{"id":1760933,"date":"2026-02-12T11:30:40","date_gmt":"2026-02-12T08:30:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1760933"},"modified":"2026-02-12T11:30:40","modified_gmt":"2026-02-12T08:30:40","slug":"emma-raducanu-has-done-her-career-backwards-as-former-atp-star-reacts-to-crazy-stat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1760933","title":{"rendered":"Emma Raducanu &#8216;has done her career backwards&#8217; as former ATP star reacts to &#8216;crazy&#8217; stat"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"ps-article-content rounded-lg lg:mt-5 lg:border lg:border-card lg:bg-card lg:shadow-primary\">\n<header>\n<h1 class=\"py-4 text-xl font-normal text-title sm:text-2xl\">Emma Raducanu \u2018has done her career backwards\u2019 as former ATP star reacts to \u2018crazy\u2019 stat<\/h1>\n<div class=\"my-2 flex items-center justify-between\">\n<div class=\"flex items-center\">\n                        <a 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class=\"ciam-article-t365\">\n<p>Former ATP Tour star Steve Johnson believes Emma Raducanu \u201chas done her career backwards\u201d as he and John Isner reflected on her run to the Transylvania Open final.<\/p>\n<p>World No 25 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/emma-raducanu\">Raducanu<\/a> battled her way to the final of the WTA 250 event in Cluj last week, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-news\/emma-raducanu-prize-money-rankings-update-transylvania-open-final-defeat\">where she fell to a heavy 6-0, 6-2 defeat against home favourite Sorana Cirstea<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The manner of the 23-year-old\u2019s loss was undoubtedly disappointing, but there were still big positives to take for the Brit following the conclusion of her campaign.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-news\/wta-rankings-sara-bejlek-emma-raducanu-alex-eala-elena-rybakina\">Raducanu moved up five places in the WTA Rankings to 25th<\/a>, her highest ranking since September 2022, while this was her first final since her stunning 2021 US Open triumph.<\/p>\n<p>She memorably came through qualifying to lift the title at Flushing Meadows, beating fellow surprise finalist Leylah Fernandez in the championship match \u2014 not dropping a single set across 10 matches.<\/p>\n<p>Almost four-and-a-half years separated Raducanu\u2019s first and second tour-level finals, with the 23-year-old struggling to adjust to life at the top of the game \u2014 while also battling significant injury concerns at times.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking on <a rel=\"noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nothingmajorshow.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Nothing Major<\/em><\/a>, former ATP Tour players Johnson and John Isner reflected on Raducanu\u2019s rather unusual career trajectory.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere are not many comms for Raducanu\u2019s career thus far,\u201d said Isner, a former world No 8.<\/p>\n<h2>Tennis News<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-news\/emma-raducanu-former-coach-mark-petchey-one-choice\">Emma Raducanu\u2019s former coach says she has \u2018one choice\u2019 after Francisco Roig split<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-news\/alternative-womens-rankings-elena-rybakina-aryna-sabalenka-coco-gauff-iga-swiatek-emma-raducanu\">Elena Rybakina above Iga Swiatek, Coco Gauff 8th, Emma Raducanu in top 20 \u2013 alternative rankings<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cJust a big US Open final out of nowhere coming through qualies, wins it and then doesn\u2019t make a final again for four years.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, former world No 21 Johnson claimed it was \u201ccrazy\u201d that Raducanu had such a long gap until she reached another final.<\/p>\n<p>He added: \u201c2021 US Open and this are her only two finals on Tour, which is crazy. It is crazy.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe kind of has done her career backwards. She came on to the scene, won the biggest tournament of her career first and has now had the growing pains after.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s good to be in the final, but it\u2019s crazy she has not been in another final since the 2021 US Open.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Raducanu\u2019s return to action after her Cluj campaign was far from ideal, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-news\/emma-raducanu-forced-to-retire-qatar-open-camila-osorio\">with the Brit forced to retire in the third set of her first-round Qatar Open match versus Camila Osorio<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The match took place just two days after her final defeat to Cirstea, and despite a strong start, she looked far from her best \u2014 with her blood pressure taken on court shortly before she retired.<\/p>\n<p>Raducanu is next set to compete at the Dubai Tennis Championships next week.<\/p>\n<p>The Brit reached the second round of the tournament last year, defeating Maria Sakkari in round one before falling to Karolina Muchova in round two.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Want more from Tennis365? 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