Raducanu Accuses Roland Garros Organizers Of Giving 'Preferential Treatment'
NewsTuesday, 27 May 2025 at 11:28
Emma Raducanu accused the Roland Garros organizers of giving some players preferential treatment.
Raducanu is one of the most popular players around the Tour, but she still didn't avoid a moment when she felt like other players were getting preferential treatment. It happened at this year's Roland Garros, where the Brit successfully navigated her first-round match.
The 2021 US Open champion outplayed Xinyu Wang, beating the Chinese player 7-5, 4-6, 6-3, on Court 8, which isn't one of the main courts at Roland Garros.
The matches of the biggest stars and home players are played at the Court Philippe Chatrier, Court Suzanne Lenglen, and Court Simonne Mathieu. But despite not playing on those courts in her first match, Raducanu will very likely play at one of these courts in her second match.
She will take on four-time champion Iga Swiatek, and the two Grand Slam winners will likely play at the Court Philippe Chatrier. However, Raducanu's experience on that court is vastly different compared to her opponent.
On top of that, it seems that the British player won't get a chance to practice on that court prior to her meeting with Swiatek, as she revealed that the tournament organizers in the French capital don't really help players to get practice sessions on the biggest courts, saying they give certain players preferential treatment.
"I honestly think, it's really difficult, because the tournament don't really help in terms of getting you court time on the bigger courts, or on the match courts, really."
"I feel like, I don't know, certain players get preferential treatment. It’s very different from other courts to then jump onto [Court Philippe] Chatrier or jump onto Stadium, it isn't easy. I wish they would give us more opportunities on stadium or bigger courts, especially if we're going to play on them."
Although Raducanu wasn't happy about the preferential treatment given to some of the players, she had also reasons to be happy after her match against Wang.
The Brit felt like she managed to improve her forehand drastically, which now opens many more options for her. She feels like she is a more dangerous player now.
"It's just a good development of my game that has come in more recent times. I enjoy looking for it. I enjoy seeing how far at the center I can run around and how many backhands I can take as forehands. I think just in terms of angle, I have a lot more options when I look for a forehand on that middle ball."
"I'm happy with the way it's come across. It is developing into a weapon. Growing up, my backhand was always my stronger shot. I guess the main goal and main objective is to have the best of both worlds."
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