Emma Raducanu is able to resume motion after lacking the previous couple of weeks because the British tennis star landed in New York and issued a really excited remark in her US Open return.
After not enjoying in Toronto and Cincinnati, Raducanu returned to London. And after doing a little observe and coaching blocks within the UK capital, the 21-year-old Briton arrived on the US Open initially of this week.
Shortly after touching down in New York, Raducanu did not waste any time and shortly started working.
Then, the 2021 US Open champion additionally met with some followers and took selfies and signed autographs.
“(Coronary heart emoji) missed being again right here (coronary heart emoji),” Raducanu captioned her Instagram Story.
Raducanu set to play on the US Open for the primary time since 2022
After pulling off a historic victory on the 2021 US Open, Raducanu misplaced within the first spherical at Flushing Meadows the next 12 months. Final season, the British former world No. 10 did not compete in New York as a result of she was recovering from a number of surgical procedures.
Whereas it is a constructive factor that Raducanu is now totally wholesome and in a position to play on the US Open, the adverse factor is that she has battled sure criticism currently over enjoying in simply Washington earlier than the ultimate Slam of the 12 months.
And initially of this week, former British star and Olympic silver medalist Laura Robson had sufficient of a few of the feedback that had been directed at Raducanu.
“She’s not a participant who wants an enormous quantity of matches going into an enormous occasion. I believe we’ve seen that earlier than, the place she would possibly play the week earlier than, simply to get some fine-tuning achieved, however she actually enjoys the coaching block and performs her finest tennis when she’s coming off a extremely sturdy couple of weeks of observe,” Robson instructed the PA information company.
“So, it’s a extremely good signal that, sure, she’s had a number of matches and has some confidence and a few wins beneath her belt, but in addition has the prospect to get to New York feeling as recent as doable, whereas everybody else might be feeling a bit shattered already.”