Emma Raducanu says she is now injury free and feeling “good” following her exhibition match with Wimbledon runner-up Ons Jabeur in Abu Dhabi on Friday.<\/span><\/p>\n The 20-year-old was beaten by Tunisian Jabeur but has been working on her fitness before the 2023 season.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n Raducanu announced on Friday she had <\/span>appointed German Sebastian Sachs<\/span><\/a>, 30, as her new coach. <\/span><\/p>\n “Physically, body, injury-wise I’m good now, I’m clear. Touch wood it stays like that,” said Raducanu.<\/span><\/p>\n Last year’s US Open champion will attend the World Cup final between Argentina and France in Doha on Sunday before flying to Singapore to resume her pre-season training.<\/span><\/p>\n Raducanu’s 2023 tennis campaign starts at the ASB Classic in Auckland on 2 January, before she heads to Melbourne for the Australian Open two weeks later.<\/span><\/p>\n She added: “I really worked on my fitness the last two months, less on the tennis court. So I’m just trying to get my feeling on the court.”<\/span><\/p>\n Raducanu said the match against Jabeur was “pretty positive step in seeing where I’m at and what I can do better”.<\/span><\/p>\n “I really obviously want to work hard, try to get back on court as much as possible but I could overdo it if I didn’t really think it through because I want to be back on court so much,” the Briton added.<\/span><\/p>\n “I just need to maybe cut down a little bit on the hours sometimes.”<\/span><\/p>\n One of her “biggest goals” for the season, Raducanu said, was to play freely and “not think” about her fitness. <\/span><\/p>\n “I want to be able to go out there and just focus on the tennis,” she said. “I think this year I’m in a better position but it’s still going to take some time to develop fully.<\/span><\/p>\n “I think my goal in 2023 is probably to win a title.”<\/span><\/p>\n Raducanu also spoke about Sachs, who is her fifth coach in 18 months after Russian Dmitry Tursunov <\/span>ended their coaching partnership<\/span><\/a> in October.<\/span><\/p>\n “We are trialling until the end of the year and just seeing how it goes really,” said 76th-ranked Raducanu.<\/span><\/p>\n “It’s been going well. I’ve done a week with him so far and I think he’s a really calm influence. He’s on it, switched on, and yeah, I’m excited to see how it goes.”<\/span><\/p>\n
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