Paula Badosa knows how hard the climb to the top is and that's why the Spaniard is pleading with British fans to give Raducanu more time.
The closer Wimbledon is the more the name of Ema Raducanu is being used in British newspapers. The pressure on the young British star is mounting as many expect her to have a strong showing at Wimbledon with the hopes of a nation on her back. Other players are noticing the tremendous expectations for her and are coming to her defence.
Andy Murray defended her against the media with Paula Badosa now opting to say a thing or two as well. The Spaniard has openly spoken about her own struggles with mental health and how expectations can weigh on a player.
I mean her situation is very tough and she already did amazing things in this sport at a very young age. I think most of the people are tough on her but in the other side maybe I can understand because press is press. Still, it puts so much pressure on her and she is a teenager still with so much to learn. She needs time and I think she needs more experience on Tour and she will get it but I think people have to stop putting all this pressure on her and expectations.
Badosa went through a similar thing last year becoming the top-ranked Spanish player after a superb breakout career. Heading into Madrid this year Badosa was expected to do really well but she bombed at the event crashing out early after admitting before the event that she was feeling a lot of pressure to do well.
What she did is play very, very well at one Grand Slam and she won it, so you can see how good she is but you cannot expect her to win every match and tournament because that is impossible. She needs time and she will get it because she has a lot of talent.
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