Emma Raducanu reveals plans for the rest of the season after admitting to scheduling errors following shock first-round exit at the US Open

Emma Raducanu believes she made mistakes with regards to her scheduling over the summer and has now changed her approach. 

Raducanu was dumped out of the US Open in the first round by Sofia Kenin last month after opting not to play any tournaments in the weeks leading up to it.

The 21-year-old, who has not won a match at the US Open since winning it in 2021, tearfully admitted that her preparation was wrong after her early exit.

And he has once again outlined her intention to stay as active as possible after a hard-fought first round triumph over Peyton Stearns (7-6, 7-6) in the opening round of the Korea Open on Tuesday.

‘I think the rest of the year, as long as I’m healthy, I’m going to try and finish the season and play as many matches as I can,’ said Raducanu on wtatennis.com. 

‘It’s something I’m really light on since the grass through the (Washington) DC period. I’ve not played many points, even in practice.

‘So, as gruelling as (the match against Stearns) was, I think I had three hours of match experience which can only aid me going into the next few weeks. 

‘For me now, I just want to play matches and, in the meantime, do a little bit of work on my game where I can.’ 

‘This is one of my favourite weeks on the calendar,’ she said. ‘In my match, no matter how bad I was playing, I just wanted to keep playing here because I like it. Korean food is my favourite, so I’ve really just been enjoying my time here.

‘Playing in China, I’ve never done that, so that’s going to be a first for me. I feel pretty comfortable in this environment, which is an advantage. I stacked the year on the backend heavy, because I’m excited. I thrive in Asia.’