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US Open champ Emma Raducanu loses toenails after intense clay court training
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Emma Raducanu made her professional debut on clay courts on the Billie Jean King Cup in Friday’s qualifying matches, and her win over the Czech Republic’s Tereza Martincova got here with some unlucky penalties.
When requested about her latest hip damage earlier than the match, the 19-year-old sensation revealed that whereas she’s recovering simply tremendous, she’s developed a brand new difficulty due to her intense coaching.
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“It’s OK, however I’ve no toenails now,” she mentioned through The Solar. “It’s my foot and my footwear, they’ve been sliding round lots. I had a small niggle in Miami, however now I’ve no bodily factor.”
Emma Raducanu serves in opposition to Tereza Martincova throughout a Billie Jean King Cup playoff match between the Czech Republic and Nice Britain on the Tennis Membership 1.
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Toenails or not, Raducanu discovered her footing in her 7-5, 7-5 win over Martincova to maintain Nice Britain in rivalry.
“This win means a lot to me,” Raducanu mentioned, through the match’s web site. “It’s my first Billie Jean King Cup match and to return out and signify my staff like I did in my first skilled match on clay is actually superb.”
Emma Raducanu performs a forehand shot in opposition to Tereza Martincova throughout a Billie Jean King Cup playoff match between the Czech Republic and Nice Britain on the Tennis Membership 1.
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Raducanu has been coaching on the clay courts since final competing on them 4 years in the past within the French Open junior qualifiers, the place she misplaced within the second spherical, in response to the New York Put up.
Emma Raducanu of Nice Britain serves in opposition to Tereza Martincova of the Czech Republic throughout a Billie Jean King Cup playoff match between the Czech Republic and Nice Britain on the Tennis Membership 1.
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Regardless of her lack of expertise, Raducanu believes clay may very well be one in all her most well-liked surfaces.
“I really feel this may very well be one in all my strongest surfaces going ahead. However, after all, it’s early days proper now,” she mentioned, through the Put up.