Emma Raducanu insists her resolution to skip the Olympics was “100 per cent the right option”.
The 21-year-old, who continues to be managing her comeback after wrist and ankle surgical procedure, turned down the invitation to symbolize Workforce GB in Paris as a result of she didn’t need to swap again to enjoying on clay at Roland Garros forward of the forthcoming US Open.
She as a substitute opted to go to the USA and can play within the Washington Open.
Raducanu has already admitted she had a bout of “FOMO” (worry of lacking out) when she noticed the opening ceremony within the French capital, however stands by the choice to not play.
“Had the Olympics been on a different surface, then I don’t know,” she stated at her pre-tournament press convention in Washington, the place she has been drawn in opposition to Belgian Elise Mertens.
“It is clearly one thing that each athlete desires to be part of. I needed to suppose long term. Hopefully I will have extra Olympics in my profession. I feel coming right here was 100 per cent the correct possibility.
“For fast gratification, enjoying the Olympics would have been good. However long-term perspective, long-term well being, coming right here… Additionally I really like this event.
“Had it been a tournament maybe somewhere else that wasn’t as appealing to me, I probably could have reconsidered. But I love D.C. Coming here was very enticing.”
Compatriot Katie Boulter is already out of the singles in Paris however Dan Evans and Jack Draper superior within the males’s singles whereas Evans and Andy Murray produced a superb comeback to progress within the males’s doubles.
However Raducanu admits she is not going to be watching a lot of the tennis, as a substitute specializing in another sports activities.
“I don’t think I’ll be watching, to be honest, that much of the tennis. I think I’ll watch the other sports,” she added. “I mean, I think it’s a great opportunity for all the athletes.
“I feel we’re lucky in tennis that we’ve got the grand slams. Plenty of the opposite sports activities, they practice 4 years for the Olympics, it is their one alternative, whereas I feel for tennis, it relies upon. Everybody prioritises various things, targets various things.
“For me at this point in time I’m prioritising my health but also long-term longevity, I’d say.”
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