I'll be back, but I need a break* (*HAVE A KITKAT, EMMA)

EMMA RADUCANU fought back the tears after a Grand Slam event defeat for the second time in a year.

- BY NEIL McLEMAN

At the US Open last August, she cried following a tame first-round exit.

This time the 22-year old was visibly upset after claiming she should have “executed better” and beaten world No.1 Aryna Sabalenka in her best-ever Wimbledon performance.

Even if the emotions felt the same, the on-court progress is clear for the 2021 US Open champion.

Former Wimbledon winner Chris Evert said: “Emma Raducanu has had a rough, rough four years but she has found renewed purpose in her game. Renewed purpose, renewed joy. She is on her way back”