Emma Raducanu shares recovery progress with video of her serving
Emma Raducanu has offered an encouraging glimpse of her recovery by sharing footage of herself serving on court after missing Wimbledon and the US Open, reports BritPanorama.
The British tennis star has been sidelined for approximately 12 weeks due to a stress fracture in her foot, a condition that forced her to withdraw from two of the season’s four Grand Slam tournaments.
However, Raducanu now appears to have taken an important step towards returning to competitive action. The 23-year-old posted a video on Instagram showing her practising her serve on an empty court at the Lawn Tennis Association’s National Tennis Centre in south-west London.
She captioned the clip “Day 4,” seemingly indicating that she had entered the fourth day of a more intensive phase of her rehabilitation programme. Notably, Raducanu was no longer wearing the protective moon boot that had been necessary during earlier stages of her recovery.
The former US Open champion had previously been seen using the boot while moving around London and during a visit to a hotel retreat in Switzerland. Her latest update fuels hopes that she could return before the conclusion of the 2026 tennis season.
While Raducanu has traditionally excelled during the Asian swing, partly due to her Chinese heritage, no official date has been announced for her return to competition. Her team is likely to proceed cautiously, considering her lengthy absence from the sport.
Raducanu’s inactivity has seen her slip to No 70 in the world rankings. She withdrew from Wimbledon just before the tournament after scans confirmed the stress fracture, which was linked to a long-standing issue affecting her right ankle and lower shin.
Although Raducanu worked extensively on her rehabilitation, medical specialists advised her to miss the US Open to allow the fracture further time to heal. Her absence from Flushing Meadows was particularly painful given her remarkable journey at the tournament, where she became a global star by winning the title in 2021 as an 18-year-old qualifier without dropping a set.
Raducanu has not played competitively since losing 6-0, 7-6 to Croatia’s Donna Vekic in the Queen’s final on June 14, a match that was physically taxing due to a demanding schedule across two days caused by rain disruptions.
The sight of Raducanu serving again portrays a promising outlook for the end of the year and serves as a reminder of the resilience required in professional sports.
