Emma Raducanu’s preparation for her opening match at the Indian Wells Masters was far from ideal.
The Brit defeated Danka Kovinić in straight sets to advance to the next round, but her day leading up to the match threatened to jeopardise her performance. The 20-year-old completed a 6-2, 6-3 victory in one hour and 22 minutes and post-match Raducanu admitted to being asleep minutes before she was called to go on court.
"I didn't feel too good this morning," she told BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra. "I'm just so happy with the way I fought and dealt with the circumstances. I just woke up feeling not great to be honest. I felt quite ill so I'm just happy to have played the match and then to win it despite how I felt today. Today before the match, I did not warm up.
