Injured Emma Raducanu Withdraws From 2023 Madrid Open
WTA
Emma Raducanu won’t be playing at the Madrid Open this year. She was forced to withdraw from the WTA 1000 event because of an injury.
Raducanu is a former Grand Slam champion who won the US Open with tremendous play. She showed incredible poise under a lot of pressure to come out on top against some really strong opposition.
Since then, though, her career has looked the polar opposite. There hasn't been much resilience shown by Raducanu, even though it’s mostly because she keeps having physical problems.
It’s tough to show resilience against that because sometimes it’s just down to bad luck. She’s had quite a bit of bad luck during that time, unable to really remain healthy for a long period of time.
So far, in 2023, Raducanu hasn’t had the best injury luck either. She played two events in January, the ASB Classic in Auckland and the Australian Open.
Then she wasn’t seen until March when she played the Indian Wells Open and the Miami Open, and now she returned at the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix in Stuttgart, managing only one match because she was beaten by Jelena Ostapenko in that first match.
However, the Brit won't be able to compete in Madrid after an infamous 58-word press conference in the city because she picked up an injury.
It's not known what type of injury it is at the moment, outside of the fact that it is affecting her right hand, which could be tied to her previous problems with her wrist.
"Emma Raducanu withdraws from the Mutua Madrid Open due to injury in her right hand. Get well soon!"
Raducanu, who could soon drop out of the Top 100, continues to battle nagging physical problems that have been the overarching storyline ever since her US Open triumph. She will hope to soon return to the tennis courts again.
