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The 20-year-old sparked fears she could miss the year's first
Grand Slam after retiring hurt from her second-round match at
the Auckland Classic.
"Everything I've done has been quite controlled in the last
week," 2021 U.S. Open champion Raducanu told reporters. "So to
test it out in a real match, and with the unpredictability and
stuff, just getting used to it in the beginning.
"But it felt good."
Raducanu wasted little time in reaching the second round,
dismissing Tamara Korpatsch 6-3 6-2 to set up a showdown with
French Open runner-up Coco Gauff.
The Briton said the injury did not play on her mind once she
found her groove.
"If anything, it's not mental, it's more just like physical and
playing, seeing how it is," Raducanu said, adding that she was
looking forward to her match against 18-year-old Gauff.
"I'm very up for it," she said. "Coco's obviously done a lot of
great things and she's playing well. I think we're both good,
young players, we're both coming through. Part of the next
generation of tennis, really.
"When she first came at Wimbledon, after that, it took her a
little bit to adjust as well, but she definitely found her feet.
She's playing really good tennis and looking really solid right
now.
"She's a great athlete with big weapons."
(Reporting by Shrivathsa Sridhar in Melbourne; Editing by Peter
Rutherford)
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