Emma Raducanu has many bustling off-field contracts, but one of her partners revealed that Porsche has taken away the car she is using.
It has been more than 3 years since Raducanu shocked the tennis world when he won the US Open as an 18-year-old player qualifying. She did not even miss a set at Flushing Meadows in 2021.
That achievement led to a sudden surge in media attention. She often talks about the challenge of controlling the increased expectations since her success at the US Open.
Raducanu has been rewarded for those achievements, having received a series of fruitful contracts with Vodafone, Dior, Evian and HSBC and becoming a global brand ambassador for Porsche.
While making big money from those deals was great, it took Raducanu into a struggle to find her place since her US Open win, due to a combination of form problems and injuries.
After returning from a nine-month break due to wrist and ankle injuries earlier this year, Raducanu's schedule decisions, including not playing a match for more than three weeks before the US Open, have been criticised.
A prominent fitness trainer has called Raducanu's decisions crazy and confusing, arguing that too many people around her say what they want to hear rather than what is most helpful.
Raducanu plans to play more matches as the season moves to Asia. Unfortunately, she was forced to miss 31 minutes in the Korea Open quarter-final against Daria Kasatkina, later confirming that her leg was flaccid.
After failing to qualify for the China Open, Raducanu has also withdrawn from the Wuhan Open due to that injury. It is not known whether she will be able to compete again before the end of the season.
The Daily Mail reported that Raducanu's difficult period was made worse after a car given to her by Porsche was confiscated, according to one of the tennis player's colleagues.
"Emma doesn't have a Porsche anymore. They took it back. It was solemnly placed in a solemn position in her house," this person said.
Raducanu is a car enthusiast and she was delighted to have a Porsche in her homepage. The former US Open champion's love for Porsche was expressed in a video she made for Porsche while driving with Mark Webber in 2022.
However, a Porsche spokesperson said that although Raducanu has been loaned a Porsche in the past, the deal is temporary and never permanent.
"We also lend cars to Emma occasionally, but mostly depending on the specific case."
A Porsche source also told the Daily Mail that the company is known for quickly taking back cars of famous ambassadors if they feel they are not getting the value they have paid for.
That means Raducanu's loss of form since winning the US Open could be a factor, although it has not been confirmed yet. A Porsche spokesperson said Raducanu remains an ambassador and the company is happy with her.
