He won the 2021 US Open aged just 18 (from qualifying) but has been unimpressive since then. Emma Reducanu received important advice from Monica Puig, the Olympic champion in Rio de Janeiro seven years ago.

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Emma Redukana advised to give up social networks

Now retired from professional tennis, Monica Puig has some advice for the Brit, the main one being to stay as far away from social media as possible.

Puig is highly critical of social media, which he says is a toxic environment.

Monica praises Emma, ​​saying of Reducana that she is a very talented player, but one that should spend less time online.

“Don’t focus on social media. We all know it’s a great tool to promote your brand, but it can become toxic for someone like Reducana.

There are many people who want to see her succeed and many who don’t. You won’t get love from everyone.

He has everything to succeed, but it is very important how he can organize his career further. The important thing is that he believes he can win again (no big titles like the US Open)” – Monica Puigquoted by dailymail.co.uk.

Emma is currently ranked 80 in the WTA Rankings and Emma’s highest ranking was 10 (July 2022) and she has two wins and two losses this year.

Off the tennis court, Redukan was doing very well: the Briton signed major sponsorship contracts after the title won at the US Open (the year after lifting the trophy at Archery Ashe, Emma collected $18 million from sponsors alone).

Important companies with which Emma Reducanu signed a contract

Since that impressive moment at the Arthur Ashe (when she won the 2021 US Open title), Emma has signed several contracts with major firms.

At the moment, Emma Raducanu has a contract with Nike, Wilson, Dior, Tiffany & Co., Evian, British Airways, Vodafone, Porsche and HSBC Sports.

Emma Redukana is represented by IMG, a giant in the field of sports impresarios. Emma’s financial future is personally taken care of by Max Eisenbud, vice president of IMG, who was behind the lucrative sponsorship deals of Russian Maria Sharapova and Chinese Li Na.

Emma Raducanu was born in Toronto, Canada to a Romanian father and a Chinese mother, grew up in Kent, UK and stunned the tennis world in New York where she won the US Open at 18.

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