Where Do We Go From Here?
Pennetta on Raducanu The US Open was certainly unpredictable and the results unexpected. I can't help but agree with Pennetta that, in her day, Raducanu would not have won a Grand Slam off the back of nothing but an ITF win in India (2019 ITF 25,000). I know ITF players can be surprisingly good, (many WTA players don't spend much time on the ITF!) but, nonetheless, it's hard to comprehend how a player can struggle to breathe in one Grand Slam yet win the next a couple of months later. Maybe the players were tired having just come from Japan where the Olympics were being held. Too Much Too Soon As for the ridiculous money she apparently has earned or will earn, it's outrageous. Even more so given Osaka's problems on tour, especially concerning post -match interviews. Too much, too soon everyone cried. Her astronomical wealth was, some thought, too much to handle at 23. What about Raducanu? Osaka is in her twenties, while Raducanu is still a teenager who expects her p...