Tennis star Emma Raducanu isn’t feeling the stress following her early exit from Wimbledon on Wednesday.
The 19-year-old was ousted in straight units 6-3, 6-3 by France’s Caroline Garcia throughout the second spherical of the tennis championships, one other crushing exit on her residence turf.
“There’s no stress,” stated Raducanu. “Like why is there any stress? I’m nonetheless 19. Like, it’s a joke. I actually gained a slam.”
“Sure, I've had consideration. However I’m a slam champion, so nobody’s going to take that away from me. Yeah, if something, the stress is on those that haven’t finished that.”
Final 12 months, she withdrew mid-match from Wimbledon throughout the fourth spherical resulting from respiratory difficulties.
The 86-minute duel was a tricky tablet to swallow provided that Raducanu had overwhelmed the 28-year-old Frenchwoman at Indian Wells in March, and has struggled to advance past the second spherical in any of this 12 months’s Grand Slams.
Raducanu, ranked eleventh within the WTA rankings, has struggled to keep up her momentum since her quick observe to stardom which included her win on the U.S Open, turning into the primary British lady in a long time to win a Grand Slam singles title.
However when the tennis teen was requested concerning the stress on her shoulders throughout a post-match convention following the defeat, she took the scrutiny in stride.
All eyes are positive to be again on Raducanu as she travels to New York this September to defend her U.S. Open title.
“Going again to New York, it’s going to be cool as a result of I've received plenty of experiences enjoying on large courts, enjoying with folks within the stadium, enjoying with the highlight on you,” Raducanu stated. “I don’t thoughts that. I imply, for me, all the things is studying. I’m embracing each single second that's thrown at me.”
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