“This is not a goodbye, but a see you soon. Over the last 28 years of my life, tennis has been a constant. It has provided me with some of the most exciting and memorable experiences I could have wished for. But sometimes good things end.
Today I announce my retirement from tennis. After three years of fighting injuries and four operations, my body has said enough. This decision is not an easy one, because I would have liked to leave on my own terms.” Last June, Monica Puig announced her retirement.
The former player gave Puerto Rico its first historic Olympic gold medal by surprising everyone at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games. Injuries, however, have characterized her trajectory in the world of tennis. Puig has decided not to leave the circuit and has signed an important contract with ESPN.
In a recent interview with Sky Sports, Puig gave Emma Raducanu some valuable advice. The Briton has been criticized for signing numerous endorsement deals with some of the most famous companies in the world, such as Tiffany & Co.
Dior, Porsche and Vodafone UK. According to some tennis fans, who have expressed her opinion by commenting on her latest performances online, the tennis player born in 2002 would have given more importance to factors outside the court than to the tournaments played.
“I saw her many times on the court during the US Open 2021, when she won the title, and she is a very talented player. She needs time to grow and understand who she is as a tennis player and as a person. She should not focus or think too much about the nets social.
We all know they’re a great tool to promote your name, but they can also be “toxic,” Puig explained. “I’m not saying that you should abandon social networks. As a tennis player, you have to deal with the sponsorships that are offered to you after winning a Grand Slam.”
Raducanu is very demanding of herself
Dmitry Tursunov has observed that Emma Raducanu is a player who is very demanding of herself.
“She’s super young. But, she’s very demanding of herself and she pushes herself a lot,” he said. “She’s super tough on herself but to me, I felt like she’s an incredible and intelligent person. When you talk to her, you just forget, she’s 19 or 20,” the 40-year-old said. “And so, in that sense, I really enjoyed every second of it.”
