Raducanu has matured and can go to Wimbledon final, writes John Lloyd

• Emma Raducanu has impressed on her way to reaching the fourth round 
• The 21-year-old looks comfortable with herself now both on and off the court
• John Lloyd says there’s no reason why she can’t go all the way at Wimbledon 

Emma Raducanu can win Wimbledon. There is no reason why she can’t go all the way. But even if she does lose on Sunday or in the quarters — the bottom line is that she’s back, and in a big way.

It feels like she’s in a good place and this is not going to be a one-off. She’s back.

The first round was a bit shaky but the last two matches she has been sensational. The draw has opened up and she’s playing as well as anybody in the tournament with perhaps the exception of Elena Rybakina.

Coco Gauff will be the first big name she could run into in the semi-finals but I think she’d have a great shot at beating her – can you imagine the crowd for that one?

She’s certainly playing top 10 tennis right now. No doubt. And she plays so well on grass: it’s her movement and the way she manoeuvres the ball on this surface, and it helps her serve, gives her a bit of extra punch. And the backhand is just a money shot.

I’ve just been talking to people around Wimbledon, people who are in the game. And they are all saying: if she plays like this, she can win the tournament, no ifs or buts, she’s playing well enough to win.

She looks like she’s matured and is so fearless on the big points. For a time after the US Open she was a bit tentative, with all the outside stuff going on.

It looks like she’s comfortable with herself now on and off the court. She is just expressing herself now.

She has said she used to wish she had never won the US Open, but now the fact she has already won a Slam becomes a big advantage psychologically.

She’s been there and done it, she knows what it feels like on the last day and she knows how to close it out. She’s got that experience, she has won a Slam and just in the last few performances, beating top 10 players first in Eastbourne and then here, she must be really on cloud nine.

But it might not happen here — because she’s still not used to the physicality of a Slam yet.

I know she won the US Open but that was almost like a fantasy and such quick matches. She’s still not a seasoned pro yet so this is all still a bonus.

To briefly touch on her decision to pull out of the mixed doubles with Andy Murray.

This kind of thing happens all the time in doubles when one player is doing well in the singles, but this was an exception. This was Murray’s last potential match at Wimbledon.

She might have been wiser to think a little bit more before making a commitment unless she was prepared to see it through no matter what.

I can understand why some people are not happy about it and Murray himself is said to be disappointed at missing out on his final Wimbledon farewell.