Emma Raducanu taught ‘a good lesson’ after losing at Indian Wells
Emma Raducanu has shown ‘ruthless streak’ says commentator
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Emma Raducanu’s defeat to Aliaksandra Sasnovich is a ‘good lesson’ for the Brit, Chris Evert believes. The 18-year-old went into the Indian Wells clash as the favourite to win. But that didn’t happen, with the teenager instead losing 2-6, 4-6 to exit the competition.
Raducanu is the best asset to British tennis right now, having enjoyed a stunning rise to prominence over the past year.
The 18-year-old made the headlines at Wimbledon in the summer, battling her way to the round of 16 where he was then forced to withdraw.
But, months later, Raducanu powered her way to US Open glory.
The teenager won the first Grand Slam of her career without dropping a single set, even in the final victory over Leylah Fernandez.
However, she was unable to build on that triumph at Indian Wells with Sasnovich outplaying her in their round of 64 clash.
The Brit was nowhere near her best and Evert, taking to Twitter, believes it’s a ‘good lesson’ for her to learn.
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The Brit was nowhere near her best and Evert, taking to Twitter, believes it’s a ‘good lesson’ for her to learn.
“Good lesson for @EmmaRaducanu to learn to pace herself a little better,” she tweeted.
“She has a great attitude and we must remember this is all new to her.”
Raducanu admitted that Sasnovich deserved to win their showdown in the aftermath, though also insisted she’d cut herself some slack.
“I mean, there’s going to be disappointment after any loss,” the 18-year-old admitted.
“I didn’t go in there putting any pressure on myself because in my mind I’m so inexperienced that all these, I’m just taking it all in.
“I mean, you’re going to have highs and you’re always going to have some lows where you’re disappointed with how you performed.
“Aliaksandra played an extremely great match.
“She has played; you could tell she’s more experienced than me. She went out there and executed her game plan better than I did.
“She, of course, deserved to win that.
“I think it’s going to take me time to adjust really to what’s going on. I mean, I’m still so new to everything.
“Like the experiences that I’m going through right now, even though I might not feel 100 per cent amazing right now, I know they’re for the greater good.
“For the bigger picture, I’ll be thanking this moment.
“So, yeah, that’s the lesson I think, that you can easily get sucked into being so focused on the result and getting disappointed.
“I mean, I’m 18 years old. I need to cut myself some slack, so yeah.”
Meanwhile, Raducanu recently split with her coach Andrew Richardson.
And World No 4 Iga Swiatek has urged her to surround herself with the right people in order to become an even better player.
“Well I would say balancing all the things you have to do on-court and all the things that [you’ve] been doing for the past years with all that new stuff,” Swiatek explained.
“Because it can overwhelm [you] at the beginning.
“It was good for me that Roland Garros was the last tournament of the season. I know that [Fernandez and Raducanu] probably have one or two more.
“Then they’re going to have a break and they’re going to have time to reflect on [their success].
“Also having the people around you who won’t be pushing you to do more because of public relations or publicity.
“Just you know maybe staying calm a little bit and waiting for how you will react to all of that.”
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