Emma Raducanu will compete in the 2022 Roland Garros, hoping to avoid injury, as it has in the most of her matches this season, but John McEnroe doubts she will do well in Paris.
The 2021 US Open champion advanced to the second round of the Australian Open, but was unable to complete the tournament due to blisters on her hands. She's had hip difficulties and a back injuries since then, which has limited her progress in contests during her first full year on the WTA Tour. McEnroe isn't optimistic that Roland Garros will be the catalyst for a turnaround in Emma Raducanu's recent form.
“I’m not sure where she is physically or mentally right now. She obviously did something spectacular at the US Open and you try to, in some ways, replicate what she was feeling at the time to allow her to play freely,” John McEnroe told Sportsmail.
“That’s a lot harder now because the expectations are a lot higher so she has to find a group that can get her comfortable and allow her to train in a way that she understands and is good for her and be able to go on the court and feel some type of joy and happiness playing."
“That’s the trick, but there is no way to do that, or understand how to do that, unless you understand the person. That’s the job of a coach or people around her to get her to a place to do what she does best.”
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