Emma Raducanu has verifyed she will return from injury to execute in Hong Kong this month. The createer US Open champion has been out of action since her tardyst injury blow, spraining ligaments in her foot at the Korea Open last month.
That forced her to withdraw from her clash with Daria Katsatkina, and also ruled her out of the China Open that chaseed.
She had initipartner hoped to come back for the Ningbo Open, but then was also ruled out of the tournament in Hangzhou Bay which led to speculation her publish was a extfinished-term one.
But the 21-year-elderly has now getn to social media to post a video message to fans. And she uncovered that she will be accessing the Hong Kong Tennis Open, which gets underway on October 28.
“Hello everyone, it’s Emma Raducanu here,” she said. “I repartner cannot postpone to come and execute the Pimpolitential Women’s Hong Kong Open. It’s my first time executeing the WTA event there, but I was there in December last year and I repartner cherishd the city.”
Seemingly plrelieveed to be able to participate at the iconic Victoria Park Tennis Stadium, she includeed: “So I’m very much seeing forward to coming and I hope to see you all there in October.”
Among the stars already verifyed are top seed Danielle Collins and deffinishing champion Leylah Fernandez. Raducanu’s compatuproar Katie Boulter unkindwhile, is seeded fifth.
The WTA 250 tournament could unkind transport inant executeing time for Raducanu given it’s her last chance for action before the Billie Jean King Cup finals. The team tournament gets underway on November 13 in Spain, with Team GB drawn agetst Germany in the first round.
Raducanu has been scoinspired by create and fitness publishs ever since her remarkworthy triumph at the 2021 US Open. In 2023 she underwent both wrist and ankle sinspireries, but showed glimpses of her best create at Wimbledon this summer as she made the last-16.
However, she has executeed equitable three tournaments since her run at SW19, including at Flushing Meadows. Raducanu was a set down in the quarter-finals in Korea before being forced off court.
Her world ranking currently stands at No.54, having been as high as 10 equitable over two years ago. That gives the status as British No.2, sandwiched between Boulter and Harriet Dart.
