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Emma Raducanu beat Elena-Gabriela Ruse at the ASB Classic in Auckland in her first match after an eight-month injury layoff; Raducanu says she was “proud” and “in shock” after the victory; watch Raducanu’s last-16 clash with Elina Svitolina live on Sky Sports on Thursday
Emma Raducanu said she was “in shock” after making a winning return to competitive tennis after eight months out with injuries.
The 21-year-old Brit came through a hard-fought contest with Romania’s Elena-Gabriela Ruse to win 6-3 4-6 7-5 on Tuesday at the ASB Classic in Auckland.
Raducanu was making her first appearance on the WTA Tour since April having been absent after undergoing surgery on both of her wrists and her left ankle
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“It’s a weird one, I didn’t really know what I felt during or at the end of the match,” Raducanu told Sky Sports.
“Usually you have such a clear emotion, whether that’s nerves, whether that’s happiness – I think I was just a bit like, just struck and just a bit in shock really because eight months is a long time.
“I mean, I’ve really been through it, so it’s just great to be healthy and to be on the court and competing again.”
Raducanu’s absence has seen her drop to 298th in the world, while it was at the ASB Classic last year that she departed in tears after suffering an ankle injury
Both Raducanu’s fitness and fight were fully tested by Ruse, who came back from losing the opening set to force a decider in a contest that lasted almost two-and-a-half hours.
