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Briton rues injury-ravaged preparation for slam
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‘I just didn’t feel like I could scrap the whole match’
Emma Raducanu refused to be too critical of herself after crashing out in the second round of the Australian Open because of her injury-ravaged preparation for the tournament.
The British 28th seed had been hoping to set up another meeting with the world No 1 Aryna Sabalenka but she faded from a promising position and fell to a 7-6 (3), 6-2 defeat against Anastasia Potapova.
Written by Tumaini Carayol at Melbourne Park
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/jan/21/emma-raducanu-early-exit-australian-open-tennis under the title “‘Head held high’: Raducanu refuses to be critical after early Australian Open exit”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
