Emma Raducanu dons Tottenham shirt as injury fears dispelled before Stuttgart Open

Emma Raducanu was pictured in a Tottenham shirt while preparing for the Stuttgart Open, allaying fears over the blisters that hampered her Billie Jean King Cup tournament last week. The teenager struggled through her match against former French Open finalist Marketa Vondrousova.

Raducanu was beaten 6-1 6-1 by the Czech as a foot blister caused her to limp through the contest. She had previously defeated Tereza Martincova in her tournament debut.

The US Open champion's progress since that remarkable Flushing Meadows victory has been hindered by successive injuries. She had a delayed start to the season due to testing positive for Coronavirus and a hand blister then forced her out of the Australian Open.

Raducanu then endured a thigh issue in Mexico and suffered from a stiff back in Indian Wells. Billie Jean King Cup captain Anne Keothavong has told the Brit that she needs to become more robust, saying: "It does take time for a player to get used to life on the tour and become more robust, and she certainly needs to become more robust.

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"I don't think that's any secret and she's working on it. The more she puts herself out there, the more she continues to test herself against the very best, she'll figure out a way that works for her."

But fears of Raducanu missing out on this week's Stuttgart Open have eased after she was seen training in a Spurs shirt. The WTA tweeted a video of the 19-year-old donning the jersey, which had 'Raducanu 10' printed on the back.

Raducanu is known to be a Spurs fan and received a congratulatory tweet from striker Harry Kane after winning the US Open last September. The England captain wrote: "Amazing achievement