Emma
Raducanu has once again updated her fans on her work ahead of her return to the
WTA Tour.
Since
winning the 2021 US Open title, the 20-year-old tennis player has struggled
with injuries that have prevented her from consistently competing in
tournaments. She has not been able to secure any additional titles and has
faced early defeats.
Raducanu
last competed at the Stuttgart Open in April of this year, where she was
eliminated in the first round by Jelena Ostapenko (6-2, 6-1) on the clay courts
of Stuttgart.
Following
that, she withdrew from the Madrid Open and announced a break from her career
to undergo surgery on both of her wrists and take a few months for a proper
recovery before returning to the tour in 2024.
Raducanu,
who became the first British woman to win a Grand Slam since Virginia Wade in
1977 Wimbledon, has only played nine matches this year and has fallen out of
the top 100 rankings.
On social
media, the former world No. 10 posted a video of herself working out in the
gym, generating expectations for her recovery:
"Arrive
to Paris, straight to the gym," she captioned the video.
She
recently responded in an interview with BBC Sport, confirming her return in
2024:
"Next
season, I'll be back. 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,"
Emma Raducanu mentioned.
Despite not
achieving major results this year, the young tennis player had a notable
performance at Indian Wells, being the only tournament where she won two
matches since September 2022 at the Korea Open.
During her
time at Indian Wells in March of this year, she reached the round of 16, with
victories over Danka Kovinic, Magda Linette (20th), and Beatriz Haddad Maia
(13th). However, in the round of 16, she faced the world No. 1 at the time, Iga
Swiatek, who defeated her with a convincing score of 6-3, 6-1.