While she has found a way out of the wilderness, 21-year-old still struggles in adverse conditions and has much work to do
As Emma Raducanu became increasingly overwhelmed under the relentless pressure imposed on her by the cold-blooded qualifier Lulu Sun in their three-set tussle on Sunday, it became clear her time at Wimbledon was at an end. An intense, breathless service game at 2-4 in set three finished with a tired double fault from Raducanu and, minutes later, her opponent closed out the match to reach the quarter-finals of Wimbledon for the first time.
A massive opportunity missed, Raducanu left Centre Court appropriately frustrated. Still, her run to the fourth round of Wimbledon represents a massive step forward after nearly three years in the wilderness in the aftermath of her US Open triumph.