Tim himman has changed his mind on Emma ranu after her US Open firstr exit. Tim himman has performed a U-turn and admitted Emma ranu got her US Open preparations wrong the former Wimbledon semi-finalist had defended the world no. 72s Limited schedule before the final grand slam of the year the 21-year-old had recorded her best Grand Slam results since her 2021 New York Triumph by reaching the Wimbledon fourth round but after also skipping French open qualifying in the Olympics earlier in the Summer she lost momentum deciding not to enter qualifying in Toronto and Cincinnati after playing Washington and she then lost to fellow Grand Slam Champion Sophia Kennon 613 to 664 in the first round at Flushing Meadows to mean she is still to win a match at the US Open as a grand slam champion. sky sports analyst Henman said this has all been a rebuilding process when she's coming back from the surgeries when she has played she has played very well dot that was a big chunk of the summer to miss obviously they were big tournaments and she wasn't a direct acceptance into the main draw but in hindsight she probably should have been in qualifying to get those match reps under her belt dot she's learning all the time and fingers crossed she's going to have many more opportunities here at the US hoping in the future I still think her game is moving in the right direction and there are still elements that she can