Emma Raducanu basks in ‘some of the best tennis of my career’ at BJK Cup
- Wins over Garcia and Parry give Briton a springboard
- Raducanu ‘really enjoying’ time playing on clay courts
Emma Raducanu believes she is playing some of the best tennis of her career and wants to build on the momentum from her leading role in Great Britain’s qualification for the Billie Jean King Cup finals to re-establish herself at the top of the sport.
“My last [BJK] Cup tie was in the Czech Republic two years ago,” said Raducanu. “It’s great to see how far I’ve come on a lot of notes, tennis-wise. I’ve for sure improved. I feel like I’m playing some of the best tennis of my career and my life so I’m very pleased with that. And emotionally, mentally, for me to come through the moments that I did the last few days, it took a lot of strong character, especially when the entire stadium is pretty much against you. I can just take a lot of positivity and I really enjoyed this week.”
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