damEmma Raducanu has already experienced the highest highs and toughest moments in tennis, but her latest chapter may become one of the most important of her career. After winning the US Open as an 18-year-old qualifier in 2021, expectations surrounding the British star changed overnight. Now, at 23, the question fans keep asking is simple: When will Emma Raducanu be back—and what can we expect when she returns?
Raducanu’s 2026 season showed encouraging signs before injury interrupted her progress. She reached the final at Queen’s Club in June, continuing what had already been a promising year after another WTA final earlier in the season.
Then came the setback nobody wanted to see.
A stress fracture in her right leg forced Raducanu to withdraw from Wimbledon and subsequently the US Open. The decision was particularly difficult because Wimbledon represented an opportunity to compete in front of her home crowd.
But Raducanu has continued to focus on the process rather than allowing the setback to define her story. Recent comments surrounding her comeback have highlighted a different approach: patience, perspective and taking things one step at a time.
Andre Agassi recently offered Raducanu advice drawn from his own difficult periods in tennis, encouraging her to focus on becoming the best version of herself rather than measuring everything through results.
That message could be especially meaningful for a player whose career has been discussed through the extraordinary expectations created by her US Open triumph.
The biggest question now isn’t whether Raducanu can recreate 2021. It is what she can build next.
Her career is still being written, and every healthy tournament, competitive match and confident performance could add another chapter.
For fans who have followed her journey from that unforgettable New York breakthrough, the comeback is more than another tennis storyline. It is a chance to see how Raducanu responds when the path becomes difficult.
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