Miami Open tournament director praised Emma Raducanu for an incredible story at the US Open comparing her rise to that of Maria Sharapova.
There are some similarities in their stories as they were both young when it happened and it was sudden. Both became superstars overnight and both had some trouble to live up to their initial success. She will be in Miami thanks to a wild card entry which saved her from playing in the qualifiers.
Raducanu is such an incredible story what she did at the US Open, taking the world by storm like we hadn’t seen since Maria Sharapova winning Wimbledon at such a young age and becoming a media phenomenon.
Raducanu is hoping to build upon an okay start to this year after practising a lot leading up to this North American stretch. She had some good moments in Indian Wells last year and perhaps she can finally find some good form.
It's been a bit of a struggle since then, but realistically for her age, she’s getting better, and just happened to have one of her greatest performances at one of the biggest events on the calendar. She’s continuing to make progress.
Blake is happy to have Raducanu in Miami as one of the rising stars of the game and he hopes she has a great stay.
We’re happy she’ll be in Miami. With the success she’s had on hard courts, hopefully she’ll feel comfortable here.
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