{"id":542182,"date":"2026-03-17T11:15:07","date_gmt":"2026-03-17T11:15:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/542182\/"},"modified":"2026-03-17T11:15:07","modified_gmt":"2026-03-17T11:15:07","slug":"13-wta-players-withdraw-from-2026-miami-open","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/542182\/","title":{"rendered":"13 WTA Players Withdraw From 2026 Miami Open"},"content":{"rendered":"

The WTA action at the 2026 Miami Open promises to be superb. Defending champion and last week\u2019s BNP Paribas Open winner Aryna Sabalenka, Elena Rybakina, and two-time Grand Slam titlist Coco Gauff<\/a> are among those on the entry list. 13 players, including three Maor champions, withdrew from the tournament in Florida. We here at LWOT covered the ATP withdrawals already<\/a>.<\/p>\n

13 WTA Players Withdraw From 2026 Miami Open
\nWhich Players Have Withdrawn?<\/p>\n

Emma Raducanu made a late decision to withdraw from the Miami Open<\/a>. She has been struggling with an illness, and determined that it was too severe to compete. That move comes a few days after the 2021 US Open champion was thrashed 1-6 1-6 by Amanda Anisimova at the BNP Paribas Open. Raducanu should be healthy again for the clay-court swing, which starts next month.<\/p>\n

Barbora Krejcikova was the second player to withdraw from the Miami Open. The 2024 Wimbledon winner<\/a> last competed in Dubai, beating Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova. She then could not play in the next round due to a left thigh injury<\/a>, did not participate in the BNP Paribas Open, and remains sidelined by that issue.<\/p>\n

Marketa Vondrousova was the third Grand Slam champion who will not play at the tournament. The Czech has been sidelined by a persistent shoulder problem since January. It caused her to miss the Australian Open<\/a>, and the 2023 Wimbledon winner will be absent for a fourth consecutive WTA 1000 event in 2026.<\/p>\n

Former World No. 1 Karolina Pliskova was the fourth player to withdraw from the Miami Open. After missing almost the entire 2025 season with a severe left ankle injury, she made her return at the start of this year<\/a>. Sadly, the two-time Grand Slam runner-up retired from her round-of-16 match in Dubai against Karolina Muchova with another injury, and she is still recovering from it.<\/p>\n

Emma Navarro was the sole American to withdraw. She lost an epic battle against Sonay Kartal at the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells in a deciding set tiebreak. That continued her challenging start to 2026. No official reason has been given for her decision, and she may want a break after her difficult start to the year.<\/p>\n

Lois Boisson, Maya Joint, Julia Grabher, Sonay Kartal, Daria Kasatkina, Veronika Kudermetova, Wang Yafan, and Oksana Selekhmeteva are the other players confirmed not to be playing in Florida.<\/p>\n

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