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Daily Mail
28-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Emma Raducanu is thrashed by Iga Swiatek AGAIN - as British No 2 wins just three games against the four-time French Open champion
After a mauling in Melbourne came a pasting in Paris, as Emma Raducanu was knocked out by Iga Swiatek for the second Grand Slam in a row. The best that could be said about this 6-1, 6-2 defeat in the second round of Roland Garros was it was better than the 6-1, 6-0 rout at the Australian Open. It is five defeats from five for Raducanu against the Pole, and she is yet to win a set. In the build up to this contest, Raducanu had talked of bridging the gap between herself and the top players. Well Emma, in this matchup at least, you're gonna need a bigger bridge. Raducanu simply does not have the weight of shot to hang with Swiatek. The British No 2 is a lovely clean striker of a ball, and she can deliver the finishing blow once a point has been constructed, but Swiatek does not allow her that luxury. Within a few balls of the rally Raducanu was rocked on to the back foot, and once Swiatek gets you there the only question is whether the job will be finished by forehand or backhand. And the defending champion did miss a few more of those than in previous years. She is as vulnerable here as she has ever been, having not won a title on the tour since her fourth here last year. Once apparently unbeatable, Swiatek is eminently beatable now. But to beat her you have to rush her; go hard and straight into a forehand wing which can crack under pressure. She has lost this year to big hitters like Madison Keys (Australian Open), Danielle Collins (Rome) and Jelena Ostapenko (Doha and Stuttgart). Raducanu's coach Mark Petchey is working for TNT Sports and on Wednesday morning talked of some of the adjustments they have made. Her strings are different and they have added some weight to the racket frame; it will take more than a couple of pounds of lead tape to give her the power to trouble Swiatek, however. Petchey was on TV duty for Raducanu's first-round win against Xinyu Wang. He was on court for this one though, hurrying in wearing the crisp blue shirt and suit trousers of his day job. If this matchup crops up again in his tenure, it is not easy to see how he and Raducanu can go about making inroads. If she cannot outhit Swiatek, Raducanu could at least have tried to play with more variety. She hit one drop shot in the net early on then abandoned the tactic. She has one of the better slice backhands on tour and could have gone to that shot as a more proactive option, rather than a last resort in extremis. As for Swiatek, she is building into the tournament nicely. The nadir of her recent loss of form was a third-round loss to Danielle Collins in Rome, and after that match she said of Roland Garros: 'It would be stupid to expect a lot since I'm not able to play my game. I'll just try to regroup and go day by day.' Day by day she is going and all looks well so far but it will take a less pliant opponent than Raducanu to truly test her. The spectre of her nemesis Ostapenko – who leads the head to head 6-0 – lurks in the fourth round.
Daily Mail
23-05-2025
- Sport
- Daily Mail
EXCLUSIVE Why tennis insiders are convinced British No 2 Jacob Fearnley will become 'one of the best in the world'
'The public don't know much about him yet,' said Jack Draper in Madrid last month, 'but I think he can be one of the best players in the world.' The British No 1 was talking about the British No 2, Jacob Fearnley, and if the man on the street doesn't know much about the Scot, those inside the game only know a little more.
Telegraph
21-05-2025
- Sport
- Telegraph
Emma Raducanu vs Danielle Collins: Briton a set up but suffering from back issue
The American edges to a 30-0 but Raducanu gets it back to 15-30, before the British No 2 nets her backhand return. Just heard on commentary, that the physio has been called for the British No 2, who seems to suffering with her back. Raducanu is still fighting – despite looking uncomfortable. However, the American take its to 15-40 with a superb forehand pass. The British No 2 was outclassed with that shot. She goes off court with a medical timeout – seeking treatment on her back.
Telegraph
19-05-2025
- Sport
- Telegraph
Emma Raducanu vs Daria Kasatkina live: Score and latest updates from Strasbourg
Emma Raducanu is taking part in her final tournament before the French Open as she takes on Daria Kasatskina at the Internationaux de Strasbourg. The British No 2 won three successive matches on clay for the first time in her career at the Italian Open last week, before succumbing to world No 3 Coco Gauff in the last-16 stage. Raducanu had not been expected to appear in another tournament before Roland Garros but has decided to accept a wildcard to continue her acclimatisation to the surface with which she is least comfortable. Kasatskina represents a tough assignment for the 22-year-old from Bromley. The Russian-born Australian is ranked No 17 in the world, 22 places higher than Raducanu, and has won all three meetings against the Briton to date.
The Irish Sun
07-05-2025
- Entertainment
- The Irish Sun
‘I got burnt a lot' – Emma Raducanu reveals personal betrayals have turned her into ‘Fort Knox with who I let in'
EMMA RADUCANU has admitted that she finds it difficult to trust, having been "burnt" since her remarkable US Open triumph. The British tennis star, 22, is in Rome and will take on Australia's Maya Joint in the first round of the Italian Open later today. Advertisement 3 Emma Raducanu is in Rome for the Italian Open Credit: Splash 3 Raducanu, 22, will take on Australia's Maya Joint Credit: Getty The world No49 is also joined in Rome by Jane O'Donoghue, the 42-year-old who has often been in Raducanu's corner during her career. Ahead of her Italian Open first round, Raducanu reflected on her sense of independence. The 2021 US Open champion said: "I'm someone who keeps things to myself and it takes a lot for me to open up. Advertisement READ MORE IN TENNIS "I haven't really opened up to many people in my life, truly, but the ones that I really trust, I do. "And the thing is with me, once I let someone in, I let them in fully and I care for them so much, and I have been burnt a few times. "A few people who I've really trusted have surprised me, but I guess that's life, and I still have some great people around me who I really trust, and I'm working on it. "I mean, part of me doesn't like talking too much about any problems, because it makes it into a bigger problem. Advertisement Most read in Tennis CASINO SPECIAL - BEST CASINO BONUSES FROM £10 DEPOSITS "So I think now I'm learning to just accept the day as it comes and just choose discipline over how I feel." Prior to reuniting with Petchey, Raducanu briefly worked with Vlado Platenik earlier this year. Emma Raducanu's Miami campaign comes to an end after defeat to Jessica Pegula The pair Advertisement Platenik was the seventh coach that Raducanu has employed since winning the US Open. In February, she was targeted by a stalker in Dubai. Having already been approached in a restaurant the previous day, a visibly distressed Raducanu hid behind the umpire's chair as the man was removed from the stands. 'I WAS SO SHELTERED' Expanding on her struggles to open up, the British No2 said: "The last few years, it's been very difficult for me to trust new people, especially those who have not necessarily known me from the years before the US Open. Advertisement "I just find myself gravitating towards those people now who I've known, and I'd say my circle is smaller than ever. And I was so sheltered. "Up to 18, I was just with my parents, they helped me with everything, like nothing could touch me. "All of a sudden, after that, everyone came and I got burnt quite a lot of times, whether that's professionally or personally. Now I'm just like very Fort Knox with who I let in." Raducanu also admitted that she wants to Advertisement During her Covid-enforced break from tennis in 2020, Raducanu earned two A-Levels - achieving an A* in Maths and an A in economics. She said: "Whether I will take my third A-level and go into a degree, I'm not sure. But I feel like I need some sort of pressure and adrenaline in that sense of my life. "I think it'll be a good escape because, growing up, I always had tennis as an escape from studying and studying as an escape from tennis. "So it wasn't just my entire life and my entire personality being dependent on this one thing." Advertisement 3 Raducanu has been in good spirits ahead of her opening match Credit: Getty
