Emma Raducanu withdraws from Wimbledon hours…
Emma Raducanu has withdrawn from Wimbledon because of a proper foot injury that plagued her main up to the Grand Slam event.
The thirtieth seed was slated to face Antonia Ruzic on No. 1 Court on Monday before she made the announcement in a assertion posted to social media Sunday.
“I can’t believe I’m saying this, but sadly I’ve had to withdraw from this year’s Wimbledon,” the 23-year-old said in her assertion. “I’ve performed all the things doable to strive to get to the start line tomorrow but after a closing scan tonight, the niggle I’ve been managing has developed into a stress fracture and I’ve been medically suggested to stop pushing through.
Britain’s Emma Raducanu relaxes at the observe courts at The All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, southwest London, on June 28, 2026, forward of the 2026 Wimbledon Championships. AFP via Getty Images
“Playing at Wimbledon, in front of a home crowd, means everything to me, so this is really difficult to process. I want to thank you all for your support and encouragement. Especially at a time like this, it is invaluable. I look forward to seeing you when I’m back.”
It has been a robust run for the 2021 U.S. Open champion, who has been dealing with sickness and injury for a better half of the 2026 season.
She was dealing with a virus in February, and then a post-viral sickness stored her off the court between March and May.
The foot issue has been one thing she has been dealing with during the clay court season and had gotten worse following her run to the ultimate of the HSBC Championships at Queen’s Club.
Raducanu had taken off practising on Thursday and Friday and a Saturday observe session ended early.
She did a one-hour observe session with her hitting companion Alexis Cante, The Guardian reported.
Britain’s Emma Raducanu during observe forward of the event. REUTERS
And Raducanu appeared like she would play the event when she confronted reporters on Sunday.
“I’m going to do everything with my team in terms of treatment, and that’s the current plan. That’s the plan right now — to play,” she said, per the Daily Mail. “I have a lower-leg niggle that I’ve been dealing with since before Queen’s — actually from the back end of the clay-court season. I’ve been managing it. Five matches [at Queen’s] after having not competed for a while, I think it was just a lot of load. But I’m just managing it with my team as best as I possibly can, exhausting all options, and doing what we can.”
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