Emma Raducanu: Fame and fortune won’t detract from teenager’s rise to the top – LTA chief
The IndependentSign up to our free sport newsletter for all the latest news on everything from cycling to boxing Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Fame and fortune will not detract from Emma Raducanu’s ability to sustain her remarkable rise to the top of her sport, according to the chief executive of the Lawn Tennis Association, Scott Lloyd. Lloyd has called for the newly-crowned US Open champion to be given “breathing space” following a whirlwind two weeks, which saw her bank a £1.8million winner’s cheque and tread the red carpet at New York’s fashionable Met Gala. “Like everybody in top-level sport, she may have some difficulties in sustaining this level of performance but she has shown she has the capability to go on and do that.” open image in gallery Emma Raducanu is expected to return at Indian Wells next month Lloyd said he had no concerns over Raducanu’s development in the wake of her retirement from her fourth-round match at Wimbledon earlier this summer due to breathing difficulties. Her withdrawal was questioned by John McEnroe, who sought to clarify his comments in the wake of her US Open success by insisting: “I’m sure there was a lot of concern in the British Tennis Association, how she is going to handle this sort of new-found fame.” But Lloyd said he never had doubts over Raducanu’s ability to learn from her experience at Wimbledon, adding: “I wasn’t concerned how Emma would deal with that because she is a fast learner, she is focused and she is physically and mentally strong.