Emma Raducanu's stunning US Open triumph proved that the 18-year-old can come to "world dominance" in women's tennis, at least according to her former coach, Mark Petchey, who was also the coach of British star Andy Murray.
The world echo of the triumph in New York of the very young tennis player in New York also brings risks to her balance, in the opinion of the former British champion Virginia Wade, winner of three Grand Slam tests between '68 and '77, who recalls what happened recently to the Japanese Naomi Osaka.
Petchey believes that Raducanu, who jumped 125 positions in the world rankings to # 25 after his victory over fellow Canadian Leylah Fernandez at Flushing Meadow, could come to emulate Murray's successes: "I can't explain it scientifically," he said. to Itv - but she reminds me of her special being when she was 16. Emma has enormous room for improvement, her service is still a work in progress, her network game will improve further. It will not be incremental, but substantial improvements and I honestly think it will dominate the world. " Gaming aside, Wade instead believes that having to deal with a far greater amount of exposure may be the hardest change for her. Born in Canada to Romanian and Chinese parents and moved to Great Britain as a child,now the 18-year-old will have to manage her sudden fame. "It is important that she does not expose herself too much and also do not play too much even if there are so many expectations about her - warns Wade - and it is this balance that is difficult to achieve".