- British player looking to build resistance to injuries
- ‘I’m getting better, and I think that helps you mentally as well’
After enjoying a solid clay court season, nonetheless filled with various injury niggles, Emma Raducanu arrives at her first senior French Open content with her progress but still figuring out how to optimally manage her body as a professional athlete. Raducanu says that she is still in the process of learning about her body, and she has been increasing her work in the gym in the hope of strengthening it and building up its resistance to injuries.
“I think it’s something I’m definitely learning to enjoy with each bit that I do,” she said of her focus on gym work. “I kind of get that positive reinforcement and I feel really good about myself and each time I feel like even if I do a little bit, I’m getting better and it’s something that I think helps you mentally as well if you know that you definitely put the work in. I’m gonna be out there, I’m gonna outlast or be fitter than my opponent on the other side of the court and it’s definitely something that I want to continue.”