Emma Raducanu dismisses online trolls after Wimbledon exit – ‘I’m a Slam champion, so no one’s going to take that away from me’
- 19-year-old crashes out of Wimbledon after second round loss to France’s Caroline Garcia
- Raducanu won the US Open in 2021 as an unseeded player, but has not made it past the second round at a major since
The Twitter trolls are at it again, this time over Emma Raducanu’s second round exit from Wimbledon.
Fans took to social media to blast the 19-year-old’s performance on Centre Court – where she was outclassed by France’s Caroline Garcia in a rapid 6-3, 6-3 defeat.
Calls of “overrated” were quick to follow her loss, with some even going so far as to say she will never win anything ever again.
“One shot wonder,” said one Twitter user. “Won’t win anything ever again,” said another.
Raducanu won the US Open at Flushing Meadows in September 2021 as an unseeded player who went through qualifying at age 18. Since then, she’s had a birthday – and has not made it past the second round at a major.
“There’s no pressure. Like, why is there any pressure? I’m still 19. Like, it’s a joke. I literally won a Slam,” Raducanu said. “Yes, I have had attention. But I’m a Slam champion, so no one’s going to take that away from me. Yeah, if anything, the pressure is on those who haven’t done that.”
