"One thing that struck me about Raducanu was the intensity" - Henman remembers 2021 US Open

"One thing that struck me about Raducanu was the intensity" - Henman remembers 2021 US Open

by Balasz Virag

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Emma Raducanu experienced two very turbulent WTA seasons when she first skyrocketed from no. 345 to Top 10 of the WTA Rankings and then dropped to 76th.

It all started for the British teenager at last year's US Open where she was the most dominant player. Emma Raducanu had to go through qualifying but that didn't stop her from winning the title without losing a set. Despite her recent drop, she's ready to use the knowledge she obtained during this season to rise in 2023 again.

In a video on the Amazon Prime Video Sport YouTube channel, former world no. 4 Tim Henman remembered when he met the 2021 US Open champion, Emma Raducanu in the Flushing Meadows last year.

"Between qualifying and her first match, I saw Emma practice with Andrew on the court. I was interested to see how Andrew was getting on and what sort of drills they were doing. I think the one thing that really struck me about both of them was the intensity," said Henman.

"This was really quality practice," Henman continued. "There was no messing around and Andrew was very specific on the drills that he felt that Emma should be doing. And Emma was obviously buying into that so there was an intensity for someone so young and inexperienced, that was very impressive."

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