Football, cornhole, a bit of golf: How Emma Raducanu finds “inner calmness” in Miami
After everything she’s been through, on and off court, the Brit says even her early-round wins are starting to feel just as meaningful as any major victory.
MIAMI, USA — Emma Raducanu clinched her biggest win of the year on Friday at the Miami Open presented by Itau, and she celebrated like it too.
The 2022 US Open champion completed an electrifying 7-6 (6), 2-6, 7-6 (3) upset over Emma Navarro in the second round, and threw her racquet in delight before covering her face. After shaking hands with her opponent and the chair umpire, she walked over to her team for a round of high-fives.
These days, the 22-year-old said even her first and second-round wins are starting to feel just as meaningful as any major victory.
“I know I won the US Open, but I think having been through so much in the last few years, it’s like the wins now mean so much more,” Raducanu told journalists after the match. “Not necessarily ‘more’ in terms of magnitude, but I would say emotionally…
“(I’m) just a lot more aware of all of the suffering, as well. When I won the US Open, I just won 10 matches in straight sets. I didn’t have, like, the losses, the downs, the months of losing streaks.”
