Emma Raducanu will play tennis again this season after the Hong Kong Tennis Open organizers confirmed that the Briton will play at their tournament.
Exactly a month ago, the 21-year-old kicked off her Asian swing in Seoul. But after winning her opening two matches, the former world No. 10 retired injured her quarterfinal match due to a foot ligament injury.
Emma Raducanu© Korea Open/Instagram – Fair Use
Since then, Raducanu has missed Beijing, Wuhan, Ningbo and she also won’t play in Guangzhou next week.
However, she will be ready to play at the WTA 250 tournament in Hong Kong, which starts on November 28th.
“At age 18, Emma @EmmaRaducanu became the first qualifier in the Open Era to capture a major when she beat Leylah Fernandez to win the 2021 US Open women’s singles title. She notched top 10 wins against world No. 5 Jessica Pegula and No. 9 Maria Sakkari this season and will be aiming for a strong finish here in Asia. She was voted the 2021 WTA Newcomer of the Year and appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2022 New Year Honours. This is Emma’s debut in Hong Kong,” the tournament’s post on X read.
At age 18, Emma @EmmaRaducanu became the first qualifier in the Open Era to capture a major when she beat Leylah Fernandez to win the 2021 US Open women’s singles title. She notched top 10 wins against world No. 5 Jessica Pegula and No. 9 Maria Sakkari this season and will be… pic.twitter.com/XQbpoRWuLr
— HongKong Tennis Open (@HKTennisOpen) October 17, 2024
Raducanu will be hoping for a big result in Hong Kong
While recovering from surgeries and missing the second part of the 2023 season, the British tennis star made a couple of trips to Asia because she wanted to explore one of her favorite parts of the world. And Hong Kong was one of the destinations she visited.
In mid-October, Raducanu didn’t hide how excited she was for this year’s Asian swing and that she was hoping to make some noise this fall.
But then, that unfortunate injury happened and forced her to skip multiple tournaments.
Raducanu’s initial plans may have been ruined but making a deep run in Hong Kong would certainly make her feel at least a bit better.