Emma Raducanu: Former British No.1 absent from first event of the yr in Auckland as a consequence of again harm | Tennis information

Emma Raducanu withdrew from the primary event of the brand new season as a consequence of harm.

The 22-year-old was pressured to withdraw from the ASB Traditional in Auckland as a consequence of a again downside.

“I did my greatest to be prepared,” Raducanu mentioned on the WTA web site. “I like Auckland and the followers right here, however sadly I had an issue and will not be prepared in time.”

The event was to be Raducanu’s first since hiring famed health coach Yutaka Nakamura.

The previous British primary has struggled with health points since her gorgeous US Open triumph in 2021, and he or she missed two months on the finish of final season with a foot harm.

Raducanu educated on the Nationwide Tennis Heart in London after serving to Britain attain the semi-finals of the Billie Jean King Cup final month earlier than heading to america to work in heat climate over Christmas.

She was seeded sixth in Auckland and was scheduled to fulfill 20-year-old American Robin Montgomery in her opening match. The event additionally options former Grand Slam champions Naomi Osaka and Sofia Kenin.

That is one other blow for Raducanu as this newest harm downside is not going to assist him put together for the primary grand slam of the yr, the Australian Open, which begins on January 12.