“I need someone to hold my hand,” Emma Raducanu feels that she needs someone to guide her on tour days after calling herself a loner


“I need someone to hold my hand,” Emma Raducanu feels that she needs someone to guide her on tour days after calling herself a loner

Emma Raducanu

It has been a mixed bag season for Emma Raducanu as she experiences up and down on her maiden WTA tour. The young Bit was going really strong on clay court in Rome as she retired in the match against Bianca Andreescu after suffering from a back injury. The injury hindered her movement as she struggled to move.

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After withdrawing from the Italian Open, Raducanu shared her feelings and admitted that she needs someone to hold her hand during these tough situations on tour, especially with injuries. Raducanu had to retire in between the match against Andreescu when she was a set down and also trailing in the second set.

The British youngster shared how she needs a vice to help her be sensible as she is without a full-time coach. She highlighted how she needs someone who can advise her on when to play and when to rest as it is a long tour and players need to prioritize their events through the year.

“Of course I want to play every opportunity I have, and probably even when I shouldn’t,” she said, conceding that playing in Rome wasn’t the best idea. “But, you know, I just really need to be sensible. Sometimes I feel like I need a voice to, you know, just hold my hand, Do this, do that.”

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Emma Raducanu called herself ‘a loner’ a few days ago

Emma Raducanu
Emma Raducanu

Emma Raducanu has changed three coaches in the last year with the recent being Torben Beltz right after a quarterfinal run in the Stuttgart Open. Raducanu played really well for her debut clay-court event on tour but she shocked the tennis world by parting ways with Beltz who has earlier coached Angelique Kerber. Currently, Raducanu was accompanied by Iain Bates, head of women’s tennis at the LTA at the Italian Open.

A few days ago she claimed herself to be a loner and was happy staying alone on tour. She said, “I’d describe myself as a loner. For the past year, I’ve had a lot of people around me a lot and very often. To be on my own is interesting because I’m kind of finding out a lot about myself, understanding what I need and what I don’t need.”

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