Emma Raducanu earns major boost to US Open defense after wins over Williams and Azarenka
The Bromley teenager admitted she had been too passive in her technique in the year since winning the US Open, adding: "I was tired of pushing the ball and having people kicking the ball and running around me. I was just, like, 'Look, I've been trying this for like a year.'
"If I'm going to lose, I'm probably going to lose anyway pushing the ball to this level. It just doesn't work. I'm just going to do it and kickstart this tournament. And it worked The revelation came at the perfect time for the 19-year-old, who will now be the woman to beat in New York next week as she tries to defend her US Open crown.
The Bromley teenager admitted she had been too passive in her technique in the year since winning the US Open, adding: "I was tired of pushing the ball and having people kicking the ball and running around me. I was just, like, 'Look, I've been trying this for like a year.'
"If I'm going to lose, I'm probably going to lose anyway pushing the ball to this level. It just doesn't work. I'm just going to do it and kickstart this tournament. And it worked The revelation came at the perfect time for the 19-year-old, who will now be the woman to beat in New York next week as she tries to defend her US Open crown.
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