3<\/p>\n Raducanu is only 23 but may already be thinking about what comes after tennisCredit: Getty<\/p>\n Excluding her win in Flushing Meadows, Raducanu has failed to progress beyond the fourth round of a Grand Slam.<\/p>\n And in the Grand Slams following the 2021 US Open, Raducanu has made it past the second round just four times from 14 attempts.<\/p>\n Adding to Raducanu’s on-court struggles is a constant chopping and changes of coaches<\/a> as well as injury woes.<\/p>\n Raducanu’s physical struggles<\/a> took centre stage as recently as June, with the 23-year-old forced to withdraw from Wimbledon<\/a> the day before the tournament began due to a stress fracture in her shin.<\/p>\n Read more tennis newsAndrew Castle’s verdict on Emma Raducanu’s future in tennis<\/p>\n Given the injuries Raducanu has already had to come back from at such a young age coupled with the harshness of the spotlight the spotlight, veteran former BBC presenter<\/a> Castle feels the Bromley native could very easily pack it all in.<\/p>\n “Well, put it this way,” Castle said. <\/p>\n “I’ve got no access to that camp whatsoever, but it wouldn’t surprise me if one day, out of the blue, she just said, you know, ‘I’ve had enough of all this.’<\/p>\n “I mean, don’t we all say that? She doesn’t have an obligation to anybody but herself and her family. That’s it. There is nothing else.<\/p>\n “All the sponsors and everybody else, they’re not the ones whose career this is. It’s her choice, but I mean, I hope she carries on.”<\/p>\n Should Raducanu elect to step away from the court for good, she may already have a post-tennis career in mind.<\/p>\n 3<\/p>\n Raducanu’s US Open win remains the only trophy she’s won on the WTA TourCredit: GettyWhat post-playing career could Emma Raducanu pursue?<\/p>\n Less than 12 months after she won the US Open, Raducanu landed HSBC as a sponsor on a four-year deal.<\/p>\n Upon confirmation of the partnership being announced, Raducanu revealed she’d have pursued a career in finance had she not gone down the professional tennis player route.<\/p>\n “To partner with HSBC is so natural for me having grown up playing in the HSBC Road to Wimbledon and having been a customer for many years,” Raducanu said.<\/p>\n “If I wasn’t a tennis player, I would definitely want to work in finance so I’m excited to learn more about the industry in the years to come.<\/p>\n “We are working on some really cool ideas and I’m particularly looking forward to working on initiatives that help young people, such as financial education, but watch this space.”<\/p>\n Raducanu has not played a competitive match since she lost in the final at Queen’s<\/a> in June.<\/p>\n Read More on talkSPORT 3<\/p>\n Raducanu has reached two WTA finals this year but lost both in straight setsCredit: Getty<\/p>\n![\"Emma](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/tennis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/NINTCHDBPICT001091702062.jpg\")
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