Emma Raducanu played a solid match against Coco Gauff at the Australian Open and Tim Henman laid out what she needs to do in the future.
Henman, a former player who is now a Eurosport analyst for the competition, explained after the match by outlining what must occur for her to regain her best form and crack the top 10. She still has the talent required, as evidenced by her match against Gauff, but she obviously lacks matches.
More tournaments, more training, more durability under her belt. She was able to stay in and win the longer exchanges. This is another important learning curve for Emma, playing in this environment against the top players.
Finding herself on the court is a common theme for Raducanu among analysts. Henman agrees because Raducanu needs to find a balance between being aggressive and overhitting balls that sail wide and become an unforced error. There were plenty of those against Gauff.
Emma has unbelievable ball-striking skills and great technique. That’s why she qualified and won the US Open; she has the ability she has. But you have to get the balance right between being aggressive and making unforced errors.'