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Raducanu boosts Wimbledon hopes with practice return
ALL SMILES: Emma Raducanu

EMMA RADUCANU came through a practice session on Sunday to raise hopes she will at least be able to take to the court at Wimbledon on Monday.

The British number one has been at the centre of another injury scare this week having reportedly been seen wearing a protective boot and missing several days of practice.

Concerns then deepened when, playing with strapping on her lower right leg, she cut short a training session with Anna Kalinskaya on Saturday after losing the opening four games.

Raducanu was all smiles, though, as she took to the Aorangi Park practice courts yesterday morning for an hour, this time playing just with her hitting partner Alexis Canter.

The 23-year-old still appeared reluctant to fully load through her strapped up right leg, and she did not test out her movement to any serious degree, but she remained happy and positive throughout.

Raducanu is due to begin her Wimbledon campaign against Croatia’s Antonia Ruzic on Court One at 1pm today.

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