Raducanu to miss US Open to continue recovery
Emma Raducanu will miss the US Open as she continues her recovery from a stress fracture.
British tennis star Emma Raducanu will miss the upcoming US Open due to her ongoing recovery from a stress fracture in her right lower leg. The 23-year-old, currently ranked as the world's number one, originally pulled out of Wimbledon due to the injury sustained during the grass-court season. The 2021 US Open champion has now decided to sit out this year's tournament at Flushing Meadows, which starts on August 23.
The decision was made after she consulted with her medical team. Raducanu recently returned to play, wearing a protective boot and marking her first appearance on court since the injury. She won her first matches at the US Open last summer, becoming the surprise champion, but the past year has been marred by persistent physical issues.
A foot injury hindered her pre-season training, and she took two and a half months off due to a post-viral illness in early February. Although she regained her coach, Andrew Richardson, from whom she had learned to win the US Open title, their on-court time has been limited. Raducanu's biggest recent victory was reaching the quarterfinals at Queen's Club in June, but she has not played a match since.
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