{"id":293709,"date":"2023-10-20T10:09:26","date_gmt":"2023-10-20T10:09:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/?p=293709"},"modified":"2023-10-20T10:09:26","modified_gmt":"2023-10-20T10:09:26","slug":"emma-raducanu-details-new-goals-as-she-plots-return-after-chinese-inspiration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/tennis\/emma-raducanu-details-new-goals-as-she-plots-return-after-chinese-inspiration\/","title":{"rendered":"Emma Raducanu details ‘new goals’ as she plots return after Chinese inspiration"},"content":{"rendered":"
Emma Raducanu has revealed she has taken inspiration from Chinese history as she plans her return to tennis. The 2021 US Open champion has fallen to world No.280 after undergoing wrist and ankle injuries in May which forced her to miss Wimbledon.<\/p>\n
Raducanu, 20, is scheduled to play her first event at Macau Tennis Masters exhibition event in December before heading Down Under in the New Year. The Bromley-based star, whose mother Renee is Chinese, told BBC Radio 4\u2019s Today programme: \u201cI will be back for the start of this season for sure.<\/p>\n
“I will be coming back with a lower ranking but I\u2019m looking forward to starting again, resetting, I still have new goals, new things I want to achieve but I\u2019ve still got 15 years in my career so there is no rush. Throughout my career I\u2019ve had setbacks. I take most of my inspiration from books, I read a lot, I read Chinese history about the different dynasties.\u201d<\/p>\n
Raducanu has been seen more on adverts for sponsors such as British Airways in the last year than on the tennis court as she has attracted criticism for her commercial activity.<\/p>\n
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She said: \u201cCertain scenarios I\u2019m still trying to get my bearings, I\u2019m a lot better it\u2019s not just tennis and fitness it\u2019s the other, it\u2019s the commercial sides as well and that\u2019s totally ok, because you have to think ahead about your life after your career is over and I think that a lot of the successful athletes would have said I wish maybe when I was younger I did think ahead a little bit.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think I have a lot of bandwidth and knowledge and learning so I\u2019m just curious about everything and every different world I can get into but at the end of the day tennis and training is my priority.\u201d<\/p>\n
Raducanu is looking for her sixth full-time coach since turning pro in 2021 after splitting with German Sebastian Sachs during her recovery this summer.<\/p>\n
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