{"id":296987,"date":"2023-11-13T19:54:59","date_gmt":"2023-11-13T19:54:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tellmysport.com\/?p=296987"},"modified":"2023-11-13T19:54:59","modified_gmt":"2023-11-13T19:54:59","slug":"raducanu-told-to-copy-tennis-player-just-months-older-than-her-on-injury-return","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tellmysport.com\/tennis\/raducanu-told-to-copy-tennis-player-just-months-older-than-her-on-injury-return\/","title":{"rendered":"Raducanu told to copy tennis player just months older than her on injury return"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Emma Raducanu has been encouraged to look to fellow young British star Jack Draper as she plots her return from three surgeries. Draper is just 13 months older than the 2021 US Open champion and he has had his fair share of injury setbacks, even missing this year\u2019s grass-court season. And Tim Henman would like to see Raducanu follow the world No 61 in building up her physicality to try and eliminate the threat of injuries.<\/p>\n

Raducanu\u2019s season was snuffed out early on as a result of injuries, as she played her last match in April and underwent surgeries on both of her wrists and her ankle in May. The former world No 10 has since been forced to pull out of the upcoming MGM Macau Tennis Masters where she was set to play an exhibition match on the first weekend of December.<\/p>\n

She is still hoping to return at the start of the 2024 season but has not committed to a specific comeback date or tournament and is yet to start building up a team ahead of her eventual comeback. As Raducanu continues to train at the National Tennis Centre, Tim Henman has urged her to focus on building her physical side as Draper had done.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is above all about the physical side and building the resilience to stand up to the demands of the tour week in, week out,\u201d the retired former world No 4 told the Daily Mail. \u201cShe has always been different with coaches and some people like to do things differently in an individual sport. I have absolutely no doubts about her tennis ability, but it\u2019s the physical side and building that base around you.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Henman was courtside throughout Raducanu\u2019s historic run to the title at the 2021 US Open through his role as a Prime Video pundit. It has also since emerged that he played a role in helping her at the tournament. And Henman is trying to do the same again, looking to Draper as an example for the former world No 1.<\/p>\n

He continued: \u201cIt is the fundamental requirement in the modern game and she needs to be using this time to create that. Jack Draper has realised the importance of this and you are seeing him reap the benefits. Perhaps she needs to look at what Jack has been doing. Everyone wants her to succeed and you just hope she will make the right choices to achieve what she is capable of. Emma should take her time.\u201d<\/p>\n