British tennis legend praises Emma Raducanu’s "fighting spirit"
Tim Henman has praised British tennis star Emma Raducanu for her “fighting spirit”.
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Tim Henman praises Emma Raducanu’s "fighting spirit"
Tim Henman has praised British tennis star Emma Raducanu for her “fighting spirit”.
Raducanu leads British contingent at French Open on Monday
Emma Raducanu leads the British contingent as the US Open champion makes her main draw Roland Garros debut on Monday.
Emma Raducanu "learning to enjoy" gym work as she aims to end injury struggles
Emma Raducanu has revealed she is “learning to enjoy” gym work as she aims to put an end to her injury struggles.
Pavlyuchenkova to skip rest of 2022 to recover from knee injury
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova has decided to skip the rest of the season to recover from an injury that has limited her playing time this year, the 2021 French Open runner-up said on Tuesday. Pavlyuchenkova, ranked 21 in the world, was out for 11 weeks earlier this year to undergo rehab for the knee injury. The pain in her knee had forced her to miss tournaments in St Petersburg, Dubai and Doha. "I'm very sad to say that I'm forced to withdraw from Roland Garros and the rest of the tournaments this year," she said on Instagram. "Roland Garros was always very special to me, especially after a dream run last year.
Emma Raducanu injury: Will Brit play at the French Open?
Emma Raducanu was forced to retire from her Italian Open first-round match against Bianca Andreescu after being hampered by yet another injury.
'I can't move' - Emma Raducanu retires against Bianca Andreescu on her Italian Open debut due to a back injury
Emma Raducanu's Italian Open debut came to an end after retiring against Bianca Andreescu at 6-2 2-1 due to a back injury. The 19-year-old has struggled with several niggling injuries this year, including blisters on her racquet hand at the Australian Open and blisters on her feet during the Billie Jean King Cup. Ad/> But her latest injury setback, a back issue which hampered her in defeat to Anhelina Kalinina in the last 16 of the Madrid Open, returned against Andreescu on Tuesday.
Emma Raducanu says heading in the right direction on clay
Emma Raducanu has little experience on clay at the elite level but the 19-year-old says she is heading in the right direction on the surface ahead of the French Open starting later this month. Raducanu has had mixed results following her maiden Grand Slam title at last year's US Open but has had an encouraging run in the claycourt season where she reached the Stuttgart quarter-finals and Madrid last-16. She has been figuring out how to adapt to the surface without the help of a full-time coach after splitting with Torben Beltz last month, and the Briton has taken a liking to the independence of coaching herself.