After Emma Raducanu created history as the first-ever qualifier to win the US Open in 2021, the hype reached the roof for her potential going forward. An 18-year-old dominating the hard court at Flushing Meadows, without dropping a set and emerging victorious with the trophy. But what went wrong from here?

Well, probably the milestone was too heavy for Raducanu to carry amid expectations from home fans to win every next slam. Of course, it was an unrealistic demand, and it didn’t happen. In fact, she’s not won a single title since that famous win in New York. Result? Questions about her potential and talent have surfaced lately. Doubters tried to call her US Open success “a fluke.” But there was something more painful that made Raducanu feel broken from within.

The post-US Open victor

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