Boris Becker worried over Raducanu's 'career-threatening' surgeries but says she can win more Grand Slams

Former Wimbledon champion Boris Becker believes that Emma Raducanu’s wrist surgeries could put her career at risk — but thinks she is good enough to win more Grand Slam titles. Ever since her 2021 triumph at the US Open, Raducanu has struggled to consistently reproduce her best form.

Ad The new-found level of fame, fitness concerns, several different coaches and other factors have all been put forward as contributing factors in her difficulties on court, and she recently underwent surgery on her wrists and ankle in a bid to improve her long-term health. TennisRaducanu's former coach reveals reasons for split after US Open win15/05/2023 AT 10:45 Becker had a similar experience in some ways, winning Grand Slams in his teenage years and then developing problems with his wrists.

While he came back to become an enduring and fierce competitor in the men’s game, the German believes Raducanu is not guaranteed the same return. He told The Guardian: “The surgeries that she has had are, in my opinion, career-threatening.

“Having surgery on your playing wrist, and as a two-handed player, the other wrist – and then on your ankle – is tough to bear for a young woman.” Becker believes that establishing herself early on the circuit may have caused others to raise their game against Raducanu. “Tennis is a completely different game when you go into court and you have nothing to lose,” he added.

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