I suspect a lot of Raducanu's problems are caused by what goes on between her ears.
She seems to come up with lots of different excuses. Not sure if it's simply because she gets more media exposure, but her excuses seem more apparent and wide ranging than others, to me.
If she or one of her team can place more emphasis upon the mental side you might see a top player. Otherwise she'll continue to drift within that middle order of the rankings, which comprise mainly of inconsistent and journeyman type players.
Leaving aside her mental and physical issues I don't see anything in Raducanu's game that suggests she's ever going to challenge at the top level. There's not a single shot in her locker that I'd rank as an elite weapon and without that she's always going to struggle.
She's not a top 10 player. I don't think anyone thinks she is or ever will be. But tennis isn't just about the top 10. Being top 40 is not struggling though
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