Emma Reducanu stopped in the 1/8 finals of the “WTA 250” tournament in Oakland, the British decided to withdraw during the match with Victoria Kuzmova.
Emma Reducanu ankle injury ahead of Australian Open 2023
The athlete of Romanian origin made a great start to the match and won the first set in just 23 minutes of play with a score of 6:0.
Slovakia fought back, took advantage of Reducanu’s sprained ankle, and won the second leg 7-5.
Emma received medical attention, but was unable to continue the match and withdrew before the third set.
It remains to be seen how serious the 2021 US Open champion’s injury is and whether she will have time to recover to take part in the Australian Open (January 16-29).
Victoria Kuzmova (134 WTA) will play in the quarterfinals of the tournament in Auckland (New Zealand) with Danka Kovinich (60 WTA).
The ASB Classic (WTA Auckland) runs from January 2 to 8 on hard, is part of the WTA 250 category, offers a total of $259,303 in prize money, and is championed (as of 2020) by Serena Williams.
Emma Raducanu was forced to retire with an ankle injury at the ASB Classic against Viktoria Kuzmova 6-0, 5-7
Hope to see you on the court soon, Emma #BackTheBrits uD83CuDDECuD83CuDDE7 pic.twitter.com/oDPvKdHWLw
— LTA (@the_LTA) January 5, 2023
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