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Raducanu is ranked 78th successful the worldBritish fig 1 Emma Raducanu is heading to Melbourne, but her prospects of playing successful the Australian Open stay unclear.
The afloat grade of the occupation is yet to beryllium diagnosed, but the anticipation is that it is lone a insignificant strain.
The archetypal Grand Slam of the twelvemonth starts connected 16 January.
Raducanu, the 2021 US Open champion, had not entered immoderate tournaments adjacent week.
She began 2023 with triumph implicit teen Linda Fruhvirtova successful her opening lucifer successful New Zealand successful mentation for the season's archetypal major.
But the satellite fig 78 near the tribunal successful tears aft rolling her ankle during the 2nd acceptable against Slovakia's Viktoria Kuzmova, with the people 6-0 5-7. She aboriginal criticised the "slippery" courts.
Raducanu's 2022 play was plagued by wounded arsenic she retired from 5 matches, but successful December she had said she was feeling "good".
She reached the 2nd circular astatine the 2022 Australian Open connected her debut astatine the tournament, losing successful 3 sets to Danka Kovinic.
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