Emma Raducanu has revealed that the injury that troubled her during the Strasbourg International can be “quite intense and can last quite a long time”.
The world No 43 made a bright start to her second-round match against the experienced Danielle Collins as she won the opening set, but then faded in the second set as the American hit back strongly.
At 0-5 down, Raducanu called for the trainer and then took an off-court medical timeout, but returned to complete the set and the match with Collins going on to secure a 4-6, 6-1, 6-3 victory.
The start of the French Open is just days away and the 2021 US Open winner will face Xinyu Wang – who is just one place below her in the current WTA Rankings – in her opener.
And the 22-year-old has admitted that her back is not 100%.
“I have had back problems before. At the start of the year, I was out for a few months because of it,” Raducanu admitted.
“It’s annoying, it’s frustrating. I get these spasms. They are quite intense and can last quite a long time. Yeah, I’ll try to make it better.”
There was a bit of controversy in the deciding set when the score was 3-3 as Collins had a go at the cameraman for being too close to both players during the changeover.
“You don’t need to be that close to me, and you don’t need to be on top of Emma,” the former world No 7 stated.
Raducanu was standing during the changeover and Collins added: “It’s like wildly inappropriate. It’s not that difficult to give space. I’m sorry.”
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The British No 2 shared her thoughts on the incident, saying: “I mean for me, I don’t mind (her disturbances) at all.
“It’s competition. We are both trying to fight for each point. I expect it as well from her.
“Off the court, we are both cool. We can talk and have conversations. But on the court, we are both trying to win. I don’t think that gets to my head, which is a good thing. It can maybe affect other players.
“I was standing up because I didn’t want to sit down in the third set because of my back. I was standing as it was a bit more comfortable.
“Then, she came to fill a bottle up and was saying how the cameraman was really close and it felt a bit inappropriate. That’s all she was saying.”
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