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Former U.S. Open champion Raducanu retired at 6-0 5-7 in her
second-round match against Slovakian Viktoria Kuzmova at the WTA
250 Auckland Classic.
She swept the first set in 22 minutes but faltered in the second
and had her left ankle examined during a medical time-out before
leaving court in tears.
The Australian Open begins on Jan. 16.
"I'm just taking a day at a time, honestly, and just trying to,
every single day try as best as possible to see and make
progress," the 20-year-old told Tennis Australia in an interview
published on Monday.
"And we'll see hopefully by Monday, or whenever the tournament
starts, I'll be OK and ready. But we're just taking it a day at
a time and not trying to expect too much at this point.
"It was really unfortunate, to be honest last week, because I
was feeling great about my season and I was feeling really good
with the preparation I did physically. And I just had an
accident on the court, which I don't know what I could have done
to really prevent that."
After her injury, Raducanu said the indoor courts at the
tournament in Auckland were too slippery, with tournament
director Nicolas Lamperin responding by saying they were "fit to
play".
(Reporting by Aadi Nair in Nashik, India; Editing by Christian
Radnedge)
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