Raducanu to return at January's United Cup after injury absence
Emma Raducanu missed Wimbledon and the US Open through injury [Getty Images] Emma Raducanu will make her return to tennis in the United Cup team competition in Australia in the first week of 2027.
Key points
- "Rehab is draining, and the body is not used to a lot of matches on the tour, so I do feel the aches and the pains from that." There will only be 24 candles on Raducanu’s birthday cake later this week, but there is no escaping the amount of time she has missed since her stunning New York victory as a teenage qualifier.
- But with a special ranking, Raducanu will not only be assured of playing in Melbourne but also at the WTA 1000 events in Doha, Dubai, Indian Wells and Miami which follow in February and March.
- Raducanu was beaten by Croatia’s Donna Vekic in her first grass-court final at Queen's Club on 14 June, but had to pull out of Wimbledon on the eve of her opening match just 14 days later.
The entry deadline for the United Cup passed on Monday, shortly after Raducanu had her application for a special ranking approved.
'I don't fear for my safety from online abuse - because we're so used to it' Raducanu made a gradual return to training in early September - and four months is a long time to train without any competitive action.
Additional details
- The 23-year-old contemplated playing a couple of events in Asia this autumn but, by delaying her return until January, she will be able to use a special ranking of 38 to enter tournaments.
- Britain will play Australia and France in their group matches in Sydney, and Raducanu can expect to be face current top-40 players Talia Gibson and Diane Parry.
- Last year, Raducanu contested a career-best 50 matches, and earlier this year rose to 23 in the rankings shortly after reaching the final in the….
- By contrast, Raducanu played just 21 matches, losing in the second round of the Australian Open and the first round at Roland Garros.
- Her actual ranking of 107 would likely be too low to make the main draw of January's Australian Open and most other WTA Tour events.
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