British tennis star Emma Raducanu admits she needs ‘time to heal’ with a new foot injury ruling her out of a blockbuster clash at the China Open. The 21-year-old had been in fine form and was on the verge of returning to the world’s top 50 before she was forced to retire injured from her Korea Open quarter-final on Saturday.

Emma Raducanu will be on the sidelines again this week after announcing she is pulling out of the upcoming WTA 1000 event in Beijing.

Raducanu pulled out of her Korean Open quarter-final on Saturday and has failed to recover in time to feature in Beijing

Emma Raducanu has pulled out of the China Open through injury, shortly after the draw was made for tournament, with the news following Iga Swiatek's withdrawal.

Emma Raducanu has been forced to withdraw from the China Open in Beijing due to a foot injury, in a major blow to the 21-year-old’s end of season plans. The former US Open champion retired from her Korea Open quarter-final against Daria Kasatkina on Saturday.

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.

Emma Raducanu will miss the China Open with a foot injury. The former US Open winner posted a statement on social media, saying: "Hello, last week in Seoul I sprained some ligaments in my foot which unfortunately need some more time to heal.