When she announced the start of her collaboration with Francisco Roig before the Cincinnati Open, there was even more curiosity about Emma Raducanu who is trying in every way to get back close to the top positions of the WTA rankings.
The former world number 10 had been defeated by Aryna Sabalenka in Ohio, but had unleashed an excellent performance forcing the Belarusian champion to use all her energy to get to the next round. The hope of fans and insiders was that the British star would be the protagonist at the US Open, the last Major of the season, where he had shocked everyone in 2021 by winning his first and so far only Grand Slam title. However, Emma disappointed expectations and was eliminated already during the first week.
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Raducanu misses theBJK Cup
On September 5, she surprised everyone once again when she announced that she would not be helping 'her' Great Britain in the Billie Jean King Cup, wanting to recharge her batteries and practice hard ahead of the Korea Open. Most experts have harshly criticized his choice, which is probably aimed at obtaining the best possible result in Asia to be seeded at the next Australian Open (scheduled for January 2026).
On the latest episode of 'The Tennis Podcast', top analyst Catherine Whitaker expressed her candid opinion on Emma's controversial decision: Its a tough scene isnt it? Because all of those motivations are valid, but ultimately they only outweigh representing Great Britain at the Billie Jean King Cup Finals if that only has limited value to you.
And this decision clearly shows the limited value that Emma Raducanu perceives in playing this competition, which really disappoints me, it really disappoints me. I think its shortsighted because I think it could be so good for her, so good for her, and has been good for her in the past.
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Great Britain has never won this competition and has not reached the final since 1981, which is why Raducanu's absence becomes even heavier.
