Raducanu is seeking to construct on a 2024 season by which she made encouraging progress following surgical procedures on her wrists and ankle.
Nonetheless, the damage points which have blighted her – for more often than not since she surprised the world to win the 2021 US Open as a teenage qualifier – additionally continued.
Ultimately yr’s US Open, an absence of match motion led to a rusty first-round exit and a tearful admission afterwards that it was a “lesson discovered”.
“I feel the distinction between this and the US Open is I hadn’t really educated in any respect actually earlier than the US Open,” mentioned Raducanu, who employed Yutaka Nakamura as a full-time health coach in December.
“However I have been placing in actually good work.”
The previous world quantity 10 added: “The best way [Yutaka] has structured our practices and our days has helped me to get into that place the place I really feel fairly prepared.”
In a bid to negate the shortage of match follow, Raducanu has performed units towards sixth seed Elena Rybakina, of Croatia, and former world quantity 4 Caroline Garcia, of France.
“Stepping out with them is nice… to see and measure your sport and the place it’s at,” she mentioned.
“This week I’ve performed with actually high gamers and felt good on the courtroom. I did not really feel I used to be out of my depth in any respect.
“It positively offers me confidence however it’s one other factor placing it on the match courtroom.”