Emma Reducanu has had a nightmarish draw at the Madrid tournament and there is a possibility that the Briton will drop out of the world top 100 after competing at the Caja Magica. The Romanian-born athlete was recently criticized for having other priorities than tennis, and she retaliated against reporters at a press conference.

Emma Reducanu, 16 questions and 58 words at the press conference

Ahead of the WTA 1000 competition, Emmy was asked 16 seemingly innocuous questions, but the answer was only 58 words.

When asked about the draw in Madrid, Reducanu answered apathetically: “That’s how it is.” About the problems with the wrist, he said that “we are coping”, and about the defeat against Jelena Ostapenko, he only said that the Latvian “played a great match”.

Less than three minutes into the press conference, a WTA official interrupted: “Let’s leave it at that.”

The journalists present were surprised by the attitude of the British, considering that communication with the press remained one of the few moments when Emma remembered the US Open 2021 champion (usually she was smiling and chatty).

Left with just 740 points (she has lost three in a row), Emma has dropped to 85th in the WTA rankings, and the mission to defend her 110 points gained last year in Madrid (she reached eighth place) will be very difficult. (ranks 101 in the WTA Live ranking).

If he gets past Victoria Tomova (73 WTA), Redukana will be defeated by Iga Sviatek (1 WTA) in the second round.

The WTA Mutua Madrid Open takes place from April 25 to May 7 on clay in the Caja Magica complex. It is in the WTA 1000 category, has a total prize money of US$7,652,174, and the title holder is Ons Jabert. Simona Halep won in 2016 and 2017.