We should make sure that we’re not knee-jerking our reactions when Emma Raducanu loses a match, there’s so much tennis ahead of her: Barry Cowan
In a recent interview with Sky Sports, former British tennis player Barry Cowan said people should avoid having "knee-jerk" reactions when Emma Raducanu loses a match. Cowan pointed out that Raducanu has a lot of tennis ahead of her and that her current form is not a cause for concern
“We all have to make sure that we’re not knee-jerking our reactions just because Emma loses a match, there’s so much tennis ahead of her," said Cowan.
World No. 12 Raducanu shot to fame after winning the 2021 US Open as a qualifier. However, since then, the 19-year-old has failed to leave a mark on the WTA tour, maintaining a poor win-loss record of 4-5.
18-year old Emma Raducanu wins the 2021 US Open. She is the first women's or men's qualifier to win a major title in the Open Era (since 1968).
Raducanu is the youngest women's major champion since 17-year-old Maria Sharapova won Wimbledon in 2004. https://t.co/Zl9yWG2Y0x
Cowan remarked that Raducanu's poor form was not too alarming. However, he offered some advice not just to the Brit but to every aspiring tennis player. He emphasized that one must never "take their eyes off the ball" as otherwise, "things could go wrong very quickly."
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“But I will always say, and I’m not just putting Emma Raducanu in that but across the sport, if you take your eye off the ball whoever you are then things can go wrong very quickly," added the former British player.
In the same interview, Cowan also advised Raducanu to have a consistent coaching team around herself. Interestingly, the Brit has had three different coaches since 2021 US Open, something that was earlier questioned by John McEnroe as well.
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Cowan further predicted that if Raducanu manages to combine this consistency with the "talent and mentality" that she already possesses, she is "going to win titles" in the future.
“That’s why I say you’ve got to be consistent in what you’re doing and have a consistent team around you and then when you have that and then you combine that with the talent and the mentality that she has you’re going to win tennis matches, and if you’re going to win tennis matches, you’re going to win titles," concluded the 47-year-old.
Emma Raducanu to skip Monterrey Open due to a left leg injury
Raducanu last featured at the 2022 Mexican Open where she, unfortunately, suffered a left leg injury in the first round on Wednesday. The injury forced her to withdraw from the competition without even completing her match against Daria Saville.
The British number one suffered a minor injury to her left leg during a gruelling first-round match against Daria Saville in Guadalajara earlier this week
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It appears that the Brit hasn't recovered completely yet and, as a result, has withdrawn from the 2022 Monterrey Open, which begins next Monday.
Emma Raducanu has pulled out of the WTA tournament in Monterrey next week after injury forced her to retire in the final set of a match in Guadalajara on Wednesday.
After the 2022 Monterrey Open, Emma Raducanu is scheduled to play in Indian Wells from March 8, 2022, a tournament where she suffered a first-round exit last year.
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