Emma Raducanu has assured tennis fans that she will play at Wimbledon despite another injury scare. The British no1 was dumped out of the Eastbourne Open by Maya Joint in the second round, with the seventh seed surrendering a set-advantage to lose 4-6 6-1 7-6 (4) at Devonshire Park.

Emma Raducanu revealed she is still dealing with an ongoing back issue just days away from the start of Wimbledon. Back spasms have been a recurring problem for the British No.1 and affected Raducanu during the Australian Open and French Open.

Raducanu also took comfort from having fellow tennis player Jones in her corner. The current world No. 125 is also in action in Eastbourne this week and plays her second-round match on Wednesday. But she played the role of coach on her day off, sitting in Raducanu’s box alongside Mark Petchey and cheering her on.