British quantity two Emma Raducanu has withdrawn from her first-round match in opposition to Robin Montgomery on the Auckland Open.
World quantity 56 Raducanu, who had reached the final 16 on the final two editions of the match, mentioned she had “tried my finest to be prepared” after pulling out.
“I like Auckland and the followers right here, however sadly I picked up a again niggle and gained’t be prepared in time,” added the 2021 US Open winner.
Australian Open 2025: Will Raducanu play?
Raducanu’s subsequent match is now nearly sure to be on the Australian Open, which begins on January 12, with the ladies’s ultimate on January 25.
Her rating means she is not going to be seeded on the first Grand Slam of the yr, the place she is going to make her fourth consecutive look.
The 22-year-old has been knocked out within the second spherical on every of these three earlier campaigns. Her solely run past the second spherical at a serious since triumphing in New York was an look within the fourth spherical at Wimbledon 2024.
Raducanu accidents
Now working with health coach Yutaka Nakamura, Raducanu’s foremost concern could also be a scarcity of aggressive build-up after enjoying solely three matches since spraining ligaments in her foot in September.
All three of these contests led to victories for Nice Britain on the Billie Jean King Cup Finals, and Raducanu additionally suffered a first-round defeat on the 2024 US Open that month to present world quantity 81 Sofia Kenin.
Raducanu had returned to the tour final January following eight months out, together with operations on each of her wrists and her left ankle.
She withdrew from the Miami Open in March due to lower-back ache, saying she didn’t “wish to danger something occurring”.
Auckland Open: Burrage by means of
World quantity 24 Katie Boulter is the British primary, whereas there’s a British presence on the Auckland Open within the type of Jodie Burrage.
The British quantity seven and world quantity 179 misplaced in qualifying however was given a spot in the principle draw after Belgium’s Elise Mertens suffered an damage.
Burrage took benefit with a 6-3 6-3 win over wildcard New Zealander Vivian Yang, including that her look had come as a short-notice shock on a “loopy day”.
