Emma Raducanu will miss the China Open because of a foot harm that “takes time to heal.”
The previous U.S. Open champion issued a press release on social media: “Howdy, final week in Seoul I sprained some ligaments in my foot and sadly will want extra time to heal.
“This implies I can not compete in Beijing, however I hope to come back again and compete as quickly as attainable.”
The harm pressured her to withdraw from her Korea Open quarter-final match in opposition to Darya Kasatkina and she’s going to now miss the WTA 1000 occasion beginning on Wednesday.
How will accidents have an effect on Emma Raducanu this season?
Sadly, harm points have resurfaced at instances in the course of the 2024 season – notably on the Miami Open, the place Raducanu was pressured to withdraw because of a decrease again harm after receiving a wild card to the occasion.
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Martina Navratilova believes Emma Raducanu ought to take management of her tennis profession as she solutions followers’ questions.
Raducanu was additionally troubled by a abdomen bug when she misplaced the yr’s first Grand Slam match, the Australian Open, however her tennis efficiency was encouraging and he or she has since accelerated her comeback with a victory over Bouzkova in Abu Dhabi .
Raducanu missed her second main of the yr, withdrawing 24 hours earlier than French Open qualifying to offer herself “an opportunity to remain wholesome for the remainder of the yr.”
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Jonathan Overund says he thinks Emma Raducanu’s withdrawal from her combined doubles match with Andy Murray was a great resolution as she goals to make additional progress within the girls’s singles.
Sadly, this did not precisely go to plan. As Raducanu was ending a formidable run at Wimbledon, an ill-timed slip on the middle court docket grass halted all her momentum.
Within the first recreation of the ultimate set in opposition to Solar Lulu within the spherical of 16, Raducanu misplaced his footing whereas sliding on his forehand and needed to ask his coach for assist. Raducanu obtained remedy on her left calf and mid-back, which appeared to hassle her all through the sport, and regardless of watching the sport, simply when she appeared to be discovering her groove, she failed.
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Highlights from Sofia Kenin and Emma Raducanu’s first spherical match on the US Open.
Persevering with to handle harm dangers as she recovers from surgical procedure in 2023, Raducanu determined to not play for Crew GB on the Paris Olympics as a result of she didn’t need to swap again to the clay courts of Roland Garros forward of the U.S. hard-court championships.
On the Korea Open in September, Raducanu withdrew from the quarterfinals because of a foot harm and is at present absent from the China Open.
Watch the China Open and Japan Open reside on Sky Sports activities Tennis and Sky Sports activities+ from Wednesday 25 September, with first day protection beginning at 4am.
What’s on Sky Sports activities Tennis in September?
- Japan Open – ATP 500 (September 25-October 1)
- China Open – ATP 500 (September 26-October 2)
- China Open – WTA 1000 (September 25-October 6 – Emma Raducanu competes)
Sky Sports activities+ has formally launched and shall be built-in into Sky TV, streaming service NOW and the Sky Sports activities app, permitting Sky Sports activities clients to look at greater than 50% of reside sports activities without cost this yr. Study extra right here.
