British Star Emma Raducanu Puts Herself Way Below Coco Gauff But Promises a Resilient Comeback After Unexpected Indian Wells Success

World no. 77 Emma Raducanu, the 18-year-old British tennis player recently faced world no. 1 Iga Swiatek in the Round 16 of the Indian Wells Masters. Although Swiatek beat her in straight sets of 3-6, 1-6, Raducanu put up a strong fight. However, during the post-match presser, she made a candid assessment of her performance. Responding to a tricky question previously asked to Coco Gauff, Raducanu admitted that she was not even at 50% of her capacity as a player.

The question was simple but it could be interpreted on deeper levels of understanding a player’s mindset. As Raducanu answered the question with an unexpected response, her fans might get a clearer understanding of what she is looking at in terms of her career. Also, depending on the sassy confidence she exudes, we sure are to hope for great things from the young British WTA icon.

Emma Raducanu has started with the right work already

Raducanu faced world number one Iga Swiatek in the Round of 16 at Indian Wells and lost 3-6, 1-6. During her post-match press conference, Raducanu opened up about her self-assessment and gave insight into her thoughts on her current capabilities.

She was asked about the difference between the player she is now and the one she aspires to be in the future. As the reporter said, Coco Gauff rated herself at 65%, meaning she still had 35% to cover. However, to this question, Raducanu says, “I would honestly say like 35%.”

She went on to explain that she had not trained as much but she is sure that her physical fitness would be a great aspect in deciding in her tennis career. “…I haven’t trained (smiling). Physically I feel like that’s going to be one of my biggest assets. My team has spoken about it.”

Despite her honest assessment, Raducanu remains optimistic about her future prospects in the game. Manifesting what her fans would call a beautiful confidence, she says, “I think that I’m going to be, like, one of the best athletes on the tour, and that’s going to be a big part of my game. Yeah, I would say there is a very long way to go, but I’m definitely starting the right work now.”  

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However, she stuck to an honest assessment of herself and says that there is a long way to reach her goal. According to her she has already started with the right steps to the destination. Emma’s honest assessment of her current abilities as a tennis player shows her dedication to improvement and her commitment to becoming one of the best athletes on the tour. With her strong work ethic and natural talent, there is no doubt that Raducanu has a bright future ahead of her in the world of tennis.

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