BNP Paribas Open: Emma Raducanu uses injury troubles as incentive in Indian Wells win – ‘I’m happy I stuck in’
- Fitness problems have only added to the Briton’s determination, she says after victory over Danka Kovinic
- She had pulled out of WTA event in Austin with tonsillitis and pre-tournament exhibition when wrist problem resurfaced
Former US Open champion Emma Raducanu rallied from a break down in each set to beat Danka Kovinic 6-2, 6-3 on Thursday and reach the second round of the Indian Wells WTA and ATP Masters 1000.
Britain’s Raducanu avenged a 2022 Australian Open second-round loss to the Montenegrin as she continued her fightback from various ailments that have slowed her 2023 campaign.
She pulled out of the WTA event in Austin last week with tonsillitis and withdrew from a pre-tournament exhibition here when her wrist trouble flared up.
But she said the litany of problems only made her more determined.
“I just love competing,” Raducanu said. “Even when it’s against you and you’re just through it, I think having something that, that you are going through, kind of gives you in some ways more incentive.
