As her hopes of featuring at the 2023 Australian Open hang in the balance, Emma Raducanu has lashed out at the "very slippery" conditions that led to her latest injury.
Raducanu, 20, was set to begin the third set of her second-round clash against Viktoria Kuzmova at the ASB Classic in Auckland on Thursday when a rolled ankle forced her withdrawal. Rain delays put a hold on the match before organisers eventually made the decision to move it indoors.
However, the indoor courts at the ASB Tennis Centre had not been resurfaced prior to this year's tournament. Raducanu understandably left the tournament in tears at the prospect of seeing her Australian Open end before its even begun, with only 11 days to go before the first Grand Slam of 2023.
