Emma Raducanu says she 'couldn't move' in her Billie Jean King Cup qualifier defeat to Marketa Vondrousova

Emma Raducanu said a foot blister made her feel «completely redundant» as she slipped to a heavy defeat to Marketa Vondrousova in the Billie Jean Cup qualifiers. Raducanu had earned Great Britain their first point of the tie by beating Tereza Martincova on her professional clay-court debut on Friday, but went down 6-1, 6-1 to Vondrousova in Prague as GB fell 2-1 behind following Harriet Dart's loss to the same opponent on Friday.

Ad/> Speaking afterwards, Raducanu said: «I have a blister on my foot, it kind of showed up after yesterday’s match and we’ve been managing it but as you saw I couldn’t really move or load either way and now it’s just about trying to get it better as soon as possible. Billie Jean King Cup Singles'It’s pretty insane' — Raducanu pleased to win her first pro match on clay20 HOURS AGO »It completely stopped me from moving, it’s tough to not even be able to chase the ball, even if the ball came around me I was struggling to get my feet out of the way and moving to my backhand, it was compromising every shot, it is very disappointing when you’re out there playing a rubber for your country and you feel completely redundant but I guess I can’t really do anything about it.

«Of course it’s frustrating, for sure [to be hampered by physical issues in recent matches], but in some sort of twisted way it gives me a sense of confidence and relief that I don’t think it’s my tennis that’s the issue. »I think my tennis level is pretty good, it’s just about being able to repeat it or maintain it or not be hampered by any kind of physical issues and as soon as I sort all these out and keep building on my tennis level then I think I will be able to put out good matches back-to-back." Raducanu wins on clay-court debut