Overend believes in Raducanu: "2025 could be a great year for her".

Adrien Guyot

le 07/01/2025 à 14h46

2 min to read

Raducanu

Emma Raducanu wants to regain her full sensations.

The British player, who has been plagued by injury in recent years, was keen to get 2025 off to a good start in Auckland last week, but things didn't go to plan.

Having to withdraw at the last minute, the 2021 US Open winner will now prepare for the Australian Open, the first Grand Slam of the season, which kicks off next week.

The 22-year-old, who has risen to 60th in the WTA rankings, has been in search of a title since her surprise triumph on the Flushing Meadows courts over three years ago.

Nevertheless, British observers are optimistic. Jonathan Overend, tennis commentator for Sky Sports, believes Emma Raducanu will have a good season.

"Yutaka Nakamura is a very experienced fitness trainer on the tennis circuit, having worked with Maria Sharapova for many years.

I think he's exactly the type of person Raducanu should have by her side, alongside her coach Nick Cavaday, who did a great job with her last year.

Raducanu is 60th in the world, she's made enormous progress in recent months and she's played just over ten tournaments, it seems to me she played thirteen events last year.

So I think it's only a matter of time before Raducanu re-enters the world's top 50.

Then it's a question of how many major tournaments she can win, because that's when the most important ranking points are at stake.

As we saw during her exploits at the US Open in 2021, when she won it as a qualifier without losing a single set, she has the ability to beat the best.

The big question is whether she can stay physically fit. Now that she's surrounded by a well-defined team, I think 2025 could be a great year for Emma Raducanu," he assured Sky Sports.