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Emma Raducanu agent explains Brit’s struggles ahead of Wimbledon – ‘Tough year’

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EMMA RADUCANU has struggled since her famous US Open triumph last year, and heads into Wimbledon with injury fears.

Emma Raducanu’s agent, Max Eisenbud, has insisted the teenager’s growing list of sponsorship deals is not having a negative effect on her on-court performances, as he explained why she has struggled to find her form recently.

Raducanu burst onto the scene last year when she reached the fourth round at Wimbledon as a wildcard. She then followed that up by creating history with her US Open success, becoming the first ever qualifier to win a Grand Slam singles title.

In the process, she also became the first British woman to win a Grand Slam singles title since Virginia Wade’s 1977 Wimbledon win. The victory catapulted Raducanu into superstardom and sparked huge interest in her from sponsors.

The 19-year-old has worked with the likes of Nike, Tiffany and Porsche and recently announced a new partnership with HSBC. On the court, however, she has struggled since her US Open victory.

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In an appearance on the BBC’s ‘The Sports Desk’ podcast, Eisenbud said: “We could have done 50 days of shoots. I’ve never seen the amount of excitement and companies that wanted to be in business with Emma after the US Open.

“It’s been a tough year. I think she got a lot of bad luck and what really hurt her was [catching] Covid and not having a great off-season, and then she was playing catch up.

“But I think that if she had zero shoot dates, everything would be the same. I know from the outside, you guys want to look at all those things – but if she locked herself in the room for the whole year and didn’t do anything, I think it would be the same.”

Speaking in March, Raducanu said: “Maybe you just see, on the news or on social media, me signing this or that deal and I feel like it’s quite misleading because I’m doing five, six hours a day [of training], I’m at the club for 12 hours a day. But I throw out one post in the car on the way to practice and all of a sudden it’s ‘I don’t focus on tennis’.

“I think that it is unfair but it’s something I have learned to deal with and become a bit more insensitive to the outside noise. At the end of the day, I feel like my days [with sponsors] are pretty limited. I’m not doing crazy days. I’m doing three, four days every quarter, so it’s really not that much.”

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Novak Djokovic makes decision on boycotting Wimbledon as Serb ‘happy’ about punishment

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WIMBLEDON will not have ranking points this year after banning Russian and Belarussian players.

Novak Djokovic insists he’s “satisfied” Wimbledon has been stripped of its ranking factors this 12 months – however has hinted he’ll play at SW19 subsequent month besides. The All England membership have banned Russian and Belarusian players amid the warfare on Ukraine from playing at the Grand Slam however had been punished in response.

The ATP and WTA have confirmed that there will be no points on offer to players who take part in Wimbledon this year with Naomi Osaka, the former women’s world No 1 and a four-time major winner, one of those to suggest she will skip the grass-court Slam as a result. Former Wimbledon champions Nadal and Andy Murray have also spoken out against the ban.

And after winning his first-round match at the French Open on Monday night, beating Japan’s Yoshihito Nishioka 6-3, 6-1, 6-0, world No 1 Djokovic insists he’s happy to see the tournament where he is a six-time champion stripped of its points because they made a “wrong decision”. But he has suggested he’ll still be playing at the Championships, which begin on Monday 27 June.

Speaking in the mixed zone at Roland Garros, Djokovic declared: “I’m affected because I’m not able to defend 4,000 points [in Australia and Wimbledon]. But I’m happy to see that the ATP and the players decided to show Wimbledon that when you make a wrong decision, there are consequences.

“Wimbledon is still Wimbledon, it was my dream as a kid, I never looked at it for points of prize money, but I understand the group of players affected. It’s a lose-lose situation.”

Djokovic also claims that he had been given access to a document from the UK government that offered Wimbledon other options rather than banning Russian and Belarussian players. He added: “They still decided for this one without talking to anybody. I’m for the union, always was.”
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WIMBLEDON will not have ranking points this year after banning Russian and Belarussian players.
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06:04, Tue, May 24, 2022 | UPDATED: 07:04, Tue, May 24, 2022
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Novak Djokovic insists he is “happy” Wimbledon has been stripped of its ranking points this year – but has hinted he will play at SW19 next month anyway. The All England Club have banned Russian and Belarusian players amid the war on Ukraine from playing at the Grand Slam but have been punished in response.

The ATP and WTA have confirmed that there will be no points on offer to players who take part in Wimbledon this year with Naomi Osaka, the former women’s world No 1 and a four-time major winner, one of those to suggest she will skip the grass-court Slam as a result. Former Wimbledon champions Nadal and Andy Murray have also spoken out against the ban.

