Emma Raducanu faces an uncertain summer - and the need for a Wimbledon wildcard - after pulling out of the Madrid Masters because of her nagging wrist injury.
The former US Open champion, who reached world No.10 last summer, will now fall out of the world’s top 100. And her plans to play in Rome and then Roland-Garros are now in doubt. There must also be a question mark against her appearing at her home Grand Slam at Wimbledon, where she shot to instant fame by reaching the fourth round in 2021.
The world No.85 had been scheduled to play only her 11th match of her injury-hit season against luck loser Viktoriya Tomova on Wednesday afternoon. But a statement from the tournament organisers on Wednesday morning explained Raducanu’s tense pre-match mood on Tuesday.
