Former U.S. Open champion Emma Raducanu became the latest high-profile player to withdraw from the China Open after the Briton said she was skipping the WTA 1000 tournament due to a foot injury. Raducanu has struggled with injuries since capturing the New York title in 2021 and spent most of last season recovering from ankle and wrist surgeries.

Raducanu was forced to withdraw from her Korea Open quarter-final match against Daria Kasatkina after needing a medical timeout in the opening set. The Briton was initially included in the draw for the Beijing event, but confirmation of her withdrawal was revealed soon afterwards.

After Daria Kasatkina won the first set of their Seoul quarterfinal clash with a 6-1 scoreline, the Briton decided to call it a day at the Korea Open. It should be noted that during the opener, the former world No. 10 received treatment and clearly struggled with a foot issue.

Emma Raducanu suffered a foot injury that saw her withdraw from the Korea Open quarter-finals; She confirmed she sprained ligaments and will miss the China Open; Watch ATP and WTA action on Sky Sports Tennis and Sky Sports+ which is integrated into Sky TV,

It means I can’t play in Beijing but I hope to be back competing as soon as I can.” Raducanu was included in the draw for the WTA 1000 event, which begins on Wednesday, and was scheduled to face a qualifier in the first round.