'Wiser' Emma Raducanu ready to 'start over' as US Open title defence looms soon after Citi Open

Emma Raducanu says she is prepared to “start over” and work back her way back to the top if she falls down the WTA Tour rankings after the US Open. Raducanu, 19, will be defending 2,040 points at the final Grand Slam of the year after sensationally coming through qualifying to win the tournament last year. Without those points she would currently be ranked outside the top 90.

Ad/> Given her inconsistent form so far this season it seems unlikely that Raducanu will make another deep run in New York. WTA Washington'Good to get a win here' — Raducanu back to winning ways on US soil after beating Chirico13 HOURS AGO However, speaking after her first-round win over qualifier Louisa Chirico at the Citi Open, she said: “I think that no matter what I said, I probably did have certain expectations of myself that were probably a bit twisted. And now I genuinely just accept it.

“OK, it’s not going to be pretty necessarily or easy, but I’m 100 per cent OK for starting over, to be honest. If my ranking plummets to like 1000 or whatever, then I don’t care. “I think that I feel more wiser now compared to just after the US Open and the beginning of this year.

I know that being a US Open champ I’m going to somehow pull my way back up there. Raducanu makes winning return at Citi Open Lendl gives his verdict on GOAT debate “It’s going to take a bit of time maybe, but I’m just really accepting of that and looking forward to whatever journey it takes.” Raducanu is 9-12 in singles matches this season and has been hampered by several injury issues. She has been working this week on a trial basis with Russian coach Dmitry Tursunov, who helped current world No.