Emma Raducanu’s ex-coach tells Briton how one can take care of nasty ‘one-Slam surprise’ label

Mark Petchey acknowledges being labeled “a one-Slam wonder” is a particularly troublesome factor to take care of but additionally urged Emma Raducanu to be “confident” and consider in herself to the fullest as a result of that is the one means how she will be able to attain the specified heights and shut up her critics. 

Since turning into a Grand Slam champion in a historic means, the 22-year-old hasn’t lifted any trophies and he or she has usually struggled with accidents and inconsistent outcomes. 

And that made her a straightforward goal for critics, who’ve commonly scrutinized the 2021 US Open champion for the previous few years, questioning her teaching and scheduling choices, with some even claiming she was extra serious about sponsors than tennis. 

Nevertheless, the nastiest declare stays that her 2021 US Open run was a fluke and that she would by no means once more do something important.

“She’s already getting called a one-slam wonder like she’s never going to win one again, and that must be incredibly difficult to deal with,” Petchey, who labored with the Briton initially of her profession, advised Betway. 

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Petchey to Raducanu: You have to consider to exist and survive

After noting that the 22-year-old was in a troublesome state of affairs, the tennis professional additionally added that “there is a lot more to her personality and her than just being a tennis player.”

Then, he defined the steps that she should take as a way to come out on prime. 

“She’s not arrogant, but you’ve got to be confident. You’ve got to believe in yourself to exist and survive. Let alone thrive. Tennis is a ruthless hostile environment where you have at a grand slam, 127 other players who absolutely want to beat your brains out,” Petchey added.

“They need the identical dream that you simply’re combating for, the identical trophy and just one individual goes to place a pair of arms on that silverware on the finish of it. So, in case you don’t again your self, nobody else goes to again you.’

Final 12 months, Raducanu made the Wimbledon round-of-16 – it was her first second week at a Grand Slam because the 2021 US Open. 

When this 12 months’s Australian Open begins, the Briton will probably be seeking to make it previous the second spherical at Melbourne Park for the primary time in her profession.