Sky Sports tennis expert Laura Robson looks ahead to the Wimbledon hopes of Emma Raducanu and Coco Gauff as well as the contenders for the men’s title; you can watch the Hamburg, Swiss and Palermo Open, exclusively live on Sky Sports Tennis following Wimbledon
Laura Robson is getting very excited ahead of Wimbledon and looks ahead to the hopes of former US Open champion Emma Raducanu and why Coco Gauff is a real contender for the women’s singles title…
Genuine hopes for Raducanu?
Having missed out on Wimbledon last year, Raducanu is excited to be returning to her home major
I’m so happy for her. She’s healthy at the moment and excited to get out there and play. You see the buzz she’s got at the moment and the love she’s brought back to her tennis, and it has definitely been helped by being healthy.
If you’re feeling good in your body and being confident, it changes everything. She’s played two great lead-up events in Nottingham and Eastbourne and done really well, so it is all great signs going into her match and I’m excited to see her do that walk-out onto Centre Court.
Ekaterina Alexandrova is a great ball-striker. You know you are going to get pace onto your racket and I think Emma really likes that. A hard hitter playing a hard hitter can sometimes feel like a nicer rhythm, so you’re going to get a lot of flat shots coming at you, but at the same time there’s nothing to lose.
The mentality stays the same and no matter who it’s against, it’s the first round of a Slam.
For both players, it means so much to them and she’s going to have the crowd support. She’s going to have a bit of a free swing at it and fingers crossed.
