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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Eleanor Crooks

DARK SECRETS: Emma raducanu determined to make aggressive australian open comeback | Rare Historical Photos

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Emma Raducanu was left unable to do simple tasks after three surgeries last spring, but the 21-year-old believes the enforced break from tennis could be the making of her.

Coping with the instant global fame and expectations that accompanied her remarkable US Open victory in 2021 proved very difficult for Raducanu, who had slipped outside the top 100 when she revealed she needed operations on both wrists and one ankle.

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