Emma Raducanu issues warning to rivals as ranking set to significantly improve with Stuttgart Open run

Emma Raducanu feels her best is still yet to come after reaching the quarter-finals of the Stuttgart Open where she will face world No 1 Iga Swiatek.

The British tennis ace dropped down the rankings following her lengthy spell out recovering from surgery on both her wrists.

But she's now got to the point of the season where every match win will result in a huge points boost to get her back up the rankings and towards the world's top 100 again. Raducanu has made slow progress since making her return from injury this year, but she's found good form this past week.

Emma Raducanu is through to the quarter-finals of the Stuttgart Open GETTY The 21-year-old won both her games against France last week to help Great Britain progress to the Billie Jean King Cup Finals. And she's taken that momentum into the Stuttgart Open this week where she's registered impressive wins over Angelique Kerber and Linda Noskova.

Her win over the Czech Republic star will see Raducanu jump up 82 places in the rankings to 221st. But Raducanu still believes her best is yet to come in a positive sign for where she feels her game is at. “I am not too surprised because I have been working really hard on the training court and I knew it was just a matter of time,” she said.

“This isn’t my best, I still have a long way to go. "I am just really happy the rewards are starting to come on the match court. “You know how it is when you are training day in, day out you feel like the results aren’t going your way.

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