Emma Raducanu hit by another injury, pulls out of Madrid Open
FILE PHOTOApril 18, 2023 Britain’s Emma Raducanu throughout her spherical of 32 match in opposition to Latvia’s Jelena Ostapenko in Stuttgart Open. REUTERS/Angelika Warmuth/File Picture
Emma Raducanu is ready to drop out of the highest 100 lower than two years since her shock win within the US Open after pulling out of the Madrid Open on Wednesday with a hand harm hours earlier than her first match.
The 20-year-old Briton, at the moment world quantity 85, was poised to face Bulgaria’s Viktoriya Tomova within the Spanish capital, forward of a possible conflict with world primary Iga Swiatek within the second spherical.
The Briton was changed by Austrian fortunate loser Julia Grabher.
Raducanu has been beset by well being issues this 12 months, affected by a wrist harm throughout her first spherical defeat by Bianca Andreescu within the Miami Open in March.
“I’m capable of play within the short-term, however the present options aren’t very viable long-term,” stated Raducanu after defeat in Miami.
Raducanu, who has additionally suffered from tonsillitis, has solely performed 10 matches this season and gained 5.
She withdrew from occasions in Auckland and Austin earlier this 12 months and can now be concentrating on Rome and the French Open, which begins Could 28.
Raducanu had informed reporters in Madrid her wrist was “OK” amid a tense information convention Tuesday.
Since changing into the primary qualifier in historical past to win a Grand Slam, Raducanu has burned by way of a string of coaches, at the moment working with Sebastian Sachs.
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