Emma Raducanu has hit out at critics of her spon-sorship deals and insisted commercial work does not distract her from tennis, despite her faltering form.
The 19-year-old agreed a deal with Porsche this week, the sixth major sponsorship agreement she has reached since her stunning victory at last year’s US Open.
As well as the car manufacturer Raducanu also has endorsements with Tiffany & Co, British Air-ways, Dior, Evian and Vodafone, meaning she has landed more sponsorship deals than tour wins (four) since that triumph in New York.
Her three-set defeat to the Czech Republic’s Katerina Siniakova on Thursday night at the Miami Open was the third tournament running where she has lost after serving for the match.—AP
