{"id":108216,"date":"2025-08-30T17:48:27","date_gmt":"2025-08-30T17:48:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/108216\/"},"modified":"2025-08-30T17:48:27","modified_gmt":"2025-08-30T17:48:27","slug":"tim-henman-predicts-what-emma-raducanu-will-do-next-after-heavy-defeat-to-elena-rybakina-at-the-us-open","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/108216\/","title":{"rendered":"Tim Henman predicts what Emma Raducanu will do next after heavy defeat to Elena Rybakina at the US Open"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Emma Raducanu\u2019s bid for a second US Open title came to an abrupt end on Louis Armstrong Stadium.<\/p>\n<p>The British number one made a fast start in New York, as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetennisgazette.com\/news\/what-emma-raducanu-did-immediately-after-winning-her-first-round-match-at-the-us-open\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Raducanu dominated Ena Shibahara<\/a> and Janice Tjen en route to round three.<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately for Raducanu, it was the in-form <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetennisgazette.com\/tag\/elena-rybakina\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Elena Rybakina<\/a> who stood between her and a place in the last 16.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-2232717867-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Elena Rybakina celebrates at the US Open after advancing to the fourth round.\" class=\"wp-image-125498\" \/>Photo by Al Bello\/Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>In straight sets, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetennisgazette.com\/news\/elena-rybakina-suggests-what-she-thought-of-emma-raducanus-performance-after-knocking-her-out-of-the-us-open\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Rybakina crushed Raducanu<\/a>, 6-1, 6-2, knocking the 2021 champion out of the tournament.<\/p>\n<p>Reacting to the 22-year-old\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetennisgazette.com\/tag\/us-open\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">US Open<\/a> exit, Tim Henman predicted her next steps.<\/p>\n<p>Tim Henman thinks Emma Raducanu will analyse defeat with her team after \u2018reality check\u2019 at US Open<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to Sky Sports in the aftermath of Raducanu\u2019s defeat, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetennisgazette.com\/tag\/tim-henman\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Henman<\/a> weighed in with his thoughts.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTough day at the office. I think <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetennisgazette.com\/tag\/emma-raducanu\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">[Emma] Raducanu<\/a> will go away with her whole team and analyse this,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe talk about her up against a top ten player, one of the best players out there.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere have been a lot of positives about this hard-court season, but this was a bit of a reality check.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s a difficult day, but she will learn a lot from it, Raducanu.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As Henman rightly pointed out, there were positives to take from Raducanu\u2019s US Open swing, as the Brit won eight matches in total.<\/p>\n<p>MatchOpponentResultScore2025 Washington Open \u2013 1RMarta KostyukWin7-6, 6-42025 Washington Open \u2013 2RNaomi OsakaWin6-4, 6-22025 Washington Open \u2013 QFMaria SakkariWin6-4, 7-52025 Washington Open \u2013 SFAnna KalinskayaLoss4-6, 3-62025 Canadian Open \u2013 1RElena-Gabriela RuyseWin6-2, 6-42025 Canadian Open \u2013 2RPeyton StearnsWin6-2, 6-42025 Canadian Open \u2013 3RAmanda AnisimovaLoss6-2, 6-12025 Cincinnati Open \u2013 2ROlga DanilovicWin6-3, 6-22025 Cincinnati Open \u2013 3RAryna SabalenkaLoss6-7, 6-4, 6-72025 US Open \u2013 1REna ShibaharaWin6-1, 6-22025 US Open \u2013 2RJanice TjenWin6-2, 6-12025 US Open \u2013 3RElena RybakinaLoss1-6, 2-6Emma Raducanu\u2019s record during the US Open swing<\/p>\n<p>Performing as well as she did, Raducanu convinced many that she could provide a challenge to Rybakina at the US Open.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think it\u2019s a positive in a way that we both felt she could do it,\u201d said <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetennisgazette.com\/tag\/laura-robson\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Laura Robson<\/a> to Henman.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-2232717919-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Emma Raducanu walks off court after losing her third-round match at the 2025 US Open\" class=\"wp-image-125501\" \/>Photo by Al Bello\/Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf a few things had changed throughout that match, maybe a bit earlier with the weight of shot\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI would have liked to have seen her start the point a bit further back at times with the return, but she can do it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Raducanu has plenty of work to do as she finishes her 2025 Grand Slam campaign with a 7-4 record.<\/p>\n<p>Emma Raducanu\u2019s Grand Slam defeats in 2025<\/p>\n<p>The British star failed to make it out of the third round at any of the four major tournaments she played in 2025, a disappointing effort for a player making such noticeable improvements to her game.<\/p>\n<p>However, when you look closer at those defeats, Raducanu\u2019s efforts don\u2019t look quite so bad after all.<\/p>\n<p>2025 Australian Open 3R \u2013 Emma Raducanu lost to Iga Swiatek2025 French Open 2R \u2013 Emma Raducanu lost to Iga Swiatek2025 Wimbledon 3R \u2013 Emma Raducanu lost to Aryna Sabalenka2025 US Open 3R \u2013 Emma Raducanu lost to Elena Rybakina<\/p>\n<p>All four of Raducanu\u2019s Grand Slam losses in 2025 came against former major champions.<\/p>\n<p>Iga Swiatek took her out of the Australian Open in January and the French Open in June, before <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetennisgazette.com\/news\/nick-kyrgios-reacts-as-emma-raducanu-exits-wimbledon-following-her-defeat-to-aryna-sabalenka\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Aryna Sabalenka got the better of Raducanu<\/a> at Wimbledon in July.<\/p>\n<p>Raducanu was given plenty of credit for her battling performance against Sabalenka on Centre Court earlier in the summer.<\/p>\n<p>She may not have picked up the win, but she certainly proved to her doubters that she had taken a significant step forward.<\/p>\n<p>The question for Raducanu now is whether she can start beating the very best players in the women\u2019s game.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"641\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/GettyImages-2230664123-1024x641.jpg\" alt=\"Emma Raducanu looks on during training ahead of the 2025 US Open\" class=\"wp-image-125228\" \/>Photo by Robert Prange\/Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>If she\u2019s content with being a top-30 or top-40 player, then valiantly losing in straight sets is fine, but nothing about Raducanu suggests that\u2019s what she\u2019s looking to achieve in the sport.<\/p>\n<p>Just four years ago, Raducanu picked up her first major title, and she\u2019s been working hard to make sure that it wasn\u2019t her last.<\/p>\n<p>Raducanu will have her next shot at Grand Slam glory in Melbourne when the 2026 Australian Open begins on Monday, January 12.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Emma Raducanu\u2019s bid for a second US Open title came to an abrupt end on Louis Armstrong 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