{"id":767517,"date":"2026-06-28T21:28:16","date_gmt":"2026-06-28T21:28:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/767517\/"},"modified":"2026-06-28T21:28:16","modified_gmt":"2026-06-28T21:28:16","slug":"wimbledon-2026-emma-raducanu-pulls-out-through-injury","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/767517\/","title":{"rendered":"Wimbledon 2026: Emma Raducanu pulls out through injury"},"content":{"rendered":"

Britain’s Emma Raducanu will not play at Wimbledon after withdrawing on the eve of her home Grand Slam tournament because of a stress fracture in her lower right leg.<\/p>\n

Raducanu, 23, announced the decision shortly after 22:00 BST on Sunday – about seven hours after telling journalists she planned to play.<\/a><\/p>\n

Raducanu, who is seeded 30th, was due to start her campaign on Monday against Croatia’s Antonia Ruzic on Court One.<\/p>\n

“I’ve done everything possible to try to get to the start line but after a final scan tonight the niggle I’ve been managing has developed into a stress fracture,” Raducanu said.<\/p>\n

“I’ve been medically advised to stop pushing through.”<\/p>\n

Fears about the British number one’s fitness grew over the past week.<\/p>\n

Raducanu was spotted wearing a protective boot on Wednesday, then was unable to train on Thursday<\/a> and Friday because of what is believed to be a shin problem.<\/p>\n

The 2021 US Open champion returned to the court on Saturday to test her fitness and, wearing strapping around her lower right leg, started with a gentle hour-long session with her team.<\/p>\n

But she then cut short another practice session with Russia’s Anna Kalinskaya – when the pair played a set – with 10 minutes remaining.<\/p>\n

There were signs of improvement in her practice session on Sunday morning.<\/p>\n

Raducanu was slightly less tentative against hitting partner Alexis Canter – particularly when she pushed with her right leg on the forehand side – but it was not as rigorous a test of her movement as she got against Kalinskaya.<\/p>\n

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