Britain’s Emma Raducanu says she “plans to play” at Wimbledon on Monday despite her participation being put into serious doubt because of a leg injury.
Raducanu, 23, made the decision to play after a short practice session at the All England Club on Sunday.
Raducanu, who is seeded 30th, is due to start her campaign against Croatia’s Antonia Ruzic on Court One (13:00 BST).
“I’m going to do everything with my team in terms of treatment,” said Raducanu, who would not put a percentage on her chances of playing.
“The plan right now is to play.”
Fears about the British number one’s fitness grew over the past week.
Raducanu was spotted wearing a protective boot on Wednesday, then was unable to train on Thursday and Friday because of what is believed to be a shin problem.
The 2021 US Open champion returned to the court on Saturday to test her fitness and, wearing strapping around her lower right leg, started with a gentle hour-long session with her team.
But she then cut short another practice session with Russia’s Anna Kalinskaya – when the pair played a practice set – with 10 minutes remaining.
