The Bromley-based Emma Raducanu has seen a lot of ups and downs in her young career thus far – let’s take a look at how she fared in 2022.
Emma Raducanu made a name for herself after progressing from the qualifiers at the 2021 US Open and winning the title. That still remains her only title win thus far. She has undergone a prolonged slump in form and battled injuries throughout the year. However, her die-hard fans will keep their fingers crossed in anticipation of a turnaround in 2023.
2022 was her first full year on the tour. She was all set to begin her season at the Melbourne Summer Set but pulled out prior to the event owing to her recent bout with COVID-19. Raducanu eventually began her season at the Sydney International but her campaign ended with a crushing loss against Elena Rybakina in the first round.
Raducanu went on to make her debut at the Australian Open and began on a promising note, defeating former US Open champion Sloane Stephens. However, Danka Kovinic defeated her in the second round and Raducanu stated that a blister on her right hand was one of the reasons behind the defeat.
At the Abierto Zapopan, Raducanu retired during her epic first-round match against Daria Saville in the third set due to an injury. She skipped the Monterrey Open that followed.
In the BNP Paribas Open, she was the 11th seed and received a bye into the second round. She started well with a win against Caroline Garcia. In the round of 32, her campaign ended with a loss to Petra Martic. In Miami, Raducanu was once again the 11th seed. Her campaign ended in the round of 64 with a loss against Katerina Siniakova, who came back from a set down.
Raducanu had her best result of the season at the Stuttgart Open. She defeated Storm Sanders and Tamara Korpatsch to make it to the quarterfinals where she lost to eventual champion Iga Swiatek. This was the first time she reached the quarterfinals in a WTA 500 event. In Miami, Raducanu failed to progress beyond the round of 16.
Raducanu parted ways with her coach Torben Beltz after working together for just five months. She wanted to try a new training model and LTA coach Louis Cayer was brought in as a consultant with that in mind. He worked on different facets of Raducanu’s game including serves.
In the Italian Open, she retired during her match against Bianca Andreescu, a match which she entered with a back injury.
Emma Raducanu made her debut at the French Open. She lost to Aliaksandra Sasnovich in the second round after winning the first set.
In the Nottingham Open, Raducanu retired during the first set in the round of 32 against Viktorija Golubic after playing for just 33 minutes. She had to miss Eastbourne International owing to the injury.
At her second Wimbledon outing, Raducanu lost in the second round to Caroline Garcia. She fared better at the Citi Open and made it to the quarterfinals. The talented Liudmila Samsonova got the better of her in the quarterfinals.
The Canadian Open turned out to be another disastrous campaign as she lost in the round of 64. The Western & Southern Open saw her win against the legendary Serena Williams in the round of 64. She followed it up with another win against Victoria Azarenka. In the round of 16, she lost to 7th seed Jessica Pegula.
Raducanu entered the US Open as the defending champion and the 11th seed. Her title defense was cut short by the experienced Alize Cornet in the first round itself.
Injuries kept on bothering the youngster as she had to receive medical treatment during her second-round loss at the Slovenia Open. In the Korea Open, Raducanu produced her best result in 2022 as she reached the semis. However, she was forced to retire with a left glute injury during the semis against former French Open champion Jelena Ostapenko.
Raducanu’s WTA season ended with a first-round exit at the Ostrava Open. She pulled out of the Transylvania Open and the Guadalajara Open owing to a wrist injury.
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