EMMA RADUCANU ABANDONS WIMBLEDON TRAINING MATCH AND CANCELS MEDIA COMMITMENTS

Emma Raducanu may pull out of Wimbledon

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Emma Raducanu has raised serious concerns over her Wimbledon prospects after cutting short a practice session. The British No.1 had two training sessions booked on Saturday - first hitting at Aorangi Park before playing a practice set with Anna Kalinskaya on Court 3.

However, Raducanu found herself 4-0 down before signalling to bring things to an end, leaving the court around 10 minutes ahead of schedule. Kalinskaya carried on with her own drills.

This follows reports that the 23-year-old had been spotted wearing a protective boot earlier in the week. These were her first on-site practice sessions since Monday, and her right ankle was strapped up throughout both.

Raducanu had been due to speak to the media on Saturday afternoon at the All England Club. Yet roughly 20 minutes after departing that practice session, her press conference was called off and rearranged for Sunday.

The former US Open champion was accompanied at both sessions by coach Andrew Richardson, hitting partner Alexis Canter, physiotherapist Emma Stewart and close friend and mentor Jane O'Donoghue.

The No. 30 seed has been drawn against world No. 60 Antonia Ruzic in the first round, with their match scheduled as the opening contest at 1pm on Court 1 on Monday - approximately 48 hours after that curtailed training session.

Raducanu is believed to have been nursing a niggle following her recent run to the Queen's final. The 23-year-old spent over two months on the sidelines with a post-viral illness before returning to the tour in May, where she lost two matches on clay.

She then finished runner-up at the WTA 500 event at London's Queen's Club earlier this month. Due to rain delays, Raducanu played three matches in the space of 28 hours, a considerable increase in workload after spending months sidelined.

Raducanu withdrew from the Nottingham Open the following week, citing a change in schedule. She also opted against taking a wildcard into this week's Eastbourne Open, choosing instead to use the time to prepare ahead of Wimbledon.

Emma Raducanu wore strapping on her ankle during two Wimbledon practice sessions(Image: Getty)

However, she failed to train at the All England Club for four days.

It currently remains unclear when the 30th seed will speak on Sunday or whether she intends to practise beforehand.

Should Raducanu prove fit to face Ruzic on Monday afternoon, the challenges won't ease up. She will likely come up against 2017 French Open champion Jelena Ostapenko - also a former semi-finalist here - in the second round.

World No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka could then be lying in wait in the third round.

The four-time Major champion defeated the British star at the same stage here last year.

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The 23-time grand slam singles champion last played a singles match nearly four years ago at the US Open in what had appeared to be her farewell to the sport.

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Emma Raducanu is due to open her campaign against Croatian Antonia Ruzic but fitness doubts surround the 30th seed, who could again meet Aryna Sabalenka in the third round in a repeat of last year.

Raducanu did not turn up for her scheduled practice session on Thursday having reportedly been seen wearing a protective boot the previous evening.

The British number one’s team confirmed she is managing a niggle and concerns grew when she did not appear on the practice schedule for Friday.

Raducanu is due to speak to the media at a press conference on Saturday.

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She recovered from a set and a break down against Antonia Ruzic to force a decider but the Croatian prevailed, winning 6-1 5-7 6-2.

Ruzic is ranked 67th in the world and was one of seven lucky losers from qualifying to fill the main draw after several players pulled out through injury, illness or a schedule change.

Raducanu's initial opponent Elisabetta Cocciaretto was ruled out with a thigh problem and Ruzic won the first set in 30 minutes having twice broken Raducanu.

The world number 25 then sought medical attention, just as she did last week at the Qatar Open when she had to retire from her first-round match.

Despite falling 5-3 down after being broken again in the second set, Raducanu fought back to claim two breaks and make it a set apiece.

The Briton won six consecutive games at the end of the second set and start of the third to go 2-0 up in the decider, but Ruzic won the next six to clinch victory.

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Emma Raducanu has parted ways with coach Francis RoigCredit: Shutterstock Editorial

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World No 29 Raducanu released a short statement on Thursday confirming her split with Roig, a former coach of Rafael Nadal, following a difficult start to her 2026 season.

The Brit played just one match at the United Cup in Perth, falling to Maria Sakkari in three sets, before an underwhelming straight-sets loss to world No 204 Taylah Preston at the Hobart International.

Raducanu was then beaten in straight sets by world No 55 Anastasia Potapova at the Australian Open, with the Brit having now lost six of her nine matches since the end of the 2025 US Open.

