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 has been knocked out of the Eastbourne Open at the round of 16 stage after falling 6-4, 1-6, 6-7 (4-7) to Maya Joint in a gripping contest.

After a difficult year marred by poor form and back problems, Raducanu had hoped for a morale-boosting run at Eastbourne before Wimbledon starts on Monday.