WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — Under pressure? You must be joking.
Emma Raducanu, who won last year's U.S. Open at the age of 18, hasn't gotten past the second round at a Grand Slam tournament since then.
On Wednesday, she lost to Caroline Garcia of France 6-3, 6-3 on Centre Court at Wimbledon.
"There's no pressure. Like, why is there any pressure? I'm still 19. Like, it's a joke. I literally won a Slam," the 19-year-old British player said. "Yes, I have had attention. But I'm a Slam champion, so no one's going to take that away from me. Yeah, if anything, the pressure is on those who haven't done that."
The 10th-seeded Raducanu has dealt with minor injuries recently, including a side strain that forced her to retire from a match at the Nottingham Open two weeks ago. She said she didn't feel any pain but acknowledged being rusty after playing only "seven hours of tennis in a month."