Emma Raducanu

The British number one was in tears as she was forced to withdraw from her second-round match against Viktoria Kuzmova.

“It’s out of my control and after a very long day of waiting around. “So to be stopped by a freak injury, rolling an ankle is pretty disappointing, in the first week as well. “It’s difficult to take,” Raducanu said on stuff.co.nz.

The British star was competing in the ASB Classic when she was forced to retire from her match just 11 days ahead of the Australian Open in Melbourne.

"But once I settle into that I think the physical side will definitely have made a difference because there's no way it can't have. She has also been working alongside Andy Murray's former trainer Jez Green in a bid to return to full fitness. "My goal is to stay healthy for longer.

Emma Raducanu was forced to retire hurt from her second-round match at the ASB Classic in New Zealand after rolling her ankle 11 days before the start of ...

(Reporting by Hritika Sharma in Bengaluru; Editing by Peter Rutherford and Clarence Fernandez ). I kept creating more chances. MORE : Ons Jabeur, runner-up at Wimbledon and the U.S. [British tennis star Emma Raducanu aims to be ‘less like a deer in the headlights’ after winning start to 2023](https://metro.co.uk/2023/01/03/what-a-battle-emma-raducanu-gets-off-to-winning-start-in-2023-18030458/?ico=more_text_links) ‘I thought that I stuck to my game plan pretty well today …

At the end of the second set, which she lost 7-5, Emma Raducanu received treatment from the trainer, before retiring in tears after one more point proved ...

From there Raducanu pulled out of matches at the the Italian Open and Nottingham Open due to a back issue in Italy and a seeming rib issue back in England. Emma Raducanu was in tears after retiring injured from the ASB Classic in Auckland Emma Raducanu leaves the court in tears as she is forced to retire with an ankle injury in Auckland, putting hopes of playing in the Australian Open in 11 days in major doubt

After commandeering the opening stages of her second-round match against Slovakia's Viktoria Kuzmova, the British No 1 rolled her left ankle during a rally at 5 ...

This latest "freak" injury - in just her second match of the year - could not have come at a worse time, considering the first major of 2023 begins in Melbourne in just 11 days. She was playing aggressive tennis despite hard-hitting Kuzmova - a former top 50 player - upping her level in the second set. Former US Open champion Raducanu walked onto the shadowy court in Auckland just before 9pm local time, with curtains separating her and Kuzmova from the matches on neighbouring courts. "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. After commandeering the opening stages of her second-round match against Slovakia's Viktoria Kuzmova, the British No 1 rolled her left ankle during a rally at 5-5 in the second set.

Emma Raducanu said her ankle injury ahead of the Australian Open is “difficult to take” and criticised “slippery” courts at the ASB Classic in Auckland.

[said ahead of the new season she was feeling injury-free](https://www.eurosport.co.uk/tennis/emma-raducanu-feeling-injury-free-following-exhibition-match-against-ons-jabeur-in-abu-dhabi-ahead-o_sto9279617/story.shtml). Raducanu won the first set against Kuzmova 6-0 but appeared to hurt her ankle during the second set, which she lost 7-5. Speaking about the conditions, Williams said: "Outside it was really tough, it was rainy, windy. “It’s out of my control and after a very long day of waiting around. “So to be stopped by a freak injury, rolling an ankle is pretty disappointing, in the first week as well. Emma Raducanu said her ankle injury ahead of the Australian Open is “difficult to take” and criticised “slippery” courts at the ASB Classic in Auckland.

The Brit could now be an injury concern for the Australian Open which begins in Melbourne in 11 days.

The 20-year-old Raducanu attempted to play on but was not able to complete the first point of the third set. She was tearful when she came to the net and acknowledged she could not continue. The Brit could now be an injury concern for the Australian Open which begins in Melbourne in 11 days

British tennis prospect Emma Raducanu hit out at the "very slippery" indoor court at the ASB Classic in Auckland, where an ankle injury has put her ...

Many will question why the indoor courts were not resurfaced prior to the tournament given Auckland's forecast for rain, with potential Australian Open absentee Raducanu likely to be at the head of that queue. Her year was later affected by hip, back, abdominal and glute injuries that forced withdrawals either during or before the first rounds of numerous competitions. Open](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/us-open-tennis) champion told [Stuff.co.nz](https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/women-in-sport/130915597/asb-classic-emma-raducanu-criticises-slippery-indoor-courts-as-australian-open-in-doubt) following her withdrawal in New Zealand. “The courts are incredibly slick, like very slippery, so to be honest it’s not a surprise that this happened to someone. Raducanu understandably left the tournament in tears at the prospect of seeing her Australian Open end before its even begun, with only 11 days to go before the first Grand Slam of 2023. “So to be stopped by a freak injury, rolling an ankle is pretty disappointing, in the first week as well.