Wimbledon: Emma Raducanu takes heart from Aryna Sabalenka’s top-10 prediction but says ‘I need to improve’ | Tennis News

Emma Raducanu is convinced that she committed the gap on the best classified players, but admits that she must improve to achieve the prediction of her conqueror Wimbledon Aryna Sabalenka.

British n ° 1 has produced a Animated third round display against the upper seed Under the roof of the central courtyard before losing 7-6 6-4 Friday evening.

Sabalenka congratulated Raducanu for his “incredible” level, turning the Briton to return to the top 10, adding: “I had to fight for each point like crazy. I am happy to see her healthy and back on the right track.”

In response, the World No 40 Raducanu said: “It’s nice for her to say it, but I think it was quite clear the difference. In the great moments, she was able to convert, she was able to hit incredible photos.

“I just need to continue working and go back to the drawing board and improve much more.”

Raducanu ruled in the opening set and after the world No. 1, Sabalenka, struck the British, then rallied to save seven section points in a 10th marathon match.

During the 11th match, Raducanu broke and then serve for the set, only for Sabalenka to break once again.

Come the break in equality, Raducanu herself had a point of instructions before Sabalenka converted her first from the circuit breaker forward.

In the second set, Raducanu then led 4-1 before Sabalenka disturbed five consecutive games to spend the fourth round.

“It gives me the confidence that I am not as far as I thought maybe before the tournament,” said Raducanu.

“I think that before where I played these best players, it was quite convincing, the loss. So I think that today to really push Aryna, it gives me confidence.

“The problem before was that I had the impression of being gulfs far from the top. Having a match like this one when I had a chance in the two sets, it gives me confidence.

“At the same time, it’s very difficult to take right now. I’m just very self -criticism. It’s hard to see. Of course, I’m very proud to be competitive on the field. I think I prefer that it is completely a way.

“But yes, there are positive points. Right now, it’s so short time after the match. I think it is better for me to feel the pain a little at the moment and then treat it better in this way.”

When asked how she deals with difficult defeats, Raducanu said: “Well, the first thing I did, I had a kit in the locker room.

“It will take me a few days to treat this, but at the same time, it really motivates me. It could be a good thing that I look like, okay, I want to find the work directly.”

Raducanu: I will soon discuss the future with Petchey

Raducanu should slide five places at 45th – points of loss that reached the fourth round of Wimbledon last year – and will become the British n ° 3 after Sonay Kartal’s own race in the 16 final.

With the following American Swing, Raducanu also said that she would discuss her future with coach Mark Petchey.

“He obviously also has his comments commitments. He agreed to help me until the end of Wimbledon, then we see somehow because he abandoned a job to work with me here, which I really appreciate and I am grateful,” she said.

“It is a conversation that we must have after a few days and the dust sets up a little.”

Raducanu also followed Jack Draper by questioning an online call, his British colleague who said that Hawk-Eye technology was not “100%precise” on Thursday evening.

“Yeah, I mean that this call was safe,” she said. “It’s a bit disappointing, the tournament here, that calls can be so bad, but for the most part, they were good. I had a few in my other games too, which were very false.

“So yes, I don’t know. I hope they can somehow repair it.”

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