Nick Kyrgios has leapt to the defence of Emma Raducanu after claims she is 'losing respect of the dressing room.' The teen suffered defeat in her first match at the Miami Open, squandering a lead to lose 6-3, 4-6, 5-7 to Kateřina Siniaková.
Following her stunning US Open win, Raducanu has struggled retain any kind of form. After a heavy loss at the Sydney international in January, when she won just one game against Elena Rybakina, her last four defeats have each gone to a deciding set.
As a result, Amazon Prime pundit and former pro Daniela Hantuchova suggested that the respect players once had for the British number one is no longer there and that her peers are not afraid to play against her. The former world number five said after Raducanu’s defeat in Miami: "I think it is going to hurt big time because of the chances she had. She was the better player for most of it.
