Raducanu is trying to construct on a 2024 season by which she made encouraging progress following surgical procedures on her wrists and ankle.
Nonetheless, the harm points which have blighted her – for more often than not since she shocked the world to win the 2021 US Open as a teenage qualifier – additionally continued.
Ultimately 12 months’s US Open, an absence of match motion led to a rusty first-round exit and a tearful admission afterwards that it was a “lesson realized”.
“I feel the distinction between this and the US Open is I hadn’t truly educated in any respect actually earlier than the US Open,” mentioned Raducanu, who employed Yutaka Nakamura as a full-time health coach in December.
“However I have been placing in actually good work.”
The previous world quantity 10 added: “The way in which [Yutaka] has structured our practices and our days has helped me to get into that place the place I really feel fairly prepared.”
In a bid to negate the dearth of match apply, Raducanu has performed units in opposition to sixth seed Elena Rybakina, of Croatia, and former world quantity 4 Caroline Garcia, of France.
“Stepping out with them is nice… to see and measure your sport and the place it’s at,” she mentioned.
“This week I’ve performed with actually high gamers and felt good on the courtroom. I did not really feel I used to be out of my depth in any respect.
“It undoubtedly offers me confidence however it’s one other factor placing it on the match courtroom.”
