Raducanus upbeat year offers another chance to test herself against the best

British No 1 faces big-serving Elena Rybakina in US Open third round while Cameron Norrie takes on Novak DjokovicAt the start of a new season in January 2022, Emma Raducanusfirst full year on the WTA tour, she was swimming in doubt. Not only was she trying to take her next steps forward after a life-changing summer, her off-season had been ravaged by Covid-19, which forced her off the court for weeks in December. In her first match of the season, she found herself up against Elena Rybakina in Sy...