VIDEO: Raducanu has intense practice session ahead of BNP Paribas Open Indian Wells, recovered after Austin withdrawal

Emma Raducanu is training vigorously in California to compete in the BNP Paribas Open Indian Wells after qualifying for the main draw.

The British player has not had an easy start to the year, as she has had to fight against injuries and has not played a match since her defeat to Coco Gauff in the second round of the Australian Open. The former US Open champion was ready to return to the courts at the ATX Open, but tonsillitis prevented her from playing in the tournament.

Ranked World No. 80, Raducanu has not found consistency since her incredible triumph at the 2021 US Open, where she surprised the tennis world at just 18 years old. Now she is training in California to play a big tournament, despite not having had the best preparation due to the injuries she has suffered.

Raducanu was already assured of a Wild Card in Indian Wells, but she ultimately qualified based on her ranking. She also secured her participation in the Miami Open thanks to a tournament invitation. Adding both tournaments, she defends 100 points and will seek to achieve a better performance to climb up the rankings before the clay court season starts, which for her begins at the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix Stuttgart.