Emma Raducanu has posted a brief statement on social media after pulling out of the China Open. The Brit retired from her Korea Open quarter-final against Daria Kasatkina on Saturday due to an injury she is yet to recover from.
A first set which lasted just over half an hour was all Raducanu could muster against Kasatkina, bringing to an end what had otherwise been a positive four days in Seoul.
The foot injury which scuppered Raducanu’s chances of glory in South Korea was always going to leave her in a race against time to be ready for Beijing. And she has now confirmed that the tournament will come too soon for her to compete.
“Hello,” the 21-year-old wrote on X. “Last week in Seoul I sprained some ligaments in my foot which unfortunately need some more time to heal. It means i can’t play in Beijing but I hope to be back competing as soon as I can.”
Chinese tennis fans thought they would get the chance to watch Raducanu in action when her name appeared in the women’s draw on Monday. The Brit was handed a tough route into the latter stages of the tournament including a projected second-round meeting with world No 7 Qinwen Zheng.
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