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Emma Raducanu resumes the shiny new phase of her career on Tuesday afternoon, asking that the world keeps in check its expectations of her.
She will step out in front of deserted stands to play Polona Hercog at the Transylvania Open, the Covid curfew in this city making it different in every sense to her post-US Open appearance at Indian Wells.
Raducanu's plea was endorsed by former Wimbledon champion Simona Halep, a late bloomer by comparison who has gone on to become Romania's most celebrated sports star.
US Open champion Emma Raducanu has asked the tennis world to rein in expectations of her
'I kind of went from zero to the top of the game, so it's obviously going to take some time to adjust,' said Raducanu.
'I feel like everyone should just be a little patient with me. I am going to find my tennis, I just need a little bit of time. But I am really enjoying it.'
Halep, one of her idols growing up, served a four-year apprenticeship on the WTA Tour before breaking through at 22 when she made the French Open final.
An unknown at 18, she can only imagine herself walking in Raducanu's shoes. 'Even if she is so young I think she still feels the pressure, it's normal,
