Indian Wells: I’m enjoying competing again, says Emma Raducanu after win over Magda Linette

British tennis star Emma Raducanu has said that she is happy to compete once again after beating Poland’s Magda Linette in the round of 64 of Indian Wells.

In her first tournament since the Australian Open, Raducanu reached the last-32 with a straight sets win over Linette. Speaking after her win, Raducanu said she came into the tournament with little practice and is happy that she can compete and win.

“I mean, this tournament I had little practice in the last few weeks, that really playing the matches has been a bonus and a win. I’m enjoying competing again,” said Raducanu.

She went on to say that she cherishes every opportunity she gets to step out on the court. Raducanu beat Linette 7-6, 6-2 to advance to the last-32 stage.

“Yeah, I think this feeling of competition definitely beats, you know, being sick or injured or out. So I’m really just cherishing every time I get to step out on the match court,” Raducanu added.

While looking back on her injury history, the 20-year-old said you create your own luck and said she would not trade her 2021 US Open title for the world.

“Yeah, I mean, sometimes you wonder, like, you think, like how is this possible. But then very quickly I think you create your own luck. It works both ways. I won the US Open as well, and I think I also have to take the bad luck sometimes, because also, like, good fortune has also come upon me. I think that I wouldn’t trade that title for the world. Yeah, I’m just prepared to take whatever it takes, knowing that I have that in the bank,” said Raducanu.

Raducanu is likely to play her next match on Monday after the rest of the current matches are finished in Indian Wells.