Emma Raducanu has spoken positively of her time in Indian Wells, taking pride from a hugely impressive run to the fourth round of a tournament for which she had no preparation or practice.
The British No. 1 ultimately lost out to World No. 1 Iga Swiatek in the night session on Court 1, struggling to adapt to the Pole's top-spin-heavy game that was only enhanced by the slow conditions.
But Raducanu has taken heart from her performances against the odds at this tournament, and was determined to lay out her claim to be back competing at the top of the sport one day.
Alluding to her evident fitness levels, given she has outlasted three top-level opponents a week after recovering from tonsillitis, the 2021 US Open champion believes this innate athleticism is the unique attribute she possesses that will allow her to grow into a world-class player.
Physically I feel like that's going to be one of my biggest assets. My team has spoken about it. I think that I'm going to be, like, one of the best athletes on the tour, and that's going to be a big part of my game. Yeah, I would say there is a very long way to go, but I'm definitely starting the right work now.
I think it's been a good 10 days. Yeah, I haven't trained particularly much before the tournament, but I feel like I'll probably take a day to recover tomorrow physically, because since the tournament started, I have done a little bit of something every day. So just to reset a bit mentally and physically tomorrow, and then, yeah, take it from there.
Raducanu will have some days to rest and recover before heading to Miami for the second installment of this year's Sunshine Double. When asked where she was in relation to the player she could be, she said:
I'd honestly say like 35 per cent. Yeah, like when I'm telling you I haven't trained, like I haven't trained.
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