Fresh fears over Raducanu’s health, as pulls out of one other match
- Emma Raducanu solely not too long ago returned from enormous harm lay-off and surgical procedures
- British 21-year-old star cancelled exhibition in opposition to Donna Vekic due on Tuesday
- And now she has made her second withdrawal of the week in Melbourne
A brand new 12 months continues to deliver acquainted hypothesis over Emma Raducanu’s bodily state along with her making her second withdrawal of the week forward of the Australian Open.
The 21 year-old from Kent has pulled out of her scheduled match on Thursday on the Kooyong Classic in opposition to Russian teenager Mirra Andreeva, following on from her cancelling a deliberate exhibition match in opposition to Donna Vekic that was as a result of be performed on Tuesday night time.
Her representatives knowledgeable organisers at Kooyong – the previous Open venue within the Melbourne suburbs – on Wednesday lunchtime that she can be unable to fulfil her dedication.
Raducanu managed to play two matches in Auckland final week and was extremely spectacular in coming near beating Elina Svitolina within the second spherical.
Having arrived in Melbourne on the weekend, it’s now seemingly she is going to go into the Open draw with solely these two contests behind her within the wake of her close to eight month absence from the tour.
Emma Raducanu has pulled out of one other scheduled match, sparking considerations
The British star has had an harm nightmare and solely not too long ago returned from a protracted lay-off
However, sources near the participant prompt this week’s non-appearances had been extra to do with fastidiously managing her physique after such a protracted hiatus in her profession, which noticed three minor surgical procedures again in Spring final 12 months.
There remains to be no suggestion that her identify won’t be within the hat when the draw is made at 1pm native time on Thursday.
While the suggestion of harm is usually a pressure-reliever, the most recent withdrawal provides to the noise round her forward of what is going to be her first Grand Slam look for a 12 months.
Andy Murray started his preparations forward of subsequent week by happening 6-3 7-5 in a comparatively low-key exhibition at Kooyong in opposition to fellow veteran Marin Cilic.
In early qualifying matches for the Australian Open there have been wins for Britain’s Harriet Dart and Oliver Crawford.
There is not any suggestion Raducanu won’t be within the Australian Open draw
