EMMA RADUCANU has turned to Jane Austen and “solo walks and solo coffee dates” as she embraces the “lonely” life on the tennis tour.
The Brit faces 2023 Wimbledon champion Marketa Vondrousova on Monday in the first round of the Abu Dhabi Open.
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Raducanu is a fan of Jane Austen’s works
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The Sun mock upRaducanu is reading Austen’s ‘Emma’ at the moment[/caption]
This is her second tournament following a split from coach Nick Cavaday, who is spending more time in the UK due to health reasons.
Raducanu, 22, has travelled to the Middle East with new fitness trainer Yutaka Nakamura and will take her time on choosing a replacement for Cavaday.
But she is using her downtime to read some classic English literature, having enjoyed the famous author’s Pride and Prejudice book during her GSCE exams.
The ex-US Open champion said: “I’m reading Emma but reading it for pleasure.
“It’s not the easiest to read sometimes, but I think it’s a great story. And of course, with the name, I just had to go for it.”
Raducanu – who missed a large part of last season due to injury – said: “I just had a lot of time to think and reflect in that period.
“I think I just had to make some really difficult decisions.
“Some decisions that internally, you kind of toil with, you know emotionally you’re attached to.
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“And that I wasn’t necessarily being able to do the best things for myself.
“Like I wouldn’t have loads of time to read like I am now, spend a lot of time alone.
“And I think that’s just something that I’ve started doing a lot more of.
“This year, I’ve gone on loads of solo walks, solo coffee dates and just have a lot of time to kind of look inside and look internally.
“I’ve been enjoying it so far, even though it’s not necessarily the easiest thing to do, especially when the tour is quite a lonely place.”
Raducanu – who was smashed in straight sets by multiple Grand Slam champion Iga Swiatek at the Australian Open – is working temporarily with an old coach, Roman Kelecic, who is based in UAE.
She told the National: “He travelled with me when I was like 14,15, in the junior ITFs.
“We went to all the glamorous places together when we were younger in the juniors.
“And we haven’t honestly seen each other in so many years.
“But he’s based out of Dubai, and I think in this situation, I wanted to see him anyway, to catch up.
“So I texted him to catch up, and now he’s on court with me, so he’s going to help me out this week.
“Nick is a great person. He’s someone I’ve known since I was a young girl, and he coached me before, so I think we were working really well together.
“Unfortunately, he had to prioritise his health, which I completely understand, and I support him, and I just wish him the speediest of recoveries.”
Nick Cavaday stepped down from coaching Raducanu for health reasons
Raducanu has travelled the world since winning the US Open in 2023
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