Tennis fans had not seen Emma Raducanu in action since September 21. Raducanu sustained a foot injury in the Korea Open and eventually pulled out of every tournament in the Asian swing of the WTA schedule.

Emma Raducanu made a triumphant return to action to put Great Britain within touching distance of the Billie Jean King Cup quarter-finals. The 22-year-old looked sharp on her comeback from her latest injury setback as she saw off the challenge of Germany’s Jule Niemeier and gave Britain a 1-0 lead in the tie at Malaga’s Palacios de Deportes.

Emma Raducanu beats Germanys Jule Neimeier at Billie Jean King Cup in first match since September; Brit comes through in straight sets to put Britain 1-0 up in the tie; Raducanu, who clinched victory on sixth match point,

Emma Raducanu has declared that she ‘feels good’ ahead of returning to the matchcourt, after missing two months through a foot injury. Raducanu has not played since the Korea Open in September, where she sprained some ligaments in her foot and was forced to miss the rest of the Asian swing.

Emma Raducanu is expected to play for Great Britain in their Billie Jean King Cup tie against Germany on Friday.