Emma Raducanu is now in Indian Wells, where she is about to start competing in the local WTA1000 event. The US Open champion managed to play only one match in Mexico, where she was supposed to compete in both Guadalajara and Monterrey. However, she got injured in Guadalajara to skip the next tournament and go straight to Indian Wells.
Emma is training hard in California. According to the following video of one of her practice sessions, it seems that her hip injury is a thing of the past. Raducanu will face either Dayana Yastremska or Caroline Garcia in her opening match in the desert.
Emma Raducanu in 2022
Ranked no.13, Raducanu played her last match on the 22nd of February when she had to retire when playing against world no.409 Daria Gavrilova in the 1st round and the scoreline was 5-7 7-6(4) 4-3 .
During this season Emma has a compiled 1-3 record.
Dayana Yastremska in 2022
Currently ranked no.103, the Ukrainian played her last contest on the 6th of March when she was defeated by world no.41 Shuai Zhang 3-6 6-3 6-4 in the final in Lyon (draw).
At the moment, during this season the Ukrainian achieved a 11-5 match record. Dayana Yastremska’s latest run in Lyon was the best achievement of her season.
Emma Raducanu and Dayana Yastremska have never clashed against each other.
Caroline Garcia in 2022
Ranked world no.66, the French player played her last match on the 5th of March when she lost to world no.41 Shuai Zhang 6-2 7-5 in the semifinal in Lyon (draw).
This season the French player has a 5-6 win-loss record. Caroline Garcia’s latest run in Lyon was the best achievement of her season.