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News November 22, 2024

Emma Raducanu shares trustworthy ideas after Britain’s devastating BJK Cup SF exit

Emma Raducanu shares trustworthy ideas after Britain’s devastating BJK Cup SF exit
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Emma Raducanu did her finest to maintain a constructive spirit after a heartbreaking Billie Jean King Cup Finals exit because the 2021 US Open champion was happy that she was capable of decide up a sequence of wins forward of the 2025 season.

On Tuesday, the British tennis star noticed off Slovakia’s Viktorija Hruncakova 6-4 6-4 to place her nation up early of their semifinal tie in Malaga. For the previous world No. 10, it was her third consecutive straight-set win on the BJK Cup Finals, having beforehand additionally dealt with Jule Niemeier and Rebecca Marino in straight units. 

Because the British aspect had been thought-about the favorites to beat Slovakia, Raducanu’s opening win completely put Nice Britain in pole place. However then, Katie Boulter obtained upset by Rebecca Sramkova and Olivia Nicholls and Heather Watson fell brief to Hruncakova and Tereza Mihalikova.

For Raducanu, it was actually disappointing that her workforce did not capitalize on her nice kind. However a minimum of, she may very well be proud of how she performed.

“I think I had some good performances on the court this week. I played three matches, which is great for me. I haven’t played in a while so I think being able to score a point and get on the board was helpful. I think the positives to take are, physically, I held up pretty well. It didn’t take me too long to step back into that match sharpness,” the 22-year-old said.

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How Boulter reacted to the defeat?

Since the world No. 24 started her match against Sramkova by routinely winning the first set with a 6-2 scoreline, it looked like Great Britain would dismantle Slovakia and pretty easily progress into the final. 

But then, Boulter twice fell down by a break in the second set. While she twice managed to get the break back, she lost her serve again in the 10th game – the game in which she was serving to stay in the second set – and the Slovak managed to force a decider.

In the third set, the Briton was also down by a break before recovering. Then just like it happened in the second set, Sramkova went 5-4 before breaking Boulter to seal the set and complete her comeback win. 

The 28-year-old – who won two WTA titles this year and achieved a career-high ranking of No. 23 in the world – refused to be negative about how Great Britain’s run ended. 

“Obviously it’s going to be really important for me to take a moment for myself, remember what I’ve actually done this year. I’ve got two titles behind me. I’m at a career-high ranking. This week has also been great for me. I have had some really good wins. I really want to use that next year, and I really feel like I can push on,” Boulter said.

“But it’s going to be extremely important for me to take a moment right now and have a few days to myself and pick myself back up. It’s a long season. I’m a little emotionally tired, but I have given everything I possibly could for this country, and I’m proud of that. That’s all I can ask of myself.”

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 British captain Anne Keothavong was additionally constructive, saying that they had a promising workforce that would return stronger sooner or later.

“We’ve got a fantastic team and we do need to find a way to pick ourselves up; maintain perspective, most of all,” Keothavong stated.

Raducanu had a warning for her competitors

The 22-year-old perhaps did not get to conclude her 2024 season along with her first Billie Jean King Cup title however she did it with three consecutive straight-set wins. And after showing in simply 13 WTA tournaments this 12 months however nonetheless performing some notable, the 2021 US Open winner warned her competitors to know that she will probably be aiming for even greater issues in 2025.

“Yeah, I think I started the year off pretty well for the first half, you know up to Wimbledon. Then I struggled a little bit more with my body I think physically. Wasn’t able to play the full calendar and stay on court as much as I would have liked. But my assessment is, you, I think sometimes I need reminding, I’m top 60 in the world and I have played less than 15 events, which is pretty unheard of, in a way. I have to pat myself on the back for that. I know I’m a dangerous player. I know no one wants to pull my names in the draw. I take pride in that, and I’m looking forward to hopefully staying on court longer next year,” Raducanu stated. 

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