By Chris Oddo | @TheFanChild | Thursday January 5, 2022
One of Emma Raducanu’s prime targets for 2023 was to stay wholesome. The British star is already discovering it tough within the season’s first week, after turning an ankle and being compelled to retire from her spherical of 16 contest with Slovakia’s Viktoria Kuzmova on the ASB Classic in Auckland.
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The damage places Raducanu’s hopes of taking part in in Australia in jeopardy. The Australian Open begins on Monday January 16.
Raducanu hinted that the courts weren’t within the biggest form at Auckland, after gamers have been compelled to maneuver indoors attributable to incessant rain within the space.
Really powerful for Emma Raducanu with one more damage. She retired from her second-round ASB Classic match v Viktoria Kuzmova after profitable 1st set 6-0 & shedding second 5-7. An enormous blow simply 11 days from #AusOpen.
She’s been plagued quite a bit having retired 5 instances injured final yr. pic.twitter.com/BPYUrOtOd9— Georgie Heath (@GeorgieHeath27) January 5, 2023
“The courts are incredibly slick, so to be honest it’s not a surprise that this happened to someone,” mentioned Raducanu, in accordance with quotes revealed by Stuff Media. “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.”
The quarterfinals will happen on Friday in Auckland, with American Coco Gauff main the best way as prime seed. Here is how they form up:
Quarterfinals Auckland
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