Live Podcast:Emma Raducanu reveals why wins now ‘mean more’ than US Open victory, 5 hours ago👇

According to Emma Raducanu, victories now frequently “mean so much more” than they did when she won the US Open. World No. 60 Raducanu shocked world No. 10 Emma Navarro 7-6(8), 2-6, 7-6(3) in the second round of play at the Miami Open on Friday, earning one of her biggest victories to date.

It was just the third top-10 win of the 22-year-old’s career, and the first such win on hard courts.

Having beaten Sayaka Ishii in her opening match, it is also the first time that the Brit has picked up back-to-back wins since the Australian Open back in January. Before the Miami Open, Raducanu held a disappointing 3-6 record for the season and also had to deal with a nightmare stalking ordeal at the Dubai Tennis Championships. Her disrupted start to 2025 has extended a tumultuous run that began with her memorable US Open victory back in 2021.

Since becoming the first qualifier to win a Grand Slam singles title, Raducanu has climbed as high as 10th in the world, but long-term injury issues in 2023 saw her fall outside the world’s top 250. She has failed to reach a WTA final since her triumph in September 2021 and, after closing in on a return to the top 50 in 2024, missed a large chunk of the end of the season due to further injury issues.

Speaking following her win against Navarro, Raducanu admitted that wins now were often more meaningful – having “been through so much” since her Grand Slam triumph. “It was a lot of emotions when I won,” reflected Raducanu.

“I know I won the US Open, but I think having been through so much in the last few years, it’s like the wins now mean so much more. “Not necessarily more in terms of magnitude, but I would say emotionally, just a lot more aware of all of the suffering as well. “When I won the US Open, I just won 10 matches in straight sets. I didn’t have the losses, the downs, the months of losing streaks.