Emma Raducanu out of Australian Open: Brit needs intensity boost to challenge top players, says Laura Robson

18 January 2025, 08:54 | Updated: 18 January 2025, 17:28

Emma Raducanu must maintain her intensity levels for longer if she is to challenge top players, says Laura Robson.

Raducanu won only a single game against second seed Iga Swiatek as she lost 11 in a row in a 6-1 6-0 hammering in the third round of the Australian Open on Rod Laver Arena.

The 22-year-old had come into the tournament with no warm-up matches following a back spasm and though she said there were "no excuses" when it came to her physical preparation, Robson found positives in the heavy defeat.

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