\u201cI\u2019ve done everything possible to try to get to the start line tomorrow but after a final scan tonight, the \u00adniggle I\u2019ve been managing has developed into a stress fracture and I\u2019ve been medically advised to stop pushing through.<\/p>\n
\u201cPlaying at Wimbledon, in front of a home crowd, means everything to me, so this is really difficult to process. I want to thank you all for your support and encouragement. Especially at a time like this, it is invaluable. I look forward to seeing you when I\u2019m back.\u201d<\/p>\n
Earlier on Sunday, Raducanu had said in her pre-tournament press \u00adconference that she was doing \u00adeverything possible to be ready to play. This is another extremely painful moment for the 23-year-old, who has struggled with physical issues throughout the season.<\/p>\n
Raducanu could not train properly for most of the off-season because of foot problems, then she \u00adstruggled with a virus for much of February. She was then sidelined for two months between March and May with post-viral illness. She said she has been dealing with the current issue since the end of the clay\u2011court \u00adseason but after her run to the final of the Queen\u2019s Club tournament<\/a> at the beginning of the grass-court season, the injury worsened.<\/p>\n Her excellent run at the Queen\u2019s Club appeared to have set her up perfectly for Wimbledon. Instead, she has yet another injury. The British No 1 has had to deal with so many of them in her short career, and that frustration spilled out after her first-round defeat in May at the French Open<\/a>, where she fought back tears after being asked during her press conference about the mental toll of having to navigate so many physical problems.<\/p>\n At Wimbledon, before her withdrawal, Raducanu tried to remain positive. \u201cIt\u2019s been tricky,\u201d she said. \u201cI had a great week at Queen\u2019s Club. All I want to do is to keep building on that momentum. I\u2019ve had a tough start to the season, a lot of time out. Hearing and feeling this is difficult. I have great people around me \u2013 that\u2019s one thing that\u2019s really been helping in this latest setback. Having their support, they\u2019re really in it with me. It means a lot to have that.\u201d<\/p>\n After taking Thursday and Friday off from training, things did not look great for Raducanu on Saturday when she ended a planned two\u2011hour practice with Anna Kalinskaya early after struggling to fully load on to her heavily taped right foot. She returned to the courts at Aorangi Park on Sunday and looked far more upbeat working through a one-hour practice with her hitting partner Alexis Canter. However, the session did not involve much movement or any points play.<\/p>\n
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