Raducanu withdraws from Monterrey event due to leg injury

Emma Raducanu has pulled out of the WTA tournament in Monterrey next week after injury forced her to retire in the final set of a match in Guadalajara on Wednesday.

The British No 1 and 2021 US Open champion suffered a minor issue with her left leg during a gruelling first-round match against Daria Saville, which lasted over three and a half hours.

The 19-year-old is next scheduled to play in the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells from March 9.

Raducanu, if fit to play, will receive a first-round bye and not play her opening match until March 11 or 12.

The Bromley-based player's clash with Saville was her first outing since her defeat to Danka Kovinic in the second round of the Australian Open, a game in which Raducanu was hampered by a hand blister.

Her pre-season training in December was also disrupted by a bout of Covid-19.

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