“I’m in a place where I feel good and confident to give it my all if I’m to be on the matchcourt,” said Raducanu. “I’ve been training in the last three weeks on it, properly building up and last week I was throwing myself around the court. It’s feeling good. I’m happy to be in this position especially because it did take longer than we think. I feel really fit.”
When speaking in her pre-tournament press conference in Malaga, Raducanu also confirmed rumours that she is ‘in discussions’ with Naomi Osaka’s former fitness trainer Yutaka Nakamura.Raducanu has only played 33 matches in 2024, rising to World No.58 after missing most of last year following surgeries to both wrists and her left ankle. Despite the lack of recent match practice, Raducanu appears confident ahead of her return, “Sharpness is something which comes with matches and although I haven’t played in a while, it will be good to find out.“On the practice court and practice points, I feel sharp and pretty good. I don’t feel too far behind even though the second half of the season I have been a lot lighter on tournaments.”
Raducanu and the rest of the Great Britain team will begin their BJK Cup Finals campaign later today in Malaga, when they take on Germany in the first round.READ NEXT: Daniil Medvedev ‘not that concerned’ after first trophyless season in seven years
