Emma Raducanu, the former US Open Champion, has withdrawn from the Hong Kong Open because of injury. The athlete shared that she has not fully recovered from a foot injury that prevented her from participating in four other tournaments in recent weeks.
Raducanu, currently ranked 55 in the world, has not played after she exited midway through her quarter-final match at the Korea Open last month. She has struggled with injuries since winning her only Grand Slam title in 2021, and she spent the majority of the last season recovering from her ankle and wrist surgeries.
She declared that she recently sprained ligaments in her foot, which stopped her from joining the WTA 1000 events in Beijing and Wuhan, as well as in Ningbo and Guangzhou.
The athlete said: “I’m sorry to say that I will not be able to play in Hong Kong next week. Whilst my foot is making good progress, I need a little more time before I am match fit. I hope to be able to come back and play this tournament in the future.”
However, she is preparing to be fit and ready for the Billie Jean King Cup finals, where Britain will face Germany in the first round on November 15.
She added: “In the meantime, I am doing what I can to be ready for BJKC.”
Source: CNA