Tennis Emma Raducanu

The 20-year-old said the indoor courts were 'incredibly slick' after rolling her ankle at the ASB Classic only 11 days before the Australian Open.

It was tennis but it was more about surviving instead of playing great. Raducanu called for medical treatment before the start of the third set, and it quickly became apparent she could not continue. The 42-year-old American fought through every moment of the second-round match which began after noon and ended near 7 pm. “I’ve put a lot of physical work in the last few months and I’ve been feeling good and optimistic. It’s out of my control and after a very long day of waiting around. “The courts are incredibly slick, very slippery, so it’s not a surprise that this happened to someone.

The British star says she isn't surprised someone was injured on the slick courts.

“I’m just happy that the hard work that I’ve been putting in for the past couple of months has been paying off up to now,” said Fernandez. So I’m just super happy that the tournament has these options and that I was able to play my match and I was able to do well.” “I got off to a really good start in the first set. And I’m just glad that we have the opportunity to play tennis and to get the tournament going. “I’ve put a lot of physical work in the last few months and I’ve been feeling good and optimistic. “The courts were incredibly slick, like very slippery,” said Raducanu. “I had been feeling good,” said Raducanu. Kuzmova came back into the match, though the Brit paid dearly for only converting one of six break opportunities in the second set. Before the injury she had looked good, sweeping through the first set. “So to be honest it’s not a surprise that this happens to someone. She called for the physiotherapist at the change of ends, before her foot was assessed and strapped up. In the first week as well, I thought I was playing some pretty decent tennis.”

British tennis player Emma Raducanu left the court in tears as she retired from her match at the ASB Classic due to an ankle injury on Thursday in her match ...

Following the ankle injury, Raducanu had expressed that it was “difficult” to take. Just earlier this week, ahead of Thursday’s incident, Raducanu had expressed her optimism in playing “fearless tennis”. 134 Viktoria Kuzmova of [Slovakia](/topic/slovakia)indoors due to heavy rainfall. [Emma Raducanu](/topic/emma-raducanu), on Thursday, retired from the round of 16 match at the [ASB](/topic/asb)Classic due to an ankle injury which comes just 11 days ahead of the Australian Open. Emma Raducanu’s latest injury comes after she ended her 2022 season early due to a wrist injury in October. 1 was playing against [World No](/topic/world-no).

She criticised the tournament and the surfaces for her injury but boss Nicolas Lamperin has hit back, claiming the court was 'fit to play' and Emma Raducanu ...

‘So to be stopped by a freak injury, rolling an ankle, is pretty disappointing, in the first week as well. 'It's out of my control and after a very long day of waiting around. 'However, injuries happen all the time and it could have happened on outdoor courts as well. She had been forced to retire when leading Slovakia's Viktoria Kuzmova 6-0, 5-7. [Emma Raducanu](/sport/emma-raducanu/index.html) after she criticised the indoor surface where she rolled her ankle on Thursday. We haven't had an injury apart from yesterday.

AUCKLAND, New Zealand — Emma Raducanu blamed slippery indoor courts for an ankle injury which forced her to withdraw from the ASB Bank Tennis Classic on ...

She played only four matches in 2022 and was hoping to progress to the second round of a tournament for the first time since 2019. Williams broke first for 2-1 in the third set and extended that advantage to 5-3. It was tennis but it was more about surviving instead of playing great. I've played a lot of matches in my life and I've played through some intense delays but it was definitely like two separate matches. Indoors, it was completely different but I got to hit a lot of balls so that's important." Zhu held serve for 5-2 then broke Williams again to level the match. "Outside, it was really tough. "It was not great. It was rainy, windy. The British player slipped late in the second set and then summoned the trainer who heavily strapped her left ankle during a lengthy injury break. So to be honest it's not a surprise that this happens to someone. It's out of my control and after a very long day of waiting around."

AUCKLAND, New Zealand — Emma Raducanu blamed slippery indoor courts for an ankle injury which forced her to withdraw from the ASB Bank Tennis Classic on ...

She played only four matches in 2022 and was hoping to progress to the second round of a tournament for the first time since 2019. Williams broke first for 2-1 in the third set and extended that advantage to 5-3. It was tennis but it was more about surviving instead of playing great. I've played a lot of matches in my life and I've played through some intense delays but it was definitely like two separate matches. Indoors, it was completely different but I got to hit a lot of balls so that's important." Zhu held serve for 5-2 then broke Williams again to level the match. "Outside, it was really tough. "It was not great. It was rainy, windy. The British player slipped late in the second set and then summoned the trainer who heavily strapped her left ankle during a lengthy injury break. So to be honest it's not a surprise that this happens to someone. It's out of my control and after a very long day of waiting around."

Britain's Emma Raducanu retired at 6-0 5-7 in her second-round match against Slovakian Viktoria Kuzmova at the WTA 250 Auckland Classic on Thursday after ...

“I feel like she’s going to be a really, really good player. 1 spot, I want to win Grand Slams.” “The courts are incredibly slick, like very slippery, so to be honest it’s not a surprise that this happened to someone … “She’s a great talent,” said former world No. I kept creating more chances. I thought I was playing some pretty decent tennis.