Emma Raducanu got high spirits in ASB Classic ahead of Australian Open run

Emma Raducanu in high spirits, during her post-match interview yesterday in Auckland. She disclosed the secret, to adapting to life post her US Open triumph, and injury setbacks despite going down, to Alina Spitalina in a grueling three-setter. Dismissing the idea of a reset, Raducanu joked about the rollercoaster, she's been on ever since, despite her injury setbacks in the recent past. ''Things never really slowed down for me. I think people might have thought injury, you must have so much time on your hands, and no, I've actually had even less,'' Emma Raducanu conceded. She went on to credit her team, for her return to the tour and adding, ''I think it was all good times. My partners have really backed me, and supported me even in a year out. So anything that I can do to give back, give extra, is really important to me,'' she concluded. The 2021 US Open champion played her first match, on the tour in eight months on Tuesday January 2, after sitting out most of last year, nursing operations on both her wrist and an ankle. Raducanu held off a stern test, from Romanian qualifier and good friend, Elena Gabriela Ruz in the first round, ultimately winning it in three sets, 6-3, 4-6, 7-5. Pitted against the world number 25, and reigning Wimbledon semi-finalist Alina Svitolina, in the round of 16 yesterday January 4, she was once again involved in a match that went the distance. Despite ending up on the losing side, and cutting short her much awaited return, the Brit showed flashes of brilliance, during the match. Speaking to the Press Post game, the former British number one was quizzed, about whether she was looking to slow down, a little bit after living life in fast forward, ever since her US Open fairytale in 2021.