Emma Reducanu defeated Gabriela Ruse in her return to the WTA tournament (after an eight-month absence) and the Brits received good news from the organizers of the Australian Open.

Emma RadukanuPhoto: Ng Han Guan/AP/Profimedia

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Emma Reducanu will enter the main draw of the Australian Open 2024

Lauren Davis was forced to announce a loss at the first Grand Slam of the year (due to a shoulder injury), and Emma Reducana (301 WTA, US Open 2021 champion) will take the American’s place in the main draw.

The Romanian-born player used her protected ranking (103 WTA) when she entered the major tournament in Melbourne and had to play in the qualifiers, but she benefited from several eliminations by higher-ranked players.

Karolina Mukhova (9 WTA), Petra Kvitova (17 WTA)Katie McNally (71 WTA – protected rating), Lauren Davis (72 WTA) and Iryna Begu (79 WTA) these are players who have already withdrawn from the 2024 Australian Open.

A new beginning for Emma Redukan: “I feel faster and stronger”

In May, Emma underwent surgery on both wrists and an ankle, but now says she is fully recovered and will use the 2024 season to make another big run on the WTA circuit.

“There will always be an element of discomfort on the field in terms of general fatigue, legs. But as far as the injury goes, I’m feeling pretty good right now, it’s such a nice feeling.

Instead of thinking about three different things on the court that hurt, I could think about tennis, and that was something new. After an injury, it happens that you stop trusting your body.

Especially if it was an ankle, you might be a little more shy and hesitant, but I feel energized, I feel faster and stronger.

I think I’ve watched every short she’s tried (Gabriela Rousse – no), which is not in my character, I don’t follow them in training. But I trained in sprints and put in a lot of effort, so I’m happy with how I moved and how I felt physically on the court.

It’s completely different playing in a match compared to training. I’m very proud of the work I’ve put in to get back on track and I’ll use this season as a fresh start” – Emma Radukanuquoted by Stuff.

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Emma Reducanu and a difficult match with her friend Gabriela Ruse: “Everything could have ended differently”

The match between Reducanu and Gabriela Ruse was very close, with the Briton winning 6-3, 4-6, 7-5 after two and a half hours of play. At the press conference, Emma talked about her friendship with our athlete and about the most important moment of the match.

“I was very proud of the way I fought. It was difficult to play against Gabi because I know her quite well, we are quite close.

She’s such a good competitor and I think every time we’ve gone ahead she’s stepped up her game. It’s hard to play someone close because someone has to win, and luckily it was me today, but it could have ended differently.

Obviously, this is disappointing (the fact that he did not manage to make a fruit in the first three match balls – no). This is one of the most frustrating things in tennis. There will probably be matches in my career where I will have match points and lose.

I had to be present at the match. I lead 5-2 (no in the third set), and suddenly it’s 5-5 and she serves. If you lose focus for one second, it’s game over. It is extremely important to stay calm, collected and track these important moments, not avoid them” – Emma Radukanu.

Know:

  • Redukanu will play a match in the second round of the competition in Auckland (New Zealand) with Ukrainian Elina Svitolina (25th WTA, favorite 2).
  • Emma has earned $3,776,535 from tennis, has 99 wins and 49 losses, and has only won one title in her entire career, but that is the Grand Slam, the 2021 US Open.

ASB Classic in Auckland (New Zealand) takes place from January 1 to 7 on hard. It has a total prize pool of $267,082 and is part of the “WTA 250”. The last champions are Serena Williams (2020) and Coco Gauff (2023).

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