US Open defending champion Emma Raducanu left in tears at follow session

Emma Raducanu mentioned she’s prepared for the subsequent week’s US Open and vowed to offer her greatest regardless of showing tearful at one stage throughout a close to two-hour follow on Friday night time.

The defending champion performed down the uncomfortable follow session, saying she simply had “one of those weird days”.

‘I had a few small things, got a couple blisters, a bit of a niggle here and there,’ she mentioned in a press convention.

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‘It’s simply a type of bizarre days the place you’re feeling a bit like nothing, you simply really feel a bit out of it.
‘Can’t actually clarify myself, to be trustworthy. I imply, I’ve no issues of a difficulty, no.’

Raducanu, 19, gave the impression to be battling a wrist harm and seemed to be upset at one level however mentioned there was nothing critically mistaken together with her earlier than her opening match towards Alize Cornet.

“It was one of those blips where you don’t know what is going on,” she mentioned.

The British primary Raducanu, who’s seeded eleventh, performs France’s world quantity 37 Cornet in Tuesday’s night time session on Louis Armstrong Stadium

Despite trying careworn and a tad uncomfortable, Raducanu insisted there’s no strain on her forward of the event.

‘I think you guys are thinking probably more about pressure and ranking than me. As I said last year, I’m simply going to do issues my method,’ she mentioned.

Practising with Russian Ekaterina Alexandrova, Raducanu hit for 40 minutes earlier than taking a protracted break and pointing in direction of the decrease a part of her proper arm.

However, she then resumed and finally accomplished her allotted time in what had been sizzling and steamy temperatures, whereas not trying completely pleased, particularly when it got here to serving.

This all performed out underneath the watchful gaze of present coach Dimitry Tursunov and physio Will Herbert.