Emma Raducanu faces a race against time to be fit for the Australian Open after rolling her left ankle during the ASB Classic in Auckland in Thursday. Raducanu, who won the first 6-0 before losing the second 7-5, was critical of the “slippery” courts and says she will wait to see the extent of her injury. “I’ve put a lot of physical work in the last few months and I’ve been feeling good and optimistic. So to be stopped by a freak injury, rolling an ankle is pretty disappointing, in the first week as well. “The courts are incredibly slick, like very slippery, so to be honest it’s not a surprise that this happened to someone.

Source: Stuff January 05, 2023 14:34 UTC