Emma Raducanu and Katie Boulter are capable of beating the best players in women’s tennis (Picture: Getty)
Emma Raducanu and Katie Boulter lead the charge of the British women at Wimbledon next week, where home hopes are as high as they have been for many years.
While landing the Venus Rosewater Dish seems a little far-fetched, Britain can now boast three women in the world’s top 50 when you throw Sonay Kartal into the mix as well.
Raducanu, the world No.38, already has the experience of winning a grand slam, of course, after her fairytale US Open win in New York in 2021 and after multiple injury issues and loss of form, she has climbed back up the rankings to take her place among the game’s top players once again.
World No.41 Boulter, meanwhile, has three WTA Tour titles to her name and although going through an inconsistent season, is more than capable of a decent run in SW19 especially in front of a passionate home crowd.
‘Emma Raducanu has the ability to beat anyone’
Former Wimbledon finalist and coach Olga Morozova, dubbed the ‘Godmother of Russian tennis’, has been left impressed by Raducanu’s resurgence after long-term injury problems saw her fall down the rankings.
‘She’s playing much better now,’ Morozova told Metro. ‘She’s gone up the rankings and the quality of her game is getting better and better.
‘She is more aggressive. I have seen lots of good changes and improvements in her game. She has the ability to beat anyone because she won the US Open. I think she has a good team around her now to be successful.’
Morozova feels Raducanu, who recently reclaimed the British No.1 spot, can cause her opponents problems at Wimbledon by being aggressive and going to the net as often as possible.
‘On grass, you have to finish the point earlier,’ she added. ‘You have to be aggressive and you have to go to the net. But you need to know exactly how to approach it.
‘I think she’s doing it quite well, because I was watching her at the Italian Open. She can do it. She’s working on it. Sometimes when she comes to the net she wins the point quite nicely and I think she has to do that more often.’
