Emma Raducanu is back at the place of her greatest conquest, as the British player reached New York in the week preceding the US Open. She shared a glimpse of her standing in front of the pictures of the past winners, including herself.

Emma Raducanu went on a dream run in New York back in 2021, earning the special distinction of winning a Major title as a qualifier. However, barring that title success, the 22-year-old has not reached another final in her WTA career. Injuries and inconsistent form have both played a part in hindering Raudcanu from building on her Grand Slam success.

On reaching New York for the US Open, the former champion shared a picture of herself on Instagram, standing in front of her winner’s portrait. Raducanu had a beaming smile on her face, and her image caption conveyed her happiness at being back in New York.

“NYNY..sepcial” posted Raducanu
Emma Raducanu all smiles in front of her winner's portrait at the US Open (Source: Instagram)Emma Raducanu all smiles in front of her winner’s portrait at the US Open (Source: Instagram)
Raducanu also did not waste any time in hitting the practice courts to get warmed up for the mixed doubles event on August 19. She shared snapshots of her session, intensely engaged in hitting practice.

“back golden h hit,” captioned Raducanu.
Emma Raducanu hits the practice courts ahead of her mixed doubles match at the US Open (Source: Instagram)Emma Raducanu hits the practice courts ahead of her mixed doubles match at the US Open

Emma Raducanu is set to partner with Carlos Alcaraz at the newly revamped mixed doubles competition on August 19. The duo is scheduled to take on the top-seeded pair of Jack Draper and Jessica Pegula.

Even though she has not won any titles or reached any finals this year, Raducanu has shown signs of the form that took her to Grand Slam success. She reached the quarterfinals of the WTA 1000 event in Miami and lost in a closely fought three-set match against Jessica Pegula.

Raducanu has taken on top-ranked Aryna Sabalenka twice this season, at Wimbledon and the recently concluded Cincinnati Open. The Wimbledon match was a close, straight-set loss, whereas the Cincinnati encounter was a three-hour-long three-set battle, where the Briton narrowly lost out in the third set tiebreaker. In her own words, before the Cincinnati match, she confessed to treating the match against Sabalenka as a fact-finding mission.

Raducanu also had a decent outing at the Citi DC Open in the North American hard-court swing, as she reached the semifinal, losing to Anna Kalinskaya. Overall, she seems ready to make a decent run in New York.

Emma Raducanu is set for a fresh partnership at the United Cup 2026 after Jack Draper withdrew due to injury. The former US Open champion will now team up with Billy Harris, who steps in as Great Britain reshuffles its lineup for the tournament.

Draper’s absence comes as a setback after a strong 2025 season that saw him win Indian Wells and reach the Madrid Open final. However, persistent injury issues forced him to pull out of both the United Cup and the Australian Open, prioritizing recovery over an early return to intense competition.

With Harris ranked outside the top 100, expectations now shift heavily onto Raducanu. She will likely need to deliver strong singles performances while hoping Britain can stay competitive in mixed doubles. This marks her debut at the United Cup, adding another layer of pressure and excitement.

To stay match-ready, Raducanu plans to compete at the Hobart International before heading to Melbourne for the Australian Open. Follow her journey and get the latest tennis updates—click here to read more now.

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The 2021 US Open champion is getting plenty of practice – she’s already speaking Spanish with her coach, Francisco Roig, and French with chiropractor Jerome Poupel. And Raducanu, who got an A* and A in her A-Levels, is enjoying balancing tennis with education again.

“I think it helps me big time. It just gives me something to occupy my brain with, because I would say I may be prone to overthinking, and my brain will just keep going if I don’t give it something to think about,” Raducanu said, speaking days before she jetted to Barcelona for a pre-season training block with Roig.

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“So having these subjects that I’m studying, it does remind me of when I was younger, and I was juggling two things. I’m putting deadlines on myself to achieve certain things, and having homework to do. It’s like all very nostalgic, but in a good way,”

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This off-season has been about nostalgia for the world No. 29, who is throwing herself into life at home in Bromley. “I was obviously toying with the idea when I finished, like, ‘Am I going to go somewhere? Am I going to have a holiday?’ I did want to have a holiday, but then I came back home, and I was like, I’m not leaving. Like, I’m just so settled,” she explained.

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“I’ve barely been in the UK this year because I’ve been competing so much, but I think just spending really good quality time with my parents has been so nice. I have loved just being in Bromley. It just reminds me of when I was a younger kid, and it’s the same bedroom, same everything. Bromley has some amazing speciality coffee shops now, like a few years ago, that didn’t exist. But now it is the place for coffee.

“And I’ve been trying to try every new spot. It’s been really nice, and obviously so much greenery, and it’s been fun, actually. I’ve been commuting on the train. So I’ve been part of rush hour every day, which has also been an experience. But it’s like my switch off.”

People “sometimes” recognise Raducanu – but she’s embracing it. She added: “I’m like, okay, what are they going to see me on the tube? It’s not a bad thing. You know, people take the tube, it’s fine. I’m kind of just owning that more. It’s like, if people recognise me, if people see me, and they want to come up to me, then that’s great, but I don’t necessarily feel like I’m hiding from anything anymore.”