After beating Yue Yuan within the final 16 in Korea, Raducanu stated she had been “nursing a couple of niggles” up to now couple of months however added she had extra “belief” in her physique.
“I have been working laborious – particularly at the beginning of the yr and the mid a part of the yr – bodily,” stated Raducanu, whose highest ever world rating is tenth.
Raducanu missed the majority of final season after needing surgical procedure on each wrists and her left ankle, returning at the beginning of this yr and making a gradual climb again up the rankings.
Successful two matches in Seoul in opposition to American Peyton Stearns and China’s Yue – each ranked larger – has moved her again on the verge of the world’s high 50.
It’s Raducanu’s highest place since August 2022 – when the factors from her New York triumph have been wiped off.
Raducanu has performed 33 matches on the WTA Tour this season, which is three wanting her tally in 2022 – essentially the most she has performed in a single season.
The Korea Open was her first event since shedding within the first spherical of US Open on 28 August.
Raducanu performed only one event between Wimbledon in July and the US Open, saying afterwards in a tearful information convention it was a “lesson to study” about her scheduling.