Emma Raducanu is enjoying a stellar run at this year’s Miami Open, with a quarter-final clash against world no.4 Jessica Pegula up next.
Raducanu won four matches at a WTA-level tournament for the second time in her career following a dominant straight-sets victory over Anna Anisimova in the quarter-finals.
The last time the Brit completed the feat was at the 2021 US Open, where she became the first qualifier in the Open Era to win the tournament.
Since winning a major at 18 years of age, Raducanu has had a tough time competing at the top level, failing to add another title to her resume and drifting outside the top 200 in 2023.
Raducanu suffered a first-round exit at Indian Wells in a disappointing campaign, but the 22-year-old seems to be finding form a the Miami Open.
Many tennis fans on social media have been blown away by Raducanu’s resurgence, however, some think the former major champion’s purple patch isn’t a sign of things to come.
Tennis fans react to Emma Raducanu’s hot form in Miami
While many tennis fans believe Raducanu’s US Open triumph was a flash in the pan, the current world no.60’s impressive recent form has some feeling vindicated.
One fan took to X, formerly known as Twitter, to say: “This is why Emma Raducanu frustrates me. The ability is there. The US Open win wasn’t a fluke, she has the potential to win more grand slams. The inconsistency and injuries are the problem, they always have been.”
Another fan wrote: “Frustrating because she has the talent and skill to go far! It’s making sure she has the right network and support around her which is clearly going to help her flourish. Hopefully the start of something amazing.”
Critics of Raducanu have also taken to social media, however, arguing that the former world no.10’s four-game winning streak isn’t anything to get excited about.
One X user wrote: “Laugh out loud hmm… played someone ranked lower than her, then a seeded player who is not great, then gets a walkover and finally plays someone with hand blisters LOL This is so hilarious laugh out loud Calm down people.”
This fan called Raducanu an “overrated average pro.”
Raducanu’s impressive Miami Open so far
Raducanu has earned four straight victories at the Miami Open, one of which was a walkover.
The Brit started off strong, defeating Japan’s Sayaka Ishii in a dominant straight-sets display.
Raducanu then took on eighth seed Emma Navarro, where in a three-set thriller that featured two tiebreaks, she clinched the victory.
The young star put on another impressive display in the round of 16 as she dismantled McCartney Kessler, but the match ended early, with the American retiring due to a lower back injury.
In her second top 20 win of the tournament, Raducanu defeated Anna Anisimova in convincing fashion, earning a straight sets victory to see her through to the quarter-final.
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