Raducanu still heading to Australian Open despite injury as doubts continue after Auckland

Emma Raducanu is heading to Australia where she'll work on getting ready for the Australian Open as her participation is in doubt following an ankle injury in Auckland.

Despite rolling her ankle and having to retire, Emma Raducanu is hopeful about being ready to play at the Australian Open. There is about 10 days left until the Australian Open and a small chance of her being ready for the event is there. It's unlikely but she'll head to Australia where she'll undergo further testing before assessing what the next step is.

Fans will be hoping for positive news coming from Melbourne in the coming days. Raducanu criticized the event for the surface on her way out of Auckland but tournament director Nicolas Lamperin wasn't very receptive to that. He hit back at Raducanu feeling sorry for what had happened but pointing out that it had nothing to do with the courts.

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