Emma Raducanu fears she has 'target on her back' after French Open loss

Emma Raducanu admitted she now has "a target" on her back after suffering a heavy second round defeat at the French Open. "Everyone wants to beat you and take you out," she said.

The British No.1 today lost in three sets to world No.47 Aliaksandra Sasnovich of Belarus.

The US Open champion has failed to reach the third round in the two Grand Slams since her New York triumph - or win three matches in any tournament.

Asked how she has changed in the last year, the Bromley teenager claimed: "I think some parts of my tennis game have actually improved compared to last year. It's different when you are someone who may have a target on their back. Everyone raises their game, wants to play well, wants to beat you, take you out. That's something I have definitely kind of learnt on the tour this year and just accepted that. I feel like I don't approach things like crazily differently off the court. I'm exactly the exact same person as I was 12 months ago.

"Things around me have kind of changed, but I'm the same person. Just I feel like I've got a lot more awareness and more experience now."

She now has a 9-14 losing record since the US Open before she begins her build-up to her Wimbledon return

Raducanu finished her A levels last May and return to action in a Brit Tour event in Connaught before making her full WTA debut in Nottingham.

"We were saying with my team this morning, it's pretty much a year anniversary since my comeback to kind of competitive tennis," she said. "I think I have come a long way since then. I think I do really welcome going around the second time. I think this year was always going to be challenging for me to adjust, find my feet. There's always something new. Like I'm always asking where everything is. I