Emma Raducanu's return destination is set and it can be perhaps seen as a puzzling one at that in the ASB Classic in Auckland from January 1-7, 2024. The belief was that the slippy indoor courts played a part which she was forced to play on due to heavy rain. Also read Emma Raducanu's tennis return set for ASB Classic in Auckland as road to 2024 Australian Open beginsIt was a setback that she never quite recovered from needing surgery on both wrists and her ankle in the middle of the year. "So to be stopped by a freak injury, rolling an ankle, is pretty disappointing, in the first week as well. All in all though, it could've been a necessary evil as such for Raducanu, with a stacked field in Brisbane and the United Cup limiting options for her in terms of her tennis return.

Source: Stuff December 08, 2023 17:02 UTC