Emma Raducanu Withdraws From Wimbledon at 23 With Lower-Right-Leg Stress Fracture
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Updated · bbc.co.uk · Jun 28
Emma Raducanu Withdraws From Wimbledon at 23 With Lower-Right-Leg Stress Fracture
3 articles · Updated · bbc.co.uk · Jun 28
Summary
Raducanu pulled out of Wimbledon late Sunday, hours before her scheduled first-round match against Croatia's Antonia Ruzic on Court One.
A final scan showed the lower-right-leg issue she had been managing had developed into a stress fracture, and doctors advised her to stop pushing through.
The 30th seed had said earlier Sunday she planned to play, but fitness fears had grown after she wore a protective boot on Wednesday and missed training on Thursday and Friday.
Saturday's comeback session ended with her cutting short a practice set against Anna Kalinskaya, and Sunday's lighter hit was still not enough to clear Britain's No. 1 for her home Grand Slam.