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Raducanu is ‘feeling good’ ahead of Australian Open
22-year-old training at Melbourne Park after recovering from back spasm
Britain's Emma Raducanu plays a forehand return to during a practice session ahead of the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Australia, Friday, Jan. 10, 2025
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EMMA RADUCANU declared herself ready to compete with the top players at the Australian Open after recovering from a back spasm.
The 22-year-old pulled out of her scheduled warm-up tournament in Auckland last week with what she described as a back niggle but has been training at Melbourne Park this week.
And Raducanu revealed during her pre-tournament press conference that the source of the problem was a spasm suffered while training in London.
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