And after winning his first-round match at the French Open on Monday night, beating Japan’s Yoshihito Nishioka 6-3, 6-1, 6-0, world No 1 Djokovic insists he’s happy to see the tournament where he is a six-time champion stripped of its points because they made a “wrong decision”. But he has suggested he’ll still be playing at the Championships, which begin on Monday 27 June.

Speaking in the mixed zone at Roland Garros, Djokovic declared: “I’m affected because I’m not able to defend 4,000 points [in Australia and Wimbledon]. But I’m happy to see that the ATP and the players decided to show Wimbledon that when you make a wrong decision, there are consequences.

Novak Djokovic makes decision on boycotting Wimbledon as Serb ‘happy’ about punishment

Novak Djokovic makes decision on boycotting Wimbledon as Serb ‘happy’ about punishment (Image: GETTY)

“Wimbledon is still Wimbledon, it was my dream as a kid, I never looked at it for points of prize money, but I understand the group of players affected. It’s a lose-lose situation.”

Djokovic also claims that he had been given access to a document from the UK government that offered Wimbledon other options rather than banning Russian and Belarussian players. He added: “They still decided for this one without talking to anybody. I’m for the union, always was.”

Wimbledon is still such a special event. But I think you’ll see a lot of top players not playing, you know, just resting and getting ready for the hard-court events, especially those that don’t worry too much about the money. So I could see a lot of players, well maybe a few top players, not playing because of that. It’ll be interesting to see.”

Two-time Wimbledon winner Murray meanwhile said: “I’m not supportive of players getting banned. The guidance from the government was not helpful. My understanding of the guidance was that Russians and Belarusians can play if they sign a declaration that they’re against the war and against the Russian regime.

“I’m not sure how comfortable I would feel if something happened to one of the players or their families [as a result]. I don’t think there’s a right answer. I have spoken to some of the Russian players. I’ve spoken to some of the Ukrainian players. I feel really bad for the players who aren’t allowed to play and I get that it will seem unfair to them.

“But I also know some of the people who work at Wimbledon, and I know how difficult a position they were in. I feel for everyone, feel for the players that can’t play, and I don’t support one side or the other.”

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Is Serena Williams taking part in the 2022 French Open?

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The 2022 Roland Garros is just across the corner and Serena Williams is about to miss the event she has received thrice in her career.

The mythical Williams has ruled the girls’s excursion for more than decades. But, she has been missing in motion for pretty a while now. The forty-year-vintage injured herself during her first-spherical conflict in opposition to Aliaksandra Sasnovich at Wimbledon final year and has been on the sidelines ever considering.

The long hiatus will render her unable to compete at Roland Garros, a tournament that has been special for her. She tasted Grand Slam glory across all disciplines for the first time at the French Open when she won the women’s doubles title alongside her elder sister Venus Williams in 1999.

In 2002, Serena Williams won the singles title at Roland Garros as well. It was the first of four consecutive Majors that she would go on to win, constituting the first of her two self-coined Serena Slams.

In 2010, she won her second doubles title at the tournament.

Williams then had to wait until 2013 to triumph in Paris for the second time in singles. She defeated defending champion and rival Maria Sharapova in straight sets to complete her Double Career Grand Slam.

Williams returned to the winner’s circle once again in 2015 after defeating Lucie Safarova in the final. It was her 20th Grand Slam title which helped her complete the Triple Career Grand Slam.

The French Open remains the only Grand Slam tournament where Williams hasn’t defended her title. She has won consecutive titles in the remaining three Majors.

Since returning to the tour in 2018 following the birth of her daughter Olympia, Williams’ best showing at the French Open has been a fourth-round appearance in 2018 and 2021.

Serena Williams to potentially make a comeback at this year’s Wimbledon
Serena Williams, meanwhile, has hinted at a potential comeback at this year’s Wimbledon Championships. At a bitcoin conference in April, she discussed her return to tennis with NFL star Aaron Rodgers.

“Alright so I am backstage at the Bitcoin conference in Miami with Aaron Rodgers here and we’ve been talking about my comeback, and he’s been hyping me up, getting me ready for Wimbledon,” she said.
When Rodgers questioned Williams about the US Open, she stated that since the grasscourt Major will be held before the Grand Slam in New York, that’s where she’ll compete first.

“Wimbledon’s before the US Open, I have to play Wimbledon first. Exciting,” she said.

Williams has gone on to become one of the most successful players at Wimbledon, winning seven titles in singles, six in doubles and one in mixed doubles. She also won her gold medals in singles and doubles at the 2012 Olympics on the lawns of the All England Club.

Williams is a huge favorite to win the title whenever she competes at Wimbledon, so her return would certainly add plenty of excitement.

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