Emma Raducanu’s turning point and the fairness of tennis wildcards
Welcome back to the Monday Tennis Briefing, where will explain the stories behind the stories from the past week on court. This week, Emma Raducanu made her plans for 2025, the off-season, well, happened and the Australian Open dealt out some not-so-wild wildcards. How will Emma Raducanu handle her rise back up the rankings? Raducanu started 2024 ranked world No. 301 after an injury-ravaged 2023. Thanks to her ‘special’ ranking — the WTA term for a protected ranking — and the occasional wildcard