Emma Raducanu acknowledges clay shouldn’t be her perfect floor for the time being however predicts that it’s going to “actually go well with” her recreation sooner or later.
Raducanu, the 2021 US Open champion, prefers sooner surfaces and up to now nearly all of her appearances have come on both arduous or grass.
Relating to clay, Raducanu solely performed her first match as a professional there in 2022 April. Thus far, Raducanu has appeared in simply 14 matches on clay since turning skilled. However the 21-year-old Briton is engaged on enhancing her clay recreation and he or she believes the longer term is shiny for her on the slowest tennis floor.
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On Friday – Raducanu performed her first clay match of the yr and clinched a really spectacular win – beating 2022 WTA Finals champion Caroline Garcia 3-6 6-3 6-2 within the second match of the Billie Jean King Cup qualifiers tie towards France. The next day, Raducanu clinched one other win on clay as she defeated Diane Parry 4-6 6-1 7-6 (1).
“I believe, sooner or later, it’s going to be a floor that can truly actually go well with me. Possibly I’m a bit of bit away from that proper now. However I’m having fun with the problem of it,” Raducanu mentioned in Le Portel.
Raducanu on the prospect of competing on the Olympics
This yr, Raducanu may probably make her Olympic debut when the Paris Olympics happen between July 26 – August 11.
However up to now, Raducanu is not assembly the standards to be eligible to play. This week’s BJK Cup tie towards France is Raducanu’s first look within the competitors in the course of the Olympic cycle – she should have at the very least two.
Nonetheless, there are nonetheless methods for Raducanu to get into the Olympics even with out the representing nation standards – a kind of is getting a wildcard from the ITF.
Addressing that, Raducanu prompt she can be open to taking part in on the Olympics if she was given the inexperienced mild to play.
“It’s probably not in my management. I imply, I do know that taking part in this tie provides me eligibility. Nevertheless it relies on so many elements, with rankings and wildcards or no matter,” Raducanu mentioned.
