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Her round of 16 last year at Church Road and especially her triumph at the US Open made her a star.
More awaited than ever by a whole people, Emma Raducanu approached this Wimbledon in uncertainty because of her latest worrying results and her repeated physical glitches.
Injured in the ribs in Nottingham, she was a little reassured when she entered the running with a success in two sets against Alison Van Uytvanck (6-4, 6-4).
She faces a Caroline Garcia, reinvigorated after her great success in Bad Homburg.
Barely 48 hours after winning on the German turf, the Lyonnaise suffered Monday against another Briton, the guest Yuriko Miyazaki, 206th in the world by winning the super tie-break for her entry into the running.
"
I did not expect to be very dynamic on court.
And the conditions are really different,
confided the former 4th player in the world.
We had to whip and fight.
I managed to progress as the match progressed, that's the most important thing.
And then my victory in Germany gave me confidence
.
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The Lyonnaise was able to take advantage of Tuesday to recharge the batteries a little: "
The goal tomorrow (
Tuesday)
is to recover and make some adjustments because the surface and the playing conditions are very different
."
At the age of 28, she will tread the mythical Center Court for the first time in her career: “
It will be my first match on the Center Court, and it is always a pleasure to play on the big courts and that of Wimbledon is very special.
There will be a great atmosphere.
I can not wait to be there.
I will have to play my game, try to be aggressive.
I think she played well last year here, so she likes this surface and she's going to be pushed by all of Central.
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Emma Raducanu won their first duel at the WTA 1000 this season, Indian Wells (6-1, 3-6, 6-1).
But his 2022 season is not a long calm river.
By triumphing in New York last September, the 19-year-old Briton became the first to win a Grand Slam tournament after qualifying (men and women combined) and the youngest winner of a major tournament since the victory of Maria Sharapova at 17 at Wimbledon in 2004. And since Serena Williams at the US Open 2014, no player had triumphed without losing a set.
From high school to an 8th final at Wimbledon, then to a coronation at the US Open in three months, the incredible trajectory of a girl totally unknown to the general public (and specialists) had stunned the tennis planet.
Since then, failing to win the matches, the
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In recent months, it has signed partnerships with equipment manufacturers Nike and Wilson, but also Tiffany & Co, Evian and Porsche.
These contracts could each bring him between 2 and 4 million euros annually according to the media specializing in sports business SportsPro.
According to Forbes
magazine ,
Raducanu is now one of the five highest paid sportswomen in the world in 2021. “
The enthusiasm of the British around her is normal,
observes Alizé Cornet.
It's been a long time since they had a champion like her.
Afterwards, if I were her, I might protect myself a little more from the media and sponsors.
At the same time, she seems balanced to me with a good entourage around her
.
On the court, she has a good attitude and she is still learning
.
It's up to Caroline Garcia to share her experience this Wednesday.
