Emma Raducanu sustained a again problem whereas making ready to kick off her season and was pressured to withdraw from the WTA 250 event in Auckland.
On Tuesday, the Briton was because of meet Robin Montgomery within the ASB Basic first spherical.
However as a substitute of taking to the court docket, the previous world No. 10 introduced that she picked up an harm and likewise claimed that she did her finest to play in Auckland however in the end did not handle to get better in time.
For Raducanu, battling an harm simply earlier than the Australian Open is certainly not the best situation.
Emma Raducanu© ASB Basic/Instagram – Honest Use
What Auckland event director mentioned when Raducanu signed up for the event?
In November, the ASB Basic shared that the 2021 US Open winner agreed to return to their event.
“Someone like Emma will always be on top of our list, she’s a marquee player, her ranking doesn’t really matter in terms of the star power that she brings to the tournament,” he mentioned in November.
“It’s an investment but it’s worth it. We’ve seen the effect on ticket sales, every time we have announced her there is always a major spike. We have also seen the reaction from our sponsors when we are having a discussion and sharing the possibility that she might be coming.”
Now that Raducanu is out of the event, it has most likely created some disappointment among the many organizers but in addition tennis followers in New Zealand who wished to see the 22-year-old in motion.
Up to now, the British tennis star picked up back-to-back Auckland round-of-16 exits in 2023 and 2024.
