Emma Raducanu will return ‘stronger’ with wrist injury ‘under control’, says Billie Jean King Cup coach
- Anne Keothavong says 19-year-old ‘did everything she could have done to be fit’ for tournament finals
- Great Britain coach reveals Raducanu has been ‘putting the hours in at the gym’ and is looking ‘super fit’ for return next month
Emma Raducanu will be “stronger player” next year with her wrist injury “under control”, according to her Billie Jean King Cup captain.
Former British No 1 Anne Keothavong gave the positive assessment after the 19-year-old withdrew from the British team for next week’s tournament finals in Glasgow, Scotland.
Raducanu dropped out of October’s Transylvania Open in Romania because of the same issue with her right wrist, but is targeting a preseason exhibition in Abu Dhabi next month for her return.
“Right now, from what I understand, it’s something she will recover from – and she’s confident of that,” Keothavong told BBC Sport. “She just needs a bit more time and Billie Jean King Cup is too soon.
“Wrist injuries are never easy, but I think this one is under control. She’s got good people around her, and she’s used her time to really work on other areas of her fitness.”
Ahead of her return, Raducanu has been “putting the hours in” with Andy Murray’s former physical trainer Jez Green at the National Tennis Centre in Roehampton, and is looking “super fit” according to Keothavong.
