‘Emma Raducanu can be Australian Open contender,’ claims Mark Petchy
Top tennis expert Mark Petchy does not believe Emma Raducanu is a contender to win the Australian Open, yet he does not rule it out either.
Raducanu fired to prestige in 2021 when she won the United StatesOpen It was the only time in tennis background when a qualifier has actually won a significant and it made her an over night celebrity.
However, in the 3 years considering that, the 22-year-old has actually seen her occupation delay. She has actually dealt with injuries and stress, and she heads right into 2025 looking a lengthy means off testing for titles.
Petchy, however, claims he still counts on Raducanu, and it needs to simply be an issue of time prior to she remains in a setting to competition majors once more– consisting of Melbourne.
“I’ll never limit her potential,” he informedBetway “I genuinely believe she’ll win multiple majors before the end of her career. I think it’s a stretch to say that she could win the Australian Open, but I also don’t think it’s beyond the realms of possibility.
“All I know is that if she’s been healthy and she’s got enough matches under her belt heading into Australia and she gets a favourable draw she’ll have an opportunity to challenge for the title.
“Obviously, a more realistic goal right now would be reaching the quarterfinals at Melbourne Park.”
Of program, Petchy is advised that no person provided Raducanu an opportunity to win the United States Open when she did either. He concurs that she requires to discover her very own back to her finest– and it begins with placing herself initially.
Ruthless Raducanu
Emma Raducanu tornados out to a very early lead and takes the initial collection 6-0 over Rebecca Marino#BJKCup|@the_LTA pic.twitter.com/IUVH128D1L
— Billie Jean King Cup (@BJKCup) November 17, 2024
“I’m a big believer that you should follow your own path. There certainly wasn’t a blueprint for Emma to win the US Open, which she did. And I don’t think she should be following anyone’s path.
“Whatever path she’s trodden in the last couple of years is something that she owns. The knowledge from that sort of journey that she’s been on, she needs to implement without looking at anyone else.
“You can be inspired by other people, but when you’re as good as Emma and from the lessons she has learned, she knows that puts her in the best place to play the best tennis.
“Tennis is an individual sport for a reason. You need to be very selfish in your outlook to do the things that are right for you rather than look at other people.”
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