Emma Raducanu has clarified what exactly happened in Seoul as the British tennis star sprained some ligaments in her ankle that will require her to pause for some time.
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On Monday, the draw for the WTA 1000 tournament in Beijing was released and the 21-year-old's name was on it. But shortly after, it was revealed that the 2021 US Open champion decided to pull out of the China Open.
Now, the 21-year-old has taken to X to confirm the news but also share what was the exact reason for her latest move.
"Hello, last week in Seoul I sprained some ligaments in my foot which unfortunately need some more time to heal (sad emoji). It means I cant play in Beijing but I hope to be back competing as soon as I can," Raducanu wrote on X.
Raducanu retired injured in the Seoul quarterfinal
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.
For Raducanu, sustaining an injury at the start of the Asian swing was the last thing she wanted, considering what she said just a week ago.
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"I think the rest of the year, as long as I'm healthy I'm going to try and finish the season and play as many matches as I can. It's something I'm really light on since the grass through the D.C. period. I've not played many points, even in practice. So today, as grueling as it was, I think I had three hours of match experience, which can only aid me going into the next few weeks. For me now, I just want to play matches and, in the meantime, do a little bit of work on my game where I can," she said in Seoul.
Raducanu will now probably try to recover for the Wuhan Open, which starts in exactly two weeks.
