Raducanu pulls out of Miami Open to continue recovery from illness

Emma Raducanu is set to lose a lot of ranking points after reaching the quarter-finals last year
Emma Raducanu is set to lose a lot of ranking points after reaching the quarter-finals last yearREUTERS / Amr Alfiky

Former US Open ⁠champion Emma Raducanu has pulled out ‌of the Miami ‌Open as she ‌continues her recovery ‌from illness, the WTA ‌said on Monday.

British number one ‌Raducanu, who enjoyed a ⁠run ‌to the quarter-finals ​in Florida last year, had ​been given a bye into the second ⁠round.

The ​23-year-old has struggled with form and fitness issues since ‌her only Grand Slam triumph as a teenager at New York in 2021 and has worked with a string of different ‌coaches with little ​success.

The Miami Open ‌main draw begins on Tuