Former French Open winner and longtime BBC tennis pundit Sue Barker thinks Raducanu has all she needs to be successful in tennis.
The British player showed it already when she won multiple matches at the US Open last year winning the event as a qualifier. The run made history and propelled her to superstar status around the world. Speaking to the Telegraph, Barker said that Raducanu simply needs to learn how to win matches on a consistent basis.
"She's got the game and she's shown she's got the mindset and physically she's fabulous. I mean, I don't know about the injuries and what's happening with those, but she got through the US Open from qualifying. I feel that she's got all the attributes. Now she's got to learn how to win and maybe how to enjoy it."
Barker can draw parallels between herself and Raducanu as she too won one grand slam in her career. Barker would never play in a final again coming close a few times.
"I feel she needs one person that she really trusts and believes in. Every coach comes in with a different mindset, a different way of wanting to play and a different way of teaching, and to me, that would be totally confusing. It would be disruptive before it became effective. But I also feel that the pressure that she's been put under has just been immense."
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