Emma Raducanu is likely to return to tennis in December, according to reports.

Emma Raducanu is likely to return to tennis in December, according to reports. The Brit has not played since being beaten by Yelena Ostapenko in Stuttgart back in April, with this year's US Open going on without her. Raducanu, of course, previously won that Grand Slam back in 2021 when she powered her way past Leila Fernandez in the final. The 20-year-old has shared some updates in recent times showing her training, while she is currently enjoying some recovery time in China. According to the Daily Mail, however, Raducanu is unlikely to return to the WTA circuit before it ends in early November. She is instead hopeful she will be able to play an exhibition in Macau on December 2 against Olympic champion Belinda Bencik. Raducanu previously beat Bencik at the US Open two years ago on her way to claiming success in that tournament. The publication says the youngster is also aiming to play in a mixed doubles involving men's players Taylor Pritz and Francis Defoe. For now, however, it is a case of missions. Raducanu is also confident of playing in other exhibition tournaments before making an official return in January. That means it is also possible she will be able to play at the Australian Open. She has, however, never made it past the second round, down under. Raducanu lost in three sets to Daga Kovinic at the competition 18 months ago. And Gyan American star Coco Gauff was too strong for the Brit when they locked horns at the Rod Labber Arena earlier this year. Ever since winning the US Open, Raducanu has placed claims that she is not focused on tennis and that sponsorship deals have been her priority. But coach Max Easingbud has shut down those suggestions and insisted that was not the case. In Emma's situation, we could have done 100 deals. She could be doing deals and deals and deals. They left millions and millions of dollars on the table. They strategically took the best brands with the most limited time, the brands that understood that it was going to be a rocky road, he said recently. None of her sponsors have ever called up and been like, oh my god, I cannot believe she's not winning. No one. I know people want to say, the pressure. She's got the pressure. I think the pressure she has is that she won a great tournament and she wants that feeling again and she wants to keep winning. The sponsors could not have been more supportive, even though the injury.