Emma Raducanu has withdrawn from the Kooyong Classic on Thursday. The previous winner of the US Open was scheduled to compete against 16-year-old Mirra Andreeva in the Melbourne suburbs, but her name is not listed on Thursday’s play schedule.
Earlier this week, she pulled out of a charity match and reportedly felt “sore” after practicing on Monday.
Raducanu is currently focusing on training for the Australian Open, as it will only be her second competition following surgeries on her wrist and ankle that greatly affected her 2023 season.
The British player, who is currently ranked 299th but is using a protected ranking for the first major tournament of the year, returned to competition last week in Auckland. She was defeated in the second round by Elina Svitolina.
Raducanu has had a raft of injury problems since her breakthrough win in 2021 and ended last week’s match with Svitolina with strapping on her right leg. The 21-year-old has since trained at Melbourne Park ahead of next week’s tournament, where she is in the main draw.
