Emma Raducanu has revealed the gruelling reality of her impressive return to form at the Stuttgart Open.
The 21-year-old is still working her way back to her best following double wrist surgery last year.
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She has struggled to repeat the form shown in her incredible US Open title win in 2021, but things are starting to look up.
Raducanu secured Great Britain's qualification into the Billie Jean Cup at the weekend after beating Diane Parry 4-6, 6-1, 7-6 (7-1).
And she then backed that up with a dominant win in the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix in Stuttgart on Wednesday evening.
The Brit beat former World No 1 Angelique Kerber 6-2, 6-1 to reach the second round of the tournament.
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So Raducanu looks like she is heading back to her best, but that improvement in form doesn't come without a cost.
Following her win over Kerber, she revealed on her Instagram page that she was undergoing physio treatment past midnight.
She is pictured lying on the physio bed, receiving some treatment on her legs with the time of 00:04 displayed on the photo.
There was also a caption alongside it that read: "Reality"
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It gave fans a look behind the scenes at the aftermath of her impressive victory against Kerber and what she has to do to get tournament ready.
But Raducanu was delighted with the win and revealed her happiness in her post-match interview.
"It was obviously very difficult to play Angie," she said. "She has so much history behind her.
"You're not just playing Angie Kerber. You're playing the person who achieved all those amazing results, so it's definitely one of those where you have to get your mind around and try and play the ball in front of you.
"I think it wasn't the prettiest match but I really did try to focus and think of the next point, the next ball ahead and not get too bogged down because there were some really long games.
"I'm just happy to have got through that."
Raducanu will be back on the clay court in Stuttgart this evening as she takes on Linda Noskova in the second round.