Most probably, fans won't have another chance to see Emma Raducanu on the tennis courts in 2022 as she picked up another injury.
The 2021 US Open champion was set to compete at the 2022 Transylvania Open in Cluj, where she played also last year. However, after retiring from her semifinal match against Jelena Ostapenko in Seoul and losing to Daria Kasatkina in Ostrava opener, Emma Raducanu announced that she's not fit to compete in Romania.
On Thursday, the tournament organisers released a statement regarding withdrawal of former world no. 10, which read:
"Unfortunately, Emma will not be with us at this edition of the Transylvania Open, due to an injury," the statement said. "We know that many fans wanted to see the player with Romanian origins on the court, and we would have liked to offer them this experience."
"However, tennis is unpredictable, and in such situations the only solution is recovery. We wish Emma the best of health and get back on the field as soon as possible."
As of now, Raducanu is not signed up for any other events and since she won't qualify for the 2022 WTA Finals, her season is most probably officially over.
However, she will start her next season very early as she's set to meet Ons Jabeur at a prestigious exhibition event in Abu Dhabi. The 2022 Mubadala World Tennis Championship features a star-studded entry list that includes likes of Carlos Alcaraz and Casper Ruud, and Emma Raducanu is also one of the players that will compete.
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