BLOOD SWEAT & TIERS

Em goes back to basics

- NEIL MCLEMAN

EMMA RADUCANU is ready to play second-tier events this season to rediscover the winning habit.

The Bromley-based star banked $2.5m for winning the 2021 US Open title and was ranked No.4 in the Forbes Rich List of female athletes in 2022 with an income of $15.2m (£12m).

That year, she peaked at world No.10 in the Women’s Tennis Association rankings.

But Raducanu, who played the Australian Open on a protected ranking of No.103 after injury, will be unable to play most WTA events without a wildcard.