Emma Raducanu stirred up the tennis realm after winning the 2021 US Open. However, it has now backfired as people continue to criticize her underwhelming performance on the court. Raducanu mostly kept a stern outlook, ignoring the critics. However, in a recent interview with Sunday Times, she revealed her inner thoughts, which showed how she wished she had never won the 2021 US Open. And the former hitting partner of Serena Williams has defended her for it.

Because her statement has drawn criticism from other tennis players like Tennys Sandgren who criticized her for “mulling” over the revered victory. But the former hitting partner of Serena Williams and Naomi Osaka‘s former coach Sascha Bajin has come to her rescue.

Former hitting partner of Serena Williams defends Emma Raducanu over rising hate against her

The British tennis sensation has time and again come under the heavy criticism for her poor performance on the tour. Consequently, this has put a lot of pressure on Emma Raducanu.

Giving voice to her apprehensions, she stated in an interview with Sunday Times, “Sometimes I wish I’d never won the US Open.” However, this statement has once again made her the villain as renowned names in the sport have come harshly at her. After tennis player Corentin Moutet mocked her by stating, “Sometimes i wish i never won brest challenger,” now Tennys Sandgren has also done the same. The American player tweeted, “Sometimes I wish I never won the godfrey 15k.” 

But the former hitting partner of Serena Williams, who coached Naomi Osaka during her 2018 US Open victory came to the defence of Raducanu. He outrightly bashed the ATP players for speaking without any basis. He stated, “Sometimes I have to apologize for us men being ignorant. I know it’s all fun and games but come on, we gotta be better then that.” He added, “Both of you. She’s the 20 year old one and you guys acting like babies.”

The harsh criticism was too much for Sandgren, who retorted with an equally harsh statement. He stated, “You owe me 100 push ups for this tweet. White knighting is strictly forbidden.”

However, attributing Bajin to an outsider was not enough to make him take a step back. Sascha Bajin humorously replied, “Thank god you didn’t say squats I can manage some push-ups.” Clearing the side he is on, he added, “You know I had to stand up for my side (WTA).” 

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Now this might hurt the two ATP players, but Bajin thinks Raducanu has had enough. A lot of fellow players have come in support of Raducanu. One such is the American tennis sensation Coco Gauff.

Coco Gauff bashes critics trying to take down Raducanu 

The two players might be competitors on the court. However, off of it, Gauff has always defended Raducanu against all the critics.

Once again, she has come to her rescue after her Sunday Times’ statement. Her advice for her fellow player is to “mute the noise” and take one thing at a time. This keeps her focused and helps her sort out what’s important for her.

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