Serena Williams’ former coach Rick Macci believes Emma Raducanu has what it takes to claw her approach again into the WTA prime 10 by 2025. The 21-year-old reached No 10 on this planet again in July 2022 however accidents have marred her progress ever since.
She stays on the street to restoration after present process surgical procedure on each wrists and one in all her ankles. Raducanu described them as “minor procedures” however they had been critical sufficient to rule her out of the French Open, US Open and Wimbledon this 12 months.
The previous US Open champion hoped to be again in motion on the Australian Open subsequent month, nevertheless, she didn’t make the cut-off for the primary draw. Raducanu put her identify ahead for the event utilizing her protected rating of No 103 reasonably than her present No 296 inserting however that wasn’t excessive sufficient to get her via.
It’s now unlikely she’s going to have the ability to get into the primary draw for the Melbourne main except a number of gamers withdraw, she receives a wildcard, or she wins three rounds of qualifying.
However with the brand new season drawing close to, there’s nonetheless a lot extra tennis to come back and Macci is assured Raducanu will return to her former glory over the following couple of campaigns.
“You don’t lose the expertise or the talent: you lose the need. With Emma, the one factor that’s somewhat regarding [is] after I hear she says, ‘I want I wouldn’t have gained the US Open, as a result of all the pieces modified.’ That’s brutal,” he mentioned to Tennis Infinity.
“I respect her honesty, however as somewhat woman, you choose up the racket, you like to play, it’s so harmless. Your purpose is to love, ‘I need to be like that sometime. I need to win tournaments and win a Grand Slam,” Macci added.
“However anyone at that age that may undergo qualifying, win the US Open, you bought the expertise. You bought superb potential mentally, however now it’s all towards her. So I wouldn’t write her off. However similar to [Naomi] Osaka, perhaps not this 12 months, however the next 12 months, I feel by the top of 2025, she might be prime 10 on this planet, if she is all in.”