{"id":296243,"date":"2023-10-19T17:24:27","date_gmt":"2023-10-19T17:24:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/?p=296243"},"modified":"2023-10-19T17:24:27","modified_gmt":"2023-10-19T17:24:27","slug":"emma-raducanu-excites-fans-with-videos-of-her-recovery-exercises","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/tennis\/emma-raducanu-excites-fans-with-videos-of-her-recovery-exercises\/","title":{"rendered":"Emma Raducanu excites fans with videos of her recovery exercises"},"content":{"rendered":"
Emma Raducanu has excited fans by sharing videos of her rehabilitation on her Instagram page.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The 2021 US Open winner has been out of action for months and missed the French Open, Wimbledon, and American Grand Slam this year.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She has not played since her defeat to Jelena Ostapenko in April\u00a0and had surgery on both wrists and her ankle in May.<\/p>\n
The 20-year-old returned to the practice courts in August but was not ready in time for the US Open, where she made her name, and has dropped out of the top 200.<\/p>\n
However, she has now reignited anticipation among her fans after giving insight into her recovery progress.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Emma Raducanu posted a video of her recovery online, much to the excitement of fans<\/p>\n
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The tennis star had three operations in May – two on her wrists and one on her ankle<\/p>\n
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The former US Open winner is targeting a return in December at an exhibition event in China<\/p>\n
In the video, Raducanu shows herself doing walking knee-ups, lunges, and wrist exercises.<\/p>\n
She also shows herself jumping, running, and hopping on a small trampoline.<\/p>\n
One user commented: ‘Beyond excited for your comeback! The world ain\u2019t ready’.<\/p>\n
Another wrote: ‘Can\u2019t wait to see you back on the courts! Wimbledon 2024 can\u2019t come soon enough’.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She has been training at the LTA’s National Tennis Centre recently.\u00a0<\/p>\n
At the moment she is making small steps and the target for her return is an exhibition event in China in December.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Raducanu kept fans up to date with her operations back in May with regular posts about them\u00a0<\/p>\n
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She kept a smile on her face during the difficult period and is now looking on the rise again\u00a0<\/p>\n
The timeline of her recovery means she will miss November’s\u00a0Billie Jean King Cup clash with Sweden.<\/p>\n
Great Britain confirmed Katie Boulter, Harriet Dart, Jodie Burrage and Heather Watson in their four-woman line-up for the tie, which they need to win to have a chance of qualifying for next year’s finals.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Alongside training, the tennis star has been expanding her range of hobbies during her period of coalescence.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She recently posted a video of her trying her hand at painting on her first visit to China in four years.\u00a0<\/p>\n