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Emma Raducanu enjoyed a decent 2025 season, having re-entered the top-30 in the ranking and managing to stay in the bracket after a few seasons of being placed outside the top-50. Not only did she make the second week at Wimbledon, but also reached her biggest Tour-level semifinal in DC.
The year 2026 could bring bigger results for the Birton, given that she seems to be coming to terms with handling the pressure faced by young Grand Slam winners. As we slowly head towards the news tennis season, let’s walk you through three bold predictions for Emma Raducanu next year:
Emma Raducanu to end Tour-level title drought with big win
For those who watch Emma Raducanu walk away with the US Open title as a qualifier, it would come as a shock to know that the 2021 trophy from New York is only one in the youngster’s cabinet.
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In fact, the Briton has not even made any other final in her career. The closest that she came to reaching one was at Washington this year, but lost to Anna Kaslinskaya.
For a player of her calibre, it really turns into a question of “when” and not “if” she will lift a trophy (a first on the main WTA Tour). Fortunately, there have been signs of Raducanu rediscovering some of her best tennis.
The Briton will be on everyone’s radar per usual in 2026, but this time, it is more likely she will thrive under scrutiny. She has been open about the pressure that comes with being a young Slam champion throughout, but her recent words have been the most positive that she has sounded about tennis.
“I’m like, ‘OK, are they [people] going to see me on the Tube?’” Emma Raducanu said in a recent media interaction at the National Tennis Centre. “It’s not a bad thing. I’m kind of just owning that more. It’s like … if people recognise me, if people see me, and they want to come up to me, then that’s great, but I don’t necessarily feel like I’m hiding from anything anymore.”
Given her track record at big events besides the US Open, take Miami and Rome where she made a quarterfinal and the fourth round for example, the success is most likely going to come at the big stage too.
Emma Raducanu to improve best showing at Wimbledon
To think that Emma Raducanu’s most successful Slam in terms of overall consistency Wimbledon, where she is the most under pressure being the home favorite, speaks volumes about her love for the grasscourts and local fans.
The youngster has made the second week at the All England on two of the four occasions that she has played the event. The low-bouncing court plays to her liking as she has naturally flat groundstrokes. Her compact swing also helps her time the shots perfectly in the slick conditions.
Raducanu reached the third round this year, even beating former champion Marketa Vondrousova in the process. She even had World No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka on the ropes for a good set-and-a-half before losing in the third round. Those sort of results hint at her immense potential on the surface.
Given the right sort of preparation leading up to Wimbledon, the home favorite could well push past her best result (fourth round) and go deep at the tournament.
Emma Raducanu to enjoy a full injury-free season
Injuries have been the achilles’ heel for Emma Raducanu throughout the duration of her young career. Whenever fans start to see signs of revival, the progress is derailed by fitness issues.
Raducanu, in fact, has had both her wrists operated, besides facing ankle and back within the last two to three years. She recently suffered a bone bruise in her heel, forcing her out of exhibition matches lined up in the US.
That said, the Briton has opened up on the extra caution that she has been paying to her body.
“Now I am a little bit more astute when it comes to what pain is manageable and what pain should be taken more seriously,” Emma Raducanu told mediapersons at the French Open.
Top players have some of the best medical and fitness teams at their disposal, so it would make sense for Raducanu to sit down with experts and plan her schedule better. From her recent interviews, it seems to be something that’s on her radar.
An injury-free full season could do wonders for the youngster, who has not been forced out of events due to fitness issues a lot already. In 2026, the Briton could look at a more conservative schedule to provide ample time for rest and recovery to minimize risks of further setbacks.
