Emma Raducanu has withdrawn from the Miami Open with a decrease again harm. The 2021 US Open champion had been scheduled to face Wang Xiyu within the first spherical on the opening day of play Tuesday.
Raducanu returned to motion in January following an eight-month layoff in 2023 due to a number of wrist and ankle surgical procedures. She has compiled a 5-5 document throughout 5 tournaments, together with a third-round run in Indian Wells final week.
The Briton was the second participant to withdraw from Miami after the beginning of the qualifying occasion, following Viktorija Golubic, who pulled out with a left foot harm. As such, they’ve been changed by two fortunate losers — Tamara Korpatsch, who has drawn Viktoriya Tomova within the first spherical, and Bernarda Pera, who will tackle Danielle Collins.
Wang will now face qualifier Anna Karolina Schmiedlova. Different qualifiers embody Laura Siegemund and Aleksandra Krunic, who will meet within the first spherical with the winner to face No.9 seed Jelena Ostapenko. Clara Tauson additionally certified, and can face Caroline Dolehide with the winner to tackle final 12 months’s runner-up, No.4 seed Elena Rybakina.
Former Roland Garros semifinalist Nadia Podoroska got here via as properly, and can face Ashlyn Krueger with the winner to play No.3 seed Coco Gauff.