Emma Raducanu already has comeback date in thoughts after new harm restoration replace
Emma Raducanu might be again in the course of the Asian swing this autumn because the Brit ramps up her coaching following surgical procedure. The 20-year-old hasn’t performed a match since April, lacking three of this yr’s 4 Grand Slam titles. But Laura Robson revealed that Raducanu had been “hitting big” on the National Tennis Centre in Roehampton and was eyeing a possible comeback in September.
Raducanu had operations on one ankle and each wrists again in May, asserting that she could be sidelined from tennis for a number of months. The former world No 10 solely got back on the practice court at the start of August however her restoration appears to be going very effectively as retired professional Robson revealed that she already had a comeback date in thoughts.
Having received the US Open as a qualifier two years in the past, Raducanu is now lacking the match this yr. Robson backed her to seek out the shape that noticed her make tennis historical past. “It’s definitely possible. You know, she just needs to get healthy,” the 29-year-old stated.
“I heard that she’s trying to come back for the Asian swing after US Open. Hopefully that works out, but you almost don’t want to set a date on it because then inevitably, there’s gonna be a couple of setbacks along the way, as there always is with rehab.”
The Asian swing returns to the WTA calendar in full this yr, with tournaments being staged in China for the primary time since 2019. The Guangzhou Open kicks off that portion of the tennis season on September 18, with common tour occasions in Asia concluding on October 22.
If Raducanu does resolve to return again in the course of the Asian swing, she has eight tournaments to select from over a five-week span that means she could solely come again part-way by means of. But Robson didn’t need the 20-year-old to focus an excessive amount of on that return date and stated Raducanu may as a substitute look to get again on the tour in 2024.
“So I think just to take the pressure off it would be great if she makes it there and also fine if she doesn’t,” she defined. “Then you can come back next year and try again. But I think just to get into a bit of a routine again would be probably quite nice for her.”
But there was nonetheless good news popping out of the National Tennis Centre – the place Raducanu has been coaching. Former world No 27 Robson added: “Honestly, I don’t know. Just the progression through with the wrist surgery from Mini Reds and sponge balls, it does go quite quickly. So I think she’s actually probably already hitting it pretty big at the NTC.”
The US Open returns solely to Sky Sports and NOW with feeds to all courts from August 28.