Former British number one Johanna Konta spoke about Emma Raducanu after her Wimbledon exit, noting that the Brit is showing maturity.
Raducanu emerged as a very promising young tennis player a few years ago at Wimbledon. She got overwhelmed in the biggest match of her career but showed her greatness by forgetting all about that and winning the US Open some two months later.
Since then, it's been a real rollercoaster for her as she battled many injuries, but this year's performances have been pretty solid, including a decent run at this year's Wimbledon.
To former player Konta, everything she's seeing from Raducanu is very promising because the Brit is showing a great level as well as lots of maturity, which is needed.
"She has a thought, she has a direction in mind, and she goes for it and she makes the decision, and I think that’s a very mature approach for a young player."
What Konta praised is something plenty criticized Raducanu for, which shows that different people will react differently to different things. Raducanu is certainly showing a high level of certainty in how she does things, and so far, it's been going well, including her previous frequent coaching changes.
"And the same thing with her coaching team. I wish I did that more where I felt like a coaching situation wasn’t working, I didn’t wait for it to run its course because of how I thought the media would start speaking about it. I really admire her for her conviction in how she goes about deciding things for her career."
For now, the Brit will remain focused on the remainder of the 2024 WTA season, as she made another decision, which she didn't allow to be questioned, and that was skipping the Paris Olympics, which will be played on clay courts.