Tennis legend Boris Becker has been criticised on social media after making a two-word comment on Emma Raducanu.
Raducanu, 23, has endured another tough start to the season after losing to unseeded Taylah Preston in the Hobart International, which was her warm-up tournament ahead of the 2026 Australian Open.
In Melbourne, the 2021 US Open champion beat Mananchaya Sawangkaew in the first round but was then knocked out in straight sets by Anastasia Potapova.
Following an early exit at the Australian Open, Raducanu confirmed that she had split with her coach, Francis Roig. The pair worked together for just six months.
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Raducanu said: "Francis, thank you for our time together. You have been more than a coach to me and I will cherish the many good times we spent together on the court.
"While we have come to the conclusion together that we ought not to move forward, please know that I am very grateful for all you have taught me and fond of our time shared."
This week, the Brit has shown good form as she is into the sem-finals of the Transylvania Open, held in Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
Raducanu has beaten the likes of Greet Minnen, Kaja Juvan and Maja Chwalinska. She will take on Oleksandra Oliynykova in the semi-final on Friday afternoon.
After beating Chwalinska 6-0, 6-4 on Thursday, it was stated by tennis journalist Jose Morgado that Raducanu had reached her fifth career semi-final in tour-level events.
Responding to Raducanu's achievement, six-time Grand Slam champion Becker wrote: "That’s it?"
Reacting to Becker's two-word comment, one fan said: "Everyone has a different path in tennis, Boris."
Another tweeted: "She won a slam before she won her first WTA tour-level match. If that’s not mind-blowing enough."
A third fan added: "That‘s brutal."
Someone else wrote: "Leave her alone - she’s done an amazing thing in US 2021 and is trying to build a career."
A fifth commented: "Such an unnecessary tweet."
Speaking following her latest win, Raducanu said: "I'm very happy with my performance today. I played a great match from the beginning.
"As always there's some moments of adversity you have to overcome and I did that well in the second set, so I am really proud of that."
Topics: Tennis, Emma Raducanu
Marcus Chan