is slowly getting back to her old form.