Emma Raducanu has been photographed looking glum after flying back to London following her recent defeat in the first round of the US Open.
The 21-year-old was sent crashing out of the competition by Sofia Kenin, with critics quick to take aim at the Briton in the time since.
Raducanu finally broke her social media silence on Saturday, with the tennis star posting for the first time since her US Open exit.
And the Daily Mail have now obtained pictures showing Raducanu looking glum as she went for a walk in the London rain.
Emma Raducanu has been photographed looking glum after flying back to London following her recent defeat in the first round of the US Open
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The 21-year-old walked with her hood up and swearing pink shorts as she enjoyed a cup of coffee.
She didn’t smile in the snaps, however, and clearly still seems to be down in the dumps after her US Open issues.
Raducanu had gone into her clash with Kenin hoping to win a first Grand Slam since her remarkable US Open win in 2021.
Yet her opponent was a level above, with the Briton succumbing to defeat before cutting a tearful figure in her post-match press conference.
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Speaking after losing to Kenin, Raducanu was forced to answer some awkward questions about her schedule.
She raised eyebrows by opting against playing at the Paris Olympics, with Raducanu saying she didn’t want to play on clay while preparing for a hard-court tournament.
The one-time major winner played just one hard-court competition before the US Open, however.
And that decision failed to pay off, with Raducanu looking rusty as her hopes of Grand Slam glory ended in disaster.
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When asked about her schedule, Raducanu admitted she was set to learn from the experience.
“I would have preferred to probably play a little bit more before coming into the US Open,” she said.
“I know when I have a lot of matches, just like every player, you feel really good, you feel like everything’s automatic.
“So yeah, I think I can learn from it and manage my schedule slightly differently.”
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Raducanu also said that the decision to play just one hard-court tournament wasn’t solely hers.
She added: “I would say it wasn’t me.
“It was more of like a collective call and, yeah, that’s what happened. You can’t really change it.”
Jack Draper, meanwhile, defended Raducanu earlier in the week – with the 22-year-old calling on people to ‘give her time’ as she looks to regain her mojo.
Emma Raducanu was beaten by Sofia Kenin at the US Open at the end of last month
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“I think it’s important that people give her time to be on her journey and to improve physically and to put years of working to get back to that point,” said Draper.
“There’s no doubt it was extremely difficult for Emma, because she’d done her A Levels, and she’d just come out of school, and all of a sudden she came here, and she had a dream run and won, and I think the expectation on her after that was huge.
“She hadn’t necessarily built up the physical foundations and the general foundation you need to be on the tour full time.”
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