Speaking after her loss to Potapova in Melbourne, the 23-year-old spoke of a “misalignment” within her game, and it has now been confirmed that Roig will not part of her journey to solve that concern.

The former US Open champion took to her Instagram story on Thursday to announce her split from Roig, following a partnership that started at the Cincinnati Open last August.

She wrote: “Francis, thank you for our time together.

“You have been more than a coach to me and I will cherish the many good times we spent together on the court.

“While we have come to the conclusion together that we ought not to move forward, please know that I am very grateful for all you have taught me and fond of our time shared.”

Raducanu’s decision to split with Roig means that she is again without a coach, having now worked with eight different permanent coaches during her professional career.

The Brit’s partnership with Nick Cavaday, from the start of 2024 until early 2025, has been her longest since her 2021 US Open triumph, with Raducanu having worked with Mark Petchey on a temporary basis in between her split with Cavaday and the start of her time with Roig.

According to The i, the Brit will work with Alexis Canter over the next few weeks before she looks to make a new permanent hire.

Raducanu is set to return to action at the Transylvania Open next week, with the world No 29 set to be the top seed at the WTA 250 event.

Her campaign in Cluj will then be followed by back-to-back WTA 1000 events in the Middle East, with the Qatar Open in Doha swiftly followed by the Dubai Tennis Championships.

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Emma Raducanu will face Mananchaya Sawangkaew late on Sunday night, after just one practice session since arriving fron .Photograph: James D Morgan/Getty Images (Photograph: James D Morgan/Getty Images)

Emma Raducanu has criticised the Australian Open’s “very difficult” scheduling but remains focused on her game after being lined up to compete in a late-night slot on the opening day.

Raducanu will play her first-round match against Mananchaya Sawangkaew on Sunday night, leaving the British No 1 with minimal time to adjust to the conditions at Melbourne Park after competing in Hobart. With the Sunday start, the Australian Open’s first round is now split across three days, so Raducanu’s first match could have been played on Monday.

“It’s very difficult,” she said. “You would love to have more time in the environment, more time practising, but I guess I was pretty much handed the schedule to try and turn it around and make the most out of what is in front of me. I think it’s easy to get down and complain about it, but it’s not going to help. So I’m just trying to focus and turn it around for tomorrow.”

On Thursday, Raducanu lost to the world No 204, Taylah Preston, in the quarter-finals of the Hobart International. A delayed flight meant she only arrived in Melbourne late on Friday. She will have just one training session in Melbourne before her first round match.

Coming after a best-of five-sets men’s match, Alexander Bublik against Jenson Brooksby, Raducanu’s match is due to start at a late hour against Sawangkaew, a talented 23-year-old Thai who broke into the top 100 last June. Sawangkaew is ranked No 195 owing to a six-month injury layoff.

“I think it’s very difficult to be scheduling women’s matches after a potential five-set match,” said Raducanu. “To me, it doesn’t really make as much sense, but I think after seeing it, the initial reaction is probably, like: ‘Oh, it’s a late one.’ Then you deal with it, and you try and shift your day and adjust.

“Today I’m going to practise and see what it’s like. I don’t think I have been in that situation. Only once before maybe when I played the semis of the US Open. I played second night match, but other than that, I haven’t played that late. So for me, it’s a new experience, something that I need to learn to do. Hopefully if I’m playing this game for a long time, I’ll probably be in this situation again, so it’s a good learning step to try and adjust and deal with that day, as well.”

Meanwhile, Novak Djokovic cited the Professional Tennis Players’ Association’s lawsuit against the governing bodies as a significant reason behind his surprise decision to sever ties with the organisation. Djokovic, who co-founded the PTPA alongside the former player Vasek Pospisil, announced at the beginning of the year that he would be stepping away.

“It was a tough call for me to exit the PTPA, but I had to do that, because I felt like my name was overused in pretty much every single article or communication channel,” he said. “I felt like people, whenever they think about PTPA, they think it’s my organisation, which is a wrong idea from the very beginning. So this was supposed to be everyone, every player’s organisation across the board, men and women.

“And I also didn’t like the way the leadership was taking the direction of the PTPA, and so I decided to step out. Does that mean that I’m not supporting PTPA? No, I am. I am still wishing them all the best, because I think that there is room and there is a need for 100% players-only representation existing in our ecosystem.

“Going back to the lawsuit, as well, back in Miami, March last year, it was partly I exited because of that, because I didn’t agree with everything that was in there, and I decided not to be one of the player plaintiffs. So that was also one of the big reasons.”

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