June 18 (Reuters) - Former U.S. Open champion Emma Raducanu said she sometimes wishes she had not won the Grand Slam due to the pressure that came with the success and instant fame.
"That moment on the court, when I was celebrating, I was like, I would literally trade any struggle in the world for this moment," Raducanu told the Sunday Times.
The win came with praise but also exposed Raducanu to a previously unknown world, often ruthless and paved with expectations.
When I won I was extremely naive," Raducanu said.
Raducanu missed this year's French Open and will be absent from Wimbledon too while she recovers from surgery on her wrists and ankle.
Persons:
Emma Raducanu, Raducanu, I've, I'd, it's, Sebastian Sachs, Anita Kobylinska, Christian Radnedge
Organizations:
Former U.S, Sunday Times, U.S ., Wimbledon, Thomson
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Former, Gdansk