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.

Former US 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.

Emma Raducanu withdraws from this week's China Open with the foot injury which forced her to retire from the Seoul quarter-finals at the weekend.

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.

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.

Emma Raducanu has pulled out of the China Open and revealed the nature of the injury she sustained during her run to the Korea Open last week. The former US Open champion showed some encouraging form as she made it through to a last eight clash with top seed Daria Kaastkina in Seoul,