Hermoso skips Genoa match as injury persists — and more

Bad news for Roma on the injury front. Hermoso has thrown in the towel and will be unavailable for the away match against Genoa.

According to Il Tempo, the Spanish defender had hoped to return to the squad this week, but the pain in his iliopsoas hasn’t completely disappeared.

Even in the last session, Hermoso performed individualized work, a sign that his recovery isn’t yet complete.

The Giallorossi medical staff has therefore decided not to take any risks, postponing his return until next week, when the defender will be able to attempt to return to training with the rest of the team.

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Emma Raducanu says she is determined to wrest back control of her “natural” tennis style, with the British No 1 eager not to be bound by the diktats of a single coach or a style that does not feel right.

“I want to come back to my natural way of playing. That takes time to relearn because that’s something that has been coached out of me a little bit,” Raducanu told BBC Sport. “I have had a lot of people telling me what to do, how to play, and it hasn’t necessarily fit. I don’t necessarily want to have one coach in the role because anyone I bring in is straight away going to be scrutinised – even if it’s a trial.

The seven-time world champion was replying to a question from a South African journalist about a potential return to Africa for the sport. It has not visited the continent since 1993.