The 19-year-old misplaced 6-1 6-1 to Czech opponent Markéta Vondroušová in Prague, with Nice Britain going through the Czech Republic in a bid to succeed in the Finals in November.
This time on her proper foot, Raducanu mentioned her blister in her defeat to Vondroušová was so debilitating that she was left feeling “fully redundant.”
“[The blister] fully stopped me from shifting,” Raducanu mentioned, in response to The Telegraph.
“It is powerful to not be even in a position to chase the ball. Even when a ball got here round me, I used to be like struggling to get my toes up out of the best way and shifting to my backhand. It was compromising each shot I needed to play.
“So yeah, it’s extremely disappointing once you’re on the market enjoying a rubber in your nation and you are feeling like fully redundant. However I assume I can not actually do something about it.”
Taking the positives
Raducanu had been victorious in her first tie towards Tereza Martincová on Friday, profitable 7-5 7-5 however mentioned the blister had begun to indicate quickly after.
With the French Open looming in Could, the British No. 2 now faces a race to reach in Paris at full health, with Raducanu admitting one other setback was “irritating.”
Nevertheless, she added that, paradoxically, it had served to bolster her perception in her enjoying capacity.
“In some kind of twisted manner, it provides me a way of confidence and aid that I do not assume it is my tennis that is the problem,” Raducanu mentioned.
“I feel my tennis stage is fairly good. It is nearly with the ability to repeat it or keep it or not be hampered by any kind of bodily points.
“As quickly as I type all of these items out and maintain constructing on my tennis stage, then I feel that I am going to have the ability to put up good matches back-to-back.”
