Tennis fans are excited for Emma Raducanu’s year after noticing a remarkable difference in her conditioning in the past 12 months. Tennis fans are desperate for Emma Raducanu to return to the form which saw her win the 2021 US Open — and couldn’t help but notice a remarkable change in her physique at Indian Wells.
The 20-year-old Brit had her 2022 season ruined by injuries and enlisted physical conditioning specialist Jez Green to help transform her body to the level needed for the rigours of the tour.
And from what fans saw at tennis’ so-called fifth major, the hard work is paying off. Raducanu showcased a much more muscular frame in the desert as she progressed to the round of 16 before falling to world number one Iga Swiatek.
Tennis fans on Reddit couldn’t help comparing what they were seeing to how she’d looked just 12 months earlier.
Raducanu turned to Green as she looks to improve her ranking from world number 77.
He has most famously worked with tennis warrior Andy Murray for seven years during a span when he won the US Open, Wimbledon and Olympic gold.
But the fitness expert also earned rave reviews from Karolina Pliskova, who described a training block with Green as “life-changing”.
Raducanu reached a career-high ranking of 10 in mid-2022 after winning at Flushing Meadows as a qualifier.
Emma Raducanu’s stunning body transformation amazes tennis fans
But she was plagued by back and glute injuries in the second half of the year and lost in the first round in her title defence.Swiatek remains the favourite at Indian Wells ahead of her quarterfinal against Sorana Cirstea on Friday morning.
