Former Grand Slam champion Emma Raducanu hopes to reach the top of the summit and compete for major trophies once again.
It has been a difficult period for Raducanu who missed out on a wild card in Cincinnati, dropping to world No.70 in the live rankings due to past injury issues.
In an interview with Marie Claire magazine, the 21-year-old spoke about her aspirations.
“Long term, I want to win Wimbledon. That’s my number one goal,” she admitted.
“But in the short term, I just want to keep staying healthy and improving my skills. Working on the actual development of them rather than any immediate results - that’s my priority right now.”
Next month will mark three years since the Brit stunned the tennis world and clinched the US Open title as a qualifier.
However, since then, Raducanu has yet to win a WTA tour title and opened up on what has significantly contributed to her inconsistency.
“I think the biggest lesson I’ve learnt in terms of injury recovery is not to rush back,” Raducanu said.
“My impatience is probably one of my biggest downfalls because I basically rushed the process of my recovery, and set myself back many months.
“Instead of taking me four months to return to play, it took me eight, and it took me seven months without hitting balls, when I should have been hitting balls after a month and a half.”
Bursting onto the scene and dealing with the British press has presented its fair challenges for Raducanu. It feels as though she is a veteran on tour, with people forgetting how young and raw she still is.
“I think it’s very easy in tennis to panic, and I’m guilty of it,” Raducanu added.
“You feel like you only have 10 years of your career ahead of you, and that it’s going to be over before you know it. Sometimes 21 feels so old, and then I remember that in the timeline of my career, I still have 10 years of slams ahead of me - even 15 if I really want.
“While it goes by very quickly, I’ve only had three years on tour so far, so there’s a lot more learning and developing to do. There’s also a big chunk of life that happens after tennis.”
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