The latest update on Raducanu drops after the Briton missed Toronto and Cincinnati.
Emma Raducanu has made a decision that some may find surprising as the British tennis player is back in London after skipping the Toronto and Cincinnati qualifying and it is also unclear whether the former world No. 10 plans to play in Cleveland or Monterrey next week.
In case you have missed it, Raducanu kicked off her North American hard-court swing by making the quarterfinal at the WTA 500 tournament in Washington. But then, her schedule plans were probably ruined after the WTA 1000 tournaments in Montreal and Cincinnati didn’t give her a main draw wildcard.
For months, it has been clear that Raducanu is avoiding playing in qualifying. And because of that, she may enter the US Open with just one tournament played leading up to it although she is perfectly healthy.
The sister of Raducanu’s coach reveals some interesting details
On air, former British tennis players Laura Robson and Naomi Cavaday touched on the Raducanu matter.
“I was going to ask you actually, with your brother being her coach, why was [there] the decision to not play qualifying?” Robson asked Naomi, whose brother Nick coaches Raducanu.
“I think viewing it as extra matches, she got some wins in Washington, pretty happy with the level. Body feeling it a touch, trying to keep that managed,” Naomi responded.
“It’s a tough one because you want to keep the momentum,” Robson said.
Naomi then added: “I mean, I think if she’d have had a wildcard into the main draw, she would have considered playing. I’m sure she considered playing in qualifying as well.” After this comment, Naomi underlined that she didn’t know what were the exact conversations between Raducanu and her brother.
Robson jokingly responded: “I’m not privy to the scheduling decisions I’m afraid. I thought you were going to give us some goss!”
For now, it will be interesting to see if Raducanu enters one of the two scheduled tournaments for the next two weeks or if she simply stays on the practice court and sees her next competitive action being at the US Open.
Emma Raducanu’s competitive preparations for the US Open have stalled after she turned down qualifying in both Toronto and Cincinnati. Instead she has been back in London practising, with no word on whether she will play Monterrey or Cleveland next week. https://t.co/Kld38Hwsk5
— Stuart Fraser (@stu_fraser) August 13, 2024
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