What awaits Emma Raducanu if she fails to defend her points at US Open

| by Alfredo Bassanelli

Emma Raducanu is defending the biggest part of her points in the remainder of the 2022 season from players in Top 40 of the WTA Rankings.

84% of the points that 19-years-old Emma Raducanu accumulated come from the end of the 2021 season, especially from her US Open triumph. Currently, world number 10 has 2717 points but out of that, she will drop 2281 by the end of the season.

"She's an inspirational figure they look up to" - Robson on Raducanu's popularity in the UK
"She's an inspirational figure they look up to" - Robson on Raducanu's popularity in the UK

Out of the 2281 points, 2000 come from the US Open triumph and so the major focus of the British sensation will be to go as far as possible at the fourth Grand Slam of the season. Moreover, as the defending champion, she will face a lot of pressure at the tournament, but in an interview after her loss in the All England Club, she brushed off talks about the pressure.

"There is no pressure, why is there any pressure? I am still 19. It is a joke. I literally won a [Grand] Slam. Yes, I have had attention. But I’m a slam champion, so no one’s going to take that away from me. If anything, the pressure is on those who haven’t done that," stated Raducanu.

Despite being the youngest member of the Top 10 currently, the dream might soon turn to hard work for Raducanu who might need to climb back to the top of the WTA Rankings once again.

Raducanu slammed by fans after showing support to Kyrgios after Wimbledon quarterfinals
Raducanu slammed by fans after showing support to Kyrgios after Wimbledon quarterfinals

If she would lose her 2000 points from the US Open right now, she would drop to the 88th place which doesn't guarantee the participation in WTA 1000 events and she might find it difficult to also join WTA 500 events being ranked on the brink of Top 100.

However, before defending her 2000 points at the US Open, Raducanu will have a few chances to add some more points to secure her position. She should play the Citi Open in Washington, then WTA 1000 event in Toronto and most probably also the WTA 1000 event in Cincinnati.

And even if Raducanu would fail to add any more points to her rankings and drop to the 88th place, she might find it easier to join big tournaments than other players ranked around her. The 19-years-old sensation is really a special figure and therefore many tournaments might offer her a wild-card to participate.

"People are throwing money at her and she's got a lot on her shoulders" - McEnroe on Raducanu
"People are throwing money at her and she's got a lot on her shoulders" - McEnroe on Raducanu

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