Emma Raducanu’s injury curse struck again after she was forced to withdraw from her match of the first round of the Rothesay Open in Nottingham against Victoria Golubich, casting serious doubts about her suitability for Wimbledon.
But what happened, will she be ready for Wimbledon and – after also retiring from matches with hip and back problems – why is she still falling apart?
What happened?
Raducanu endured what she called “absolutely strange” tension in the opening match of the match, playing bravely after intensive treatment before finally succumbing to the pain. Dr Ralph Rodgers, a consultant in regenerative orthopedics and sports medicine and a former Chelsea club’s first-team doctor, told the Telegraph Sport: “The only thing I can think of after not seeing him is that it’s some kind of abdominal distension, a sharp strain. Because that’s how these things happen. “
Will it be suitable for Wimbledon?
It is unlikely if it is this type of injury, said Dr. Rodgers. “If it’s such tension, it probably won’t allow her to play or prevent her from playing effectively.” He added: “There’s something called the Iceberg Principle that I often refer to when talking to patients. you are. And what happens is that if you look at the tip of the iceberg just out of the water, it’s like “I feel great.” If someone gets hurt, after 10 days or whatever, they say, “I feel great.” But what is happening is that the lower body is still healing. And during that time you still haven’t prepared, you still haven’t played your four to six hours of tennis, you still haven’t hit the ball. So how effective will you be? ”
What if he misses Wimbledon?
This will be perhaps the biggest failure of her nascent career and will take away her chance of redemption after she was forced to end her history prematurely by the second week of her debut last year. If the WTA retreats because of its decision to deprive this year’s event of ranking points, it could also cost it even more in terms of its battle to remain among the elite after defending its US Open title. And that could deprive both her and Wimbledon’s sponsors of opportunities to activate campaigns based on her presence.
What if she rushes back?
Not a good idea, according to Dr. Rodgers. “Classic, especially for competitive athletes – perhaps not so much nowadays for professional athletes, because they’re actually restrained – they come back too fast and get hurt again,” he said. “And what we don’t want to see is that she is so injured that she can’t even play in the US Open. These types of injuries can be quite devastating, especially if she develops scars. This is not something you can inject under local anesthesia to calm him down, because something like this will only hurt him. This type of muscle injury, let’s say you tingle it somehow. She still has to stretch for the ball, she still has to hit the ball. It can only do him more harm. “
Why does it continue to fall apart?
“That’s the question I would ask,” Dr. Rodgers said. “Are you getting enough sleep?” Is she getting enough fitness? This is a young lady. Is she physically strong enough to handle this load right now? Does he have to pull back to move forward? “He added,” Let’s say it’s a stretch of the abdomen. Why? Is it because of a back problem? Or if someone had abdominal tension and had a back problem, These are related – for sure. If they have, who can say they can’t have a hamstring problem? They’re all connected because of the way we move – our patterns of movement.
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