New career Emma? Raducanu shows off impressive skills she picked up during trip to China while her recovery from injury continues
- 7 months ago
Emma Raducanu appears to be as comfortable in front of a blank canvas as she is on the court.
The British tennis star shared a video on Instagram of herself painting what appears to be a Terracotta Army warrior in a traditional dress and the results are impressive.
The clip starts with Raducanu standing in front of a white canvas before she begins sketching the contours of her painting going off a picture she has on her phone.
By the time the video ends, the 2021 US Open winner can be seen applying the finishing touches to the painting.
Raducanu, whose mother is Chinese, revealed the session took place during her first trip to China in four years.
'Four years later I could head back to China - just like home,' Raducanu wrote on Instagram as a caption.
'I loved spending time absorbing the culture and trying my hand at something new while in recovery.'
It's safe to say her foray into painting left fans impressed.
'You're watching a master at work,' one wrote, while another added: 'That's very good, seriously impressed! Another string to your bow.'
A third suggested Raducanu 'could easily sell this masterpiece', while another fan noted the Briton should turn to art full-time once her tennis career is over.
'Impressive. You could be an artist after you retire,' the comment read, echoing the feeling shared by several others.
In the caption, Raducanu noted she 'added a small detail' to the painting, which eagle-eyed viewers spotted as a scar on the wrist of the figure she painted.
The detail is a nod to her ongoing recovery from undergoing surgery on both wrists and her ankle in May.
The surgeries forced Raducanu to miss the French Open, Wimbledon, and the US Open and she has plummeted to No. 280 in the WTA world rankings as a result.
The 20-year-old has provided regular updates on her recovery by posting videos of herself working out in the gym and at home.
Raducanu hoped to make an autumn comeback after she returned to the practice court in August but has since set her sights on returning to action next year.
'Next season I'll be back,' she told BBC Sport in September.
'This season all the slams were finished so it was difficult to watch them go by but I was trying to stay in my lane as much as possible and keep focused on my recovery.
'Wimbledon is the dream and always has been growing up. It's still the ultimate dream to win Wimbledon.'
The British tennis star shared a video on Instagram of herself painting what appears to be a Terracotta Army warrior in a traditional dress and the results are impressive.
The clip starts with Raducanu standing in front of a white canvas before she begins sketching the contours of her painting going off a picture she has on her phone.
By the time the video ends, the 2021 US Open winner can be seen applying the finishing touches to the painting.
Raducanu, whose mother is Chinese, revealed the session took place during her first trip to China in four years.
'Four years later I could head back to China - just like home,' Raducanu wrote on Instagram as a caption.
'I loved spending time absorbing the culture and trying my hand at something new while in recovery.'
It's safe to say her foray into painting left fans impressed.
'You're watching a master at work,' one wrote, while another added: 'That's very good, seriously impressed! Another string to your bow.'
A third suggested Raducanu 'could easily sell this masterpiece', while another fan noted the Briton should turn to art full-time once her tennis career is over.
'Impressive. You could be an artist after you retire,' the comment read, echoing the feeling shared by several others.
In the caption, Raducanu noted she 'added a small detail' to the painting, which eagle-eyed viewers spotted as a scar on the wrist of the figure she painted.
The detail is a nod to her ongoing recovery from undergoing surgery on both wrists and her ankle in May.
The surgeries forced Raducanu to miss the French Open, Wimbledon, and the US Open and she has plummeted to No. 280 in the WTA world rankings as a result.
The 20-year-old has provided regular updates on her recovery by posting videos of herself working out in the gym and at home.
Raducanu hoped to make an autumn comeback after she returned to the practice court in August but has since set her sights on returning to action next year.
'Next season I'll be back,' she told BBC Sport in September.
'This season all the slams were finished so it was difficult to watch them go by but I was trying to stay in my lane as much as possible and keep focused on my recovery.
'Wimbledon is the dream and always has been growing up. It's still the ultimate dream to win Wimbledon.'