On Tuesday, Emma Raducanu was hoping to have a good run in Nottingham in what was her first match on grass this season. The British sensation has been battling with all sorts of injuries during the first part of 2022 and she was looking forward to play on her favourite surface.
The injury
Unfortunately, history repeats itself in Nottingham, where Emma got injured in the first game against Viktorija Golubic. Emma didn’t want to retire immediately. Eventually, she waited until the end of the 7th game to call it a day.
Later, Emma commented:
“I was feeling really good, to be honest, to go out and play and open up my grass season at home, and the welcome I got straight away was really nice and I felt really comfortable, to be honest. First game, absolute freak. I think I pulled something. I’m not really sure what exactly happened. I just came off court.
“But, absolute freak injury, I think. I don’t know what I could’ve done more about it. So, that’s it. I need to get a scan first, probably.
“I’ll get it checked out and then we’ll see from there. It’s on the side of my body. It feels I don’t know, maybe around my rib or something.”
About playing in Wimbledon
“I’ve got no idea [if I can play in Wimbledon]. It could’ve just seized up and spasmed and then it’s really bad for a few days. But I’ve got no idea. I can’t diagnose myself, so I’ll get it checked out,” she added.
Emma Raducanu in 2022
WWWLWWLLWW At the moment ranked no.11 (career-high), the Brit played her last match on the 7th of June when she had to retire when playing against world no.55 Viktorija Golubic in the 1st round and the scoreline was 4-3 .
Currently, during this year Emma achieved a 8-11 win-loss record.
