Canada's Bianca Andreescu believes Emma Raducanu was in an even tougher situation than she was after becoming a Grand Slam champion as a teenager, and that's because of the British tennis player's background.
After winning the WTA 1000 tournaments in Indian Wells and Toronto in 2019, a 19-year-old Andreescu put the icing on the cake on her outstanding 2019 by upsetting Serena Williams 6-3 7-5 in the US Open final for her maiden Grand Slam victory.
Two years later, an 18-year-old Raducanu came to the US Open, hoping to make it past the qualifying event and make her main draw debut at Flushing Meadows. As you all know, the Briton achieved much more than she initially wanted as she won a total of 10 matches - all in straight sets - to become the first qualifier in tennis history to win a Grand Slam.
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Since their respective US Open triumphs, neither Andreescu nor Raducanu has won any WTA titles. And the criticism and scrutiny they have faced over the years for failing to meet the expectations are well-documented.
Andreescu: Coming from Britain, Raducanu had it tougher than me
Coming from Britain, shes definitely had it tougher than me. The fame, the pressure from sponsors that must have been a lot of pressure. For me, I definitely feel I could have done with a little more guidance after and maybe I would have done things a little differently. Its great to see Emma coming back to the top and she is playing some great tennis at the moment. She was close to beating Pegula last week, so that shows the level she is playing at," Andreescu told Tennis365.
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In Andreescu's case, the 25-year-old Canadian has battled various injuries over the years and everything that happened to her also impacted her mental case. She started her 2025 season only in April and is currently ranked at No. 177 in the world.
On the other side, world No. 30 Raducanu made the Washington semifinal in late July and has been gradually improving her ranking this year.
