Amid looming injury concerns, Emma Raducanu signs up to play post-Australian Open tournament

Emma Raducanu was expected to kick off the 2025 season at the ASB Classic in Auckland, but injury has forced her to withdraw. With ongoing concerns about her fitness, the Brit has signed up to play in the post-Australian Open WTA 250 Singapore Open tournament.

Raducanu was set to face Robin Montgomery in the first round of the ASB Classic on Tuesday, December 31, 2024, but she was forced to pull out due to back pain. She told the media:

"Tried my best to be ready. I love Auckland and the fans here, but unfortunately I picked up a back niggle and won't be ready in time."

Although she won’t be seeded for the Australian Open, Raducanu plans to travel to Melbourne and has started her preparations for the tournament.

Despite ongoing injury concerns, Emma Raducanu has signed up to compete in the Singapore Tennis Open, a WTA 250 event scheduled from January 27 to February 2, 2025, at the Kallan Tennis Hub.

Emma Raducanu reveals 2025 goals

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Emma Raducanu has set new goals for the 2025 season. 2024 didn’t go as expected, as she didn’t manage to secure any Grand Slams.

However, the Brit did have significant success in several tournaments, including Nottingham, Stuttgart, Eastbourne, the City Open, and the Korea Open. She ended the season on a high note, winning all three of her singles matches for Britain at the Billie Jean King Cup.

In an interview with the New Zealand Herald, Raducanu shared her goals for the 2025 season, expressing her enthusiasm to explore her full potential.

"I constantly set goals and re-evaluate but for next year my outlook and approach is genuinely just like exploring how far I can go, how much of my potential I can reach,” she said.

The Brit added:

“I don’t think it’s like a one year – ‘yeah, I’ve hit it, you know, I’m going to hit it all this year’. [I’ve] got myself into a place where I can get into tournaments with my ranking and now it’s just about pushing on and seeing how far I can go.”

“I need to give myself a bit more credit because the second half of the year I wasn’t on court as much as a lot of others, but I still ended the year in the 50s,” she continued.

Despite undergoing challenging surgeries on her left ankle and both wrists and competing in only 14 tournaments throughout the year, Raducanu still managed to make a remarkable climb in the rankings.