Raducanu's Comeback Going To Help Storylines On WTA Tour Says Pegula
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Sports and tennis are all about storylines, and it's a pretty exciting time right now with Emma Raducanu returning.
Raducanu has been quite a polarizing player because her US Open run might be one of the most iconic things we've seen in tennis history. It's subjective, but it was a really fun time as the whole world tuned in to see what would happen.
She became a global phenomenon overnight, and her inability to match contributed to her polarized nature. Very few players have had the media so interested in them as Raducanu and her coming back will help the WTA Tour.
Jessica Pegula spoke about the state of tennis at the Australian Open show and how exciting of a time it is in tennis right now.
It's a really exciting time in tennis and women's sports in general. I mean I feel like our sport is really growing. I think we're seeing new champions. I think we're seeing girls have success really young. I think Emma Raducanu is coming back too, so yeah, add her into the mix.
Part of the excitement is simply so much stuff going on. As Pegula explained in her response, there are so many different storylines on Tour right now, allowing every fan to find something they can relate to, whether it's veteran players, young players, or mothers.
There are so many young girls, there are the older ones that have been experienced and now you see totally different storylines. There are players coming back as mothers, they're coming back older, they're retiring and coming back. There are so many different storylines that every fan can relate to.
That sort of thing will allow the sport to grow even further, which Pegula, as a WTA Council member, thinks is pretty cool.
I think that's really cool that we're able to have so much star power throughout our game. It just a really exciting time in tennis.
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