‘I’m excited to go to Melbourne’ – Emma Raducanu looks ahead to Australian Open

Emma Raducanu was immediately looking ahead to the upcoming Australian Open after her disappointing setback at the Transylvania Open on Friday.

The US Open champion was enjoying her first run of victories on the WTA Tour before fellow teenager Marta Kostyuk stopped Raducanu in her tracks at the quarter-final stage.

Following her defeat, Raducanu revealed she would be completing a full month of pre-season ahead of the Australian Open, where she will compete for the first time as a professional.

“I’m really excited to go to Melbourne,” said the British sensation.

“I played the juniors there and it’s an incredible city but obviously the pros is different.

“But I’m excited, it’s going to be my first time going there as a pro. So it’s going to be a new experience, a new locker room.

“I am going to have to find my way around again and ask for directions but I’m excited to go!”

After losing to the Ukranian in her father’s home country of Romania, Raducanu voiced her disappointment though said she would be prioritising Romanian events in her calendar going forward.