Raducanu retires in Rome as back injury persists; Jabeur survives early scare May 11, 2022 Raducano retires in Rome with back injury continuing; Jaber survives an early panic<br /> May 11 2022 Creation time: 08:23 AM Last update: 08:23 AM Views: 72 Rome, May 11 (BNA) British Emma Radocano was unable to overcome a back injury that forced her to withdraw from her first-round match against Bianca Andreescu at the Italian Open on Tuesday. Radocano, who also suffered a back injury during her previous tournament in Madrid and a thigh injury earlier this year, was 6-2 2-1 behind when she called it quits. “Definitely disappointed with the way it went today. But I think I wanted to give it a try. I didn’t really know how bad it was until I got out there,” Radocano told reporters. “I am still learning when it is appropriate to push and push my body, and when it is not. I think that is something I learn in these tournaments. “After Madrid I thought maybe he’s taking a day or two off, it’s going to go away because a lot of the other mini skates I’ve been on, they kind of gone after taking two days off.” The defending champion and former US Open battle on clay looked like an interesting opportunity, but Radocano struggled from the start and underperformed, awarding Andreescu a number of break points, Reuters reported. Raducano was holding her back when she took a medical timeout after losing 5-2 but was back on court minutes later as the Canadian liked to take the opening set. 19-year-old Radocano held her serve at the start of the second set but looked uncomfortable again and this time made the decision to retire when she lost 2-1 in the second set. Radocano, who played on clay for the first time professionally last month, said she did not want to make a hasty decision to skip the French Open and focus on the grass-court and at-home swing at the Grand Slam at Wimbledon. “Obviously I don’t want to miss the French Open. The whole mud season is driving it,” she said. “I think the last few weeks have been really positive. I’ve learned a lot about myself and my game has definitely improved on this surface.” Tunisian Anas Jabeur, who became the first African player to win the WTA 1000 title in Madrid this weekend, survived a second-set swing to lead Romanian Sorana Cerstia 6-0 7-6 (1). Jabeur looked ready for a comfortable victory when she got hold of Cirstea and led 5-2 in a second with 45 minutes of play. However, Cirstea valiantly fought back as Jabeur lost focus and made a slew of errors, forcing the tiebreak as the Tunisian eventually triumphed. Source link Related READ MORE Madrid tries to avoid Liverpool comeback in Champions League
May 11 2022 Creation time: 08:23 AM Last update: 08:23 AM Views: 72 Rome, May 11 (BNA) British Emma Radocano was unable to overcome a back injury that forced her to withdraw from her first-round match against Bianca Andreescu at the Italian Open on Tuesday. Radocano, who also suffered a back injury during her previous tournament in Madrid and a thigh injury earlier this year, was 6-2 2-1 behind when she called it quits. “Definitely disappointed with the way it went today. But I think I wanted to give it a try. I didn’t really know how bad it was until I got out there,” Radocano told reporters. “I am still learning when it is appropriate to push and push my body, and when it is not. I think that is something I learn in these tournaments. “After Madrid I thought maybe he’s taking a day or two off, it’s going to go away because a lot of the other mini skates I’ve been on, they kind of gone after taking two days off.” The defending champion and former US Open battle on clay looked like an interesting opportunity, but Radocano struggled from the start and underperformed, awarding Andreescu a number of break points, Reuters reported. Raducano was holding her back when she took a medical timeout after losing 5-2 but was back on court minutes later as the Canadian liked to take the opening set. 19-year-old Radocano held her serve at the start of the second set but looked uncomfortable again and this time made the decision to retire when she lost 2-1 in the second set. Radocano, who played on clay for the first time professionally last month, said she did not want to make a hasty decision to skip the French Open and focus on the grass-court and at-home swing at the Grand Slam at Wimbledon. “Obviously I don’t want to miss the French Open. The whole mud season is driving it,” she said. “I think the last few weeks have been really positive. I’ve learned a lot about myself and my game has definitely improved on this surface.” Tunisian Anas Jabeur, who became the first African player to win the WTA 1000 title in Madrid this weekend, survived a second-set swing to lead Romanian Sorana Cerstia 6-0 7-6 (1). Jabeur looked ready for a comfortable victory when she got hold of Cirstea and led 5-2 in a second with 45 minutes of play. However, Cirstea valiantly fought back as Jabeur lost focus and made a slew of errors, forcing the tiebreak as the Tunisian eventually triumphed.
