Emma Raducanu is confident of Wimbledon success soonest

Emma Raducanu has talked up her chances of a title tilt at Wimbledon, saying “if not this year, next year” in an interview with Grazia magazine. The 2021 US Open champion has struggled for form and fitness in recent years and skipped Roland-Garros to prepare for the grass and hard-court seasons. But the world No. 205 says she “fully backs herself” and thinks it’s “just a matter of when” at SW19.

Emma Raducanu says “it’s just a matter of when” she will make her mark at Wimbledon as the former US Open champion prepares for a fresh assault at SW19.

The Brit burst onto the scene in 2021 aged just 18 with an extraordinary shock triumph at Flushing Meadows, where she became the first qualifier ever to win a major.