Emma Raducanu Suffers Another Setback As She Withdraws From Miami Open

Emma Raducanu has sustained different important setback arsenic she opted to retreat from nan Miami Open owed to illness. Raducanu struggled pinch a microorganism passim February, suffering mediocre opening information losses successful Doha and Dubai. She is said to still person post-viral symptoms.

Raducanu had been owed to compete successful Miami arsenic nan 24th seed and she received a first-round bye, meaning she would not person played until Thursday aliases Friday. However, nan 23-year-old decided not to hold until nan past infinitesimal earlier making a determination connected her participation.

Last twelvemonth successful Miami, she recorded 1 of her champion results successful caller years by reaching nan quarter-finals of a WTA 1000 for nan first time. Her performances sparked a coagulated tally of results, culminating successful Raducanu’s return to nan apical 30. However, nan her advancement has stalled severely successful 2026.

The first 3 months of nan play person proved highly challenging. As has been nan lawsuit passim her career, Raducanu has struggled to stay fit. She was injured for almost nan entirety of nan off-season owed to a ft problem and she was still moving done fixed feeding drills days earlier her opening lucifer of nan play astatine nan United Cup.

Aside from a tally to nan last of nan WTA 250 Cluj successful Romania, she has struggled to triumph consecutive matches. Raducanu is 7-7 this twelvemonth pinch her triumph against nan world No 86, Anastasia Zakharova, being her highest-ranked triumph truthful far. Raducanu is besides without a imperishable coach aft opting to portion ways pinch Francisco Roig aft nan Australian Open.

Raducanu has decided against nan arduous travel to Melbourne for Great Britain’s Billie Jean King Cup necktie against Australia, meaning she will not compete again until nan clay-court play originates successful April.