Emma Raducanu says she needs to cut herself ‘some slack’ after defeat by Aliaksandra Sasnovich at Indian Wells
Taking part in in her first match since her Flushing Meadows triumph, the 18-year-old Raducanu gained the opening recreation however then struggled in opposition to world No. 100 Sasnovich.
nu informed reporters after her 10-match successful streak got here to an finish.
“Going into the match I did not put any strain on myself as a result of in my thoughts I’m so inexperienced. I’m 18 years previous. I want to chop myself some slack.
“You can inform she was extra skilled than me and he or she went on the market and executed her recreation plan higher than I did.”
Sasnovich hit 17 winners and 9 unforced errors, whereas Raducanu had 31 unforced errors.
“I actually take pleasure in taking part in right here,” mentioned Sasnovich, who will now face Simona Halep. “Emma simply gained the US Open and I misplaced there within the first spherical. So it was a bit bit completely different.”
Raducanu gained the US Open in a rare run wherein she did not drop a set.
Raducanu mentioned she was now in search of a extra skilled coach and at Indian Wells she labored with LTA girls’s senior nationwide coach Jeremy Bates.
“Jeremy is a part of girls’s tennis on the LTA, so whereas he is right here he is serving to me out,” Raducanu mentioned.
“Going ahead, I am simply going to attend and attempt to discover the precise particular person.”
Raducanu turned the primary qualifier ever — man or girl — to win a grand slam title, having entered the event ranked a hundred and fiftieth on the earth.
“I’m glad what occurred immediately occurred so I can study and take it as a lesson,” mentioned Raducanu. “She’s obtained extra expertise than me. She has been 4-2 down a whole lot of instances.
“It’s my third WTA event this 12 months. Simply obtained to not rush it and get my head again to the drafting board.”
