Raducanu Hopeful for Australian Open Despite Injury

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Emma Raducanu Remains Hopeful

Emma Raducanu remains hopeful she will be ready to compete at the Australian Open which is set to commence next Monday, as she continues to recover from her ankle injury that she suffered last week.

In a video interview with Tennis Australia, Raducanu spoke about her prospects for the first time since arriving in Melbourne.

She said "We'll see hopefully by Monday I'll be OK and ready. But we're just taking it a day at a time and not trying to expect too much at this point."

On Monday afternoon, Raducanu had a trial practice under the guidance of her coach, Sebastian Sachs, and her physio, Will Herbert.

Raducanu believes that her injury was just an unlucky accident that she could not have avoided.

She said "It was really unfortunate last week because I was feeling great about my season. I was feeling really good with the preparation I did physically, and I just had an accident on the court."

In the meantime, Jack Draper, Britain's junior prodigy, progressed to the second round in Adelaide with a convincing 6-4, 6-2 win against Italy's Lorenzo Sonego, while the fifth seed Dan Evans shockingly lost 7-5, 7-5 to MacKenzie McDonald in the first round.

In the Australian Open qualifiers, Heather Watson was unfortunately defeated 7-6 (4), 6-3 by Aliona Bolsova Zadoinov.

Raducanu is confident that she will be able to compete in the upcoming tournament. She said "I'm progressing well and my physio is very encouraging with the progress that I've made so far. So, I'm very confident that I'll be back in action very soon."

Raducanu has also been focusing on her diet and nutrition in order to properly recover from the injury. She added "I'm following a strictly monitored diet and supplement plan at the moment and I'm making sure I'm eating the right food and taking the necessary supplements to speed up the healing process."

Overall, Raducanu is hopeful that she will be able to compete in the Australian Open, despite the setback.

She is making sure to take all of the proper steps in order to make a full recovery and is optimistic that she will be ready to compete in the tournament.