Cincinnati Open: Emma Raducanu cautious of opponents forward of US Open title defence – I’m re-watching my matches

Cincinnati Masters 2022: Emma Raducanu misplaced her Round of 16 match to Jessica Pegula and bowed out of the match. The 19-year-old will now participate within the US Open.

I’m re-watching my matches: Raducanu cautious of opponents forward of US Open. Courtesy: AP

HIGHLIGHTSEmma Raducanu is the defending champion at US OpenEmma Raducanu misplaced her Round of 16 match at Cincinnati MastersEmma Raducanu is presently ranked thirteenth on the earth

19-year-old Emma Raducanu reckoned that her sport has improved over the past 12 months or so. On Friday, August 19, {the teenager} bowed out of the Cincinnati Masters after dropping to USA’s Jessica Pegula in straight units.

The teen eased previous the legendary Serena Williams and Victoria Azarenka with out having to interrupt a lot sweat. However, Pegula obtained the higher of her within the Round of 16 match at Cincinnati.

Raducanu is subsequent scheduled to participate within the US Open the place she will likely be coming into because the defending champion. Last 12 months, she defeated Canada’s Leylah Fernandez within the ultimate and have become the primary qualifier to win a Grand Slam.

Moreover, she didn’t drop a single set en path to her glory. In the previous few months, Raducanu has discovered the going robust attributable to harm issues, however she sounded fairly assured forward of the upcoming version at Flushing Meadows.

“I think that at the US Open I played really good tennis. I was swinging with the freedom that I started to tap into this week. And I did really enjoy this week, like if I made an error, it was almost like a positive thing, like, ‘Good, you are going for it.’ It paid off a lot more than it didn’t,” Raducanu was quoted as saying.

Raducanu also said that she is watching her matches from the previous edition of the hard-court tournament to improve on many fronts.

“But I additionally suppose, truthfully, that my opponents have been taking part in quite a bit higher this 12 months. I’m re-watching my matches from the US Open and there are particular moments the place I used to be given a variety of items or perhaps they obtained a bit tight or one thing like that,” she acknowledged.

“So I think I have actually improved as a player. As I’m finding this sort of freedom in my swinging, I think that I achieved something great, of course, but I was playing completely free and I’m starting to do that again,” Raducanu added.

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