British tennis sensation Emma Raducanu recently spoke about the frequent changing of tennis balls at WTA tournaments, approaching the subject with a touch of whimsy by consulting a “magic tennis ball”.
An episode of “Warm and Fuzzy” posted to the Tennis Channel YouTube account on Tuesday (Nov. 28) featured Emma Raducanu and presenter Michael Costa talking about life on tour and a time when they asked a tennis ball a question. magic tennis.
During the interview, Costa picked up his magic tennis ball – a tennis ball much bigger than the usual tennis ball. He then asked Raducanu what she would like to ask the universe through the ball.
“My question to the universe is why do we change the balls every week?” Raducanu asked hilariously.
The question arises amid controversy over the frequent changing of tennis balls at WTA and ATP tournaments. Some players, coaches, analysts and fans have blamed the constant changing of balls as the cause of many wrist and shoulder injuries.
However, the magic tennis ball didn’t give Raducanu the answer she wanted.
“Because you are good at tennis,” Costa read his response.
Costa agreed with the ball’s answer and asked Raducanu what it felt like to be good at tennis. The 21-year-old responded that she loves the competition in the sport as well as the hard work that it involves.
“I really love playing it, I love competing, I love training, I love devoting my training weeks to it, it gives me great satisfaction and a great feeling but also my motivation most of the time , last week it was ‘I don’t want to train tomorrow, I’d rather play a match’ and it worked pretty well.” » said Raducanu.
Emma Raducanu’s Grand Slam record
Emma Raducanu won his first career title at the 2021 Games US Open. Raducanu made history by becoming the first qualifier to win the New York Major. She defeated Canada Leylah Fernández in the final 6-4, 6-3 to win the title.
Her best run at the Wimbledon Championships also came in 2021, when she reached the round of 16. However, she was forced to retire due to stomach ache during the second set of the match against Australian tennis star Ajla Tomljanovic.
Raducanu’s best record Australian Open includes her second-round finishes in 2022 and 2023. This season, she exited the tournament after losing to Coco Gauff 6-3, 7-6.
Her best record at Roland Garros was also a second round in 2022 after being eliminated by Aliaksandra Sasnovich 3-6, 6-1, 6-1.
Emma Raducanu has not played a single match since the Stuttgart Open in April 2023 as she suffers from ankle and wrist injuries, for which she underwent surgery in May.
