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Emma Raducanu reveals she would be willing to compete in the lower-level tournaments if that helps her in her bid to get more matches under her belt and rediscover her best tennis.
After undergoing three surgeries in May, Raducanu made her post-surgery comeback at a WTA 250 tournament in Auckland, where she was given a main draw wildcard. In Auckland, Raducanu did pretty solid in her first tournament in eight months as she survived a three-set marathon against Elena-Gabriela Ruse before falling just short in a three-setter to 2023 Wimbledon semifinalist Elina Svitolina.
A week later, Raducanu made her Grand Slam return at the Australian Open, for which she used her protection ranking but still made the main draw only after a couple of withdrawals. At Melbourne Park, Raducanu started with a win over Shelby Rogers before suffering a surprise defeat to Wang Yafan. However, it should be noted that Raducanu felt unwell during the third set of Wang and felt like vomiting on the court.
Now that her Australian Open run has finished, Raducanu is turning her focus on February. Earlier this month, the organizers of a WTA 500 tournament in Abu Dhabi announced Raducanu as a main draw wildcard recipient. The tournament is starting on…
