CNN —A year after she was confined to a mobility scooter having undergone multiple surgeries, British tennis player Emma Raducanu says she feels “really healthy” ahead of the grass-court season.
208 in the world, the 21-year-old Raducanu has played more regularly this year but missed the French Open to focus on building fitness.
She said that she now has “zero apprehension” when hitting balls or thinking about her schedule having spent recent weeks conditioning her body.
“It was important for me to take time to transition on to the grass, because the balls over the grass-court season are so heavy,” Raducanu added.
Her last competitive match was a first-round defeat against Argentina’s Maria Lourdes Carlé at the Madrid Open on April 24.
Persons:
Emma Raducanu, “, Raducanu, ” Raducanu, Japan’s Ena Shibahara, Argentina’s Maria Lourdes Carlé
Organizations:
CNN, Wimbledon, Madrid
Locations:
British, Nottingham, England