Emma Raducanu

The US Open champion played her first matches on Centre Court at a time when new heroes are needed at SW19.

Afterwards Raducanu took questions in the Wimbledon press room with a familiar sense of composure. A pair of hard, flat drives, a leaping overhead, a bravura forehand volley took the second game, and suddenly Raducanu was scrabbling for a handhold. Raducanu will head off now to prepare for the defence of New York . If defeat came quickly here, this is still a story that has barely begun. A gruff male voice yelled “come on champion”. Raducanu produced a stretching flipped backhand lob and a man in grey jacket leapt up into the air wildly, only to be urged back into his seat by a steward in an air force uniform. But Garcia didn’t fold, winding up her forehand to hammer the lines and close out the match. It has felt a little strange in SW19, stripped of ranking points because of a war in Europe, teeming at the edges with Covid. She netted a couple of forehands, slumped a little, and at that point there was a sudden rolling, warm cheer around the seats, with a sense of a wider celebration of this astonishingly impressive 19-year-old, the Beckenham ingenue. Henman fever bled into the Murray years, and a gut of beloved star players. But even in defeat, it felt as thought this could be the start of a beautiful friendship. But Wimbledon embraced Raducanu warmly in her first appearances on Centre Court. It is the key relationship in this place, the one between crowd and favoured player,. For Raducanu because she was simply blown away by a more powerful opponent, a moment of cold, hard sporting reality for a teenager who is still just a year into her own elevation from schoolgirl to sporting A-lister and all-round pop celebrity. Expectations for Raducanu will always be warped by her precocious success at the US Open last year, an unrepeatable miracle of will, of taking the moment.

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Emma Raducanu, who won last year's US Open at the age of 18, hasn't gotten past the second round at a Grand Slam tournament since then.

In her Grand Slam debut at the All England Club last year, Raducanu reached the fourth round as a wild-card entry. “It was different surface today, so it’s very different.” “I don’t mind that. She said she didn't feel any pain but acknowledged being rusty after playing only “seven hours of tennis in a month.” I literally won a Slam,” the 19-year-old British player said. So, yeah, I can take it going forwards.”

CAROLINE GARCIA beat Emma Raducanu in the second round at Wimbledon.

Raducanu added: "Yeah, I mean, obviously it's tough to lose any match, but I think that Caroline played a great match. It's just a reminder you got to do this, this, and that. I struggled to find a way through her today. Emma Raducanu crashed out of Wimbledon after a straight-sets defeat to Caroline Garcia - only to be warned that her secrets are out. “Then obviously everyone gets knows you, especially when you are doing great, which is her case. But obviously it's pretty tricky most of the time to find video or good quality matches where you can watch how they are doing.

Raducanu was toppled by Caroline Garcia before Murray lost a close contest against John Isner.

He was left to rue what might have been, saying: “I could have had a good run here. “I didn’t feel anything out there,” the British number one said of the injury. “But I’ve played seven hours of tennis in a month.

Emma Raducanu, who won last year's US Open at the age of 18, hasn't gotten past the second round at a Grand...

In her grand slam debut at the All England Club last year, Raducanu reached the fourth round as a wild-card entry. “It was different surface today, so it’s very different.” She said she didn't feel any pain but acknowledged being rusty after playing only “seven hours of tennis in a month.” Garcia, who has been ranked as high as No.4, extended her winning streak to seven matches, which includes the Bad Homburg title in Germany last week for her first tournament win in three years. I literally won a slam,” the 19-year-old British player said. So, yeah, I can take it going forwards.”

Emma Raducanu hit back at a suggestion there was pressure on her at Wimbledon after her second-round exit, calling it a “joke”.

It's just a reminder you got to do this, this, and that. “Then when you do it on a big court like that, it's definitely magnified. Reflecting on the match, Raducanu added: “I think it was first-strike tennis. But I just didn't have enough ball speed today.” “I declared myself fully fit when I walked out onto the court on the first day. “I don't mind that.

Tim Henman insisted that Emma Raducanu's straight sets defeat to Caroline Garcia in the Wimbledon second round will be a “reality check” for the 19-year-old ...

She will do that and she will be going much deeper into this tournament in the future.” She suffered a side strain at the Nottingham Open and Henman stated that while Raducanu has plenty to learn, he anticipates that she will do just that and go further at Wimbledon in the future. She will go and lick her wounds and understand where she has to improve.

Defending champion Novak Djokovic reached the Wimbledon third round for the 16th time on Wednesday as potential semi-final opponent Casper Ruud crashed out.

“My game was in a good place. “It was a big court. “She has taken two people from Ukraine into her house. Two Ukrainian players but a lot of people were watching us. “Like, it’s a joke. I got chopped today,” said the 26-year-old Australian after his Centre Court torment. “I don’t mind that. I literally won a Slam. Going back to New York, it’s going to be cool because I have got a lot of experiences playing on big courts, playing with people in the stadium, playing with the spotlight on you. “Like, why is there any pressure? “I’m very happy with my performance. “It was one-way traffic. “There’s no pressure,” she said.

ANDY MURRAY could do nothing to stop the powerful John Isner from advancing into the third round of Wimbledon.

In the end it came down to Isner serving for the match. A glimmer of light appeared at 0-30 on the Isner serve - only for it to be snuffed out by three successive aces. The American took it as Murray again netted from the baseline and he pulled his cap over his face in horror. Murray regathered himself and after taking Isner to another tie-break, found his way back into the match. Murray, with his first serve ratio improving, had more of a foothold in the second set. Not the start he or Centre Court was hoping for with the puzzle of the Isner serve in front of him.

Emma Raducanu and Andy Murray lost back-to-back matches on Centre Court in the second round of Wimbledon.

Ruud’s exit means that a first-time major semifinalist is guaranteed in the men’s draw. But it’s not easy to keep my body in optimal condition to compete at the highest level.” Isner fired 36 aces among his 82 winners to 32 unforced errors to beat Murray for the first time in nine meetings. She had multiple coaching changes in the last year. Croat Ivo Karlovic holds the record with 13,728. “I’ve played seven hours of tennis in a month.