Raducanu reveals injury was ‘out of her control’, blames courts at ASB Classic: “To be honest it’s not a surprise that this happened to someone”

Emma Raducanu blamed the court at the ASB Classic for her injury saying that it's not a surprise that somebody rolled an ankle at the event.

Raducanu was looking really good at this event before the injury and even won the opening set 6-0. She lost the second set as she rolled her ankle towards the end of the match and retired as she could not continue playing. Her Australian Open is now in doubt as there is a chance she won't be ready to play for it.

She lamented after the match:

“It’s difficult to take. I’ve put a lot of physical work in the last few months and I’ve been feeling good and optimistic. So to be stopped by a freak injury, rolling an ankle is pretty disappointing, in the first week as well."

She added:

“I thought I was playing some pretty decent tennis. The courts are incredibly slick, like very slippery, so to be honest it’s not a surprise that this happened to someone. It’s out of my control and after a very long day of waiting around. We’ll assess over the next few days and make a plan,” she said of her injury.