Former Olympic gold medalist Monica Puig is urging Emma Raducanu to be extra open to enjoying qualifying occasions as a result of it will not make her “any much less” and truly can solely profit her as a result of it can present her much-needed matches and follow.
After making the Washington quarterfinal as a fundamental draw wildcard, Raducanu did not get a particular invitation from the WTA 1000 tournaments in Toronto and Cincinnati. And whereas it’s not formally confirmed that the 2021 US Open champion skipped these two tournaments as a result of she did not wish to participate in qualifying, the final perception is that precisely that was the case.
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Beforehand, Raducanu determined towards competing within the Rome Open and French Open qualifying. Now, the 21-year-old Briton is doing one thing comparable and he or she is once more drawing criticism and scrutiny as a result of some suppose it is a very unwise factor to be doing main as much as the US Open.
Puig to Raducanu: Do not shrink back…
“We by no means actually should shrink back from qualifying. It doesn’t imply you’re lower than by any means however getting these further matches, which Emma I really feel like wants at this level to get that momentum going into the US Open. As a result of let’s name it like it’s, follow is follow, however enjoying in a match scenario is one thing that may’t be replicated in follow and might solely be achieved whereas competing. Not likely certain what the play was right here however hopefully she will discover her kind heading into the US Open,” Puig mentioned on Tennis Channel.
A number of days in the past, British media revealed that Raducanu determined to depart the USA and get again to London – the place she is training and doing her final preparations for the ultimate Grand Slam of the yr.
That information baffled some however Raducanu evidently feels she is doing the proper factor and her US Open run will reply whether or not all of this was a very good or dangerous determination.
