No fewer than 39 different rights-holding broadcasters have descended on south-west London for this summer’s Wimbledon. It is the highest-profile fortnight of the tennis year, and that suits Emma Raducanu.

The bigger the event, the better the British No 1 plays. Her winning percentage of 57 on the main tour rises to 66 at the majors. At Wimbledon, it climbs again to reach 70. Despite the lightning strike of her 2021 US Open triumph, her most consistent results have come in SW19.

Admittedly, Raducanu’s recent grass-court build-up has been affected by the back trouble that has dogged her for much of the season. She has not been helped by the absence of her fitness trainer, Yutaka Nakamura, who has been otherwise engaged since the start of the clay-court season for personal reasons.

But we have nevertheless seen reasons for optimism about Raducanu’s game, which continues to evolve under the eye of her coaches Mark Petchey and (when not sidelined by health issues) Nick Cavaday.

Here, Telegraph Sport identifies three areas of improvement from the past season, aided by data gathered by the sport’s leading performance and scouting company Golden Set Analytics.

Forehand down the line

Raducanu, 22, used to favour her backhand wing. But relying on your backhand is like being a lifeguard who specialises in resuscitation. Ideally, you should not need to resort to CPR, just as an ambitious tennis player ought to proactively take control of points using his or her forehand.

In the last couple of seasons, Raducanu has worked hard to make her forehand a weapon. Playing cross-court, she still cannot match big-hitters such as Aryna Sabalenka, Elena Rybakina and Coco Gauff.

But when she aims down the line – the higher-risk option – our data from matches against top contenders suggests that she has added 10 kilometres per hour to her average speed, which puts her ahead of them all. There is also greater depth to these shots than there used to be, meaning that they land nearer to the baseline, as well as more topspin to bring the ball down.