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Emma In Paris over the next week will be the sequel to an episode from four years ago that sank without trace.
It was in 2018 that Emma Raducanu made her one previous appearance at Roland Garros, as an unknown 15 year-old who lost in the second round of the junior tournament on an outside court.
Now the Flushing Meadows champion, she is back to play the senior French Open for the first time, another illustration that there is still plenty of catching up going on.
Emma Raducanu declared herself fit for the French Open after concerns over a back problem
This fortnight signifies that the end of her freshers’ year on tour is nearly over. Once she gets to Wimbledon she will start returning to big events for a second time.
The biggest single deficit she has to make up is in the area of physical development, which has seen her repeatedly struggle to complete matches without the assistance of the physio being called on court.
It was likely to be this way for someone who spent a lot of time studying while most in her tennis peer group were training almost flat out for much of their teens.
Therefore it is surprising that she has yet to assemble a fixed team around her of a full-time trainer and physio. She is hardly unable to afford it.
This is actually more surprising than the issue which draws far more attention – her tendency to mix and match coaching expertise, an area much more subject to personal preference.