Emma Raducanu to 're-evaluate' after Australian Open exit
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Emma Raducanu missed her opening match of the 2026 season after withdrawing from the Auckland Open. Raducanu took positive steps forward in 2025, climbing back into the WTA top 30 rankings. But injury problems remained a concern,
The 2021 US Open champion has started the season in sub-optimal condition after the injury limited her off-season training.
Emma Raducanu backs Jack Draper to return to court stronger after injury lay-off - Draper is due to return to action at Britain’s Davis Cup tie with Norway next month.
There was a time when Emma Raducanu would embrace all that made her so singular in her sport. Even when she fell prey in 2022 to difficult second album syndrome, following up the fairytale of New York by failing to advance to the third round in any of the four majors,
The 23-year-old exited the tournament following a straight-set defeat to Austria's Anastasia Potapova in Melbourne. She succumbed to a second round defeat, losing 7-6 6-2 at the hands of the unseeded Potapova in a disappointing start to the year for the former 2021 US Open winner.