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 saw off Jule Niemeier 6-4 6-4 as Great Britain won their first clash against Germany at the Billie Jean King Cup finals on Friday. The 22-year-old, playing her first match in two months after recovering from a foot injury, has put Britain 1-0 up before Katie Boulter faces Laura Siegemund.

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,