Emma Raducanu outlines her goals as she reveals her definition of success has changed
Emma Raducanu has revealed her definition of success is now “staying healthy in the long run” after the injury nightmare she endured in 2023.
The 2021 US Open winner highlighted the importance of training smart over training hard and divulged that her priority for this year is developing her game rather than playing a lot of events.
Raducanu returned to the top 100 of the WTA Rankings this week after her run to the fourth round at Wimbledon saw her jump 41 places from 135th to 94th.
The 21-year-old holds an impressive 16-10 record this season, having played 10 tournaments and also two matches in the Billie Jean King qualifying round.
The former world No 10 started 2024 ranked 301st in the world as she had not played since April 2023 due to injury. Raducanu underwent surgery on both her wrists and her ankle in May last year.
Raducanu has opted to skip the upcoming Paris Olympics to focus on the North American hard-court swing building up to the US Open. She will next play at the WTA 500 event in Washington, which will begin on July 29.
In an interview with Tennis Magazin, Raducanu addressed whether her definition of success had changed after her injury-enforced absence from the tour.
“Yes, it has. Success in the long run is staying healthy. It’s about doing everything I can to avoid training hard, but training smart, to stay injury free,” Raducanu explained.
“I’ve experienced how time flies when you can’t train or play for a long time. It’s not really fun. Success is doing everything I can to make sure I’m in that position to train and stay healthy.
