Emma Raducanu suffers huge rankings drop but injured star has Acquired A New..

Emma Raducanu continues to
tumble down the WTA’s world rankings as her absence from the court goes on.
Surgery on the youngster’s wrists and ankle earlier this year have kept her out
of action for months on end, and while things could hardly get any worse, a
speedy redemption may be in store once she finally recovers.

A run of three consecutive defeats preceded Raducanu’s decision to undergo
three surgeries back in May. The procedures ended her hopes of appearing in
front of adoring crowds at Wimbledon, or at the US Open, where she defied the
odds by winning in 2021.

Now approaching seven months on the sidelines, Raducanu has crashed all the
way down to 285 in the WTA rankings. The player above her, Lizette Cabrera, has
never made it beyond the first round of a Grand Slam, and neither has Kathinka
von Deichmann below her.

There will therefore be no handouts for Raducanu, but the fact she has hardly
any WTA ranking points to defend means that a rapid ascendancy could be in
store for when she does come back and compete.