Emma Raducanu said she was trying not to ‘expect too much’ as she wanted to get back to full fitness in time for next week australian open after spraining his ankle at a tune-up event last week.
Former US Open champion Raducanu retired 6-0 5-7 in her second-round match against the Slovak Viktoria Kuzmova at the WTA 250 Auckland Classic.
She swept the first set in 22 minutes but faltered in the second and had her left ankle checked during a medical time-out before leaving the pitch in tears.
The Australian Open starts on January 16.
“I just take one day at a time, honestly, and I just try, every day, to try as best I can to see and improve,” the 20-year-old said. Tennis Australia in an interview published Monday.
“And hopefully we’ll see by Monday, or whenever the tournament starts, I’ll be fine and ready. But we’re just taking it one day at a time and not trying to expect too much at this stage. .
“It was really unfortunate, to be honest last week, because I felt good in my season and I felt really good with the preparation that I did physically. And I just had an accident on the pitch , I don’t know what I could have done to really prevent this.”
After his injury, Raducanu said the indoor courts at the Auckland tournament were too slippery, with the tournament director Nicolas Lamprin respond by saying they were “fit to play”.
Former US Open champion Raducanu retired 6-0 5-7 in her second-round match against the Slovak Viktoria Kuzmova at the WTA 250 Auckland Classic.
She swept the first set in 22 minutes but faltered in the second and had her left ankle checked during a medical time-out before leaving the pitch in tears.
The Australian Open starts on January 16.
“I just take one day at a time, honestly, and I just try, every day, to try as best I can to see and improve,” the 20-year-old said. Tennis Australia in an interview published Monday.
“And hopefully we’ll see by Monday, or whenever the tournament starts, I’ll be fine and ready. But we’re just taking it one day at a time and not trying to expect too much at this stage. .
“It was really unfortunate, to be honest last week, because I felt good in my season and I felt really good with the preparation that I did physically. And I just had an accident on the pitch , I don’t know what I could have done to really prevent this.”
After his injury, Raducanu said the indoor courts at the Auckland tournament were too slippery, with the tournament director Nicolas Lamprin respond by saying they were “fit to play”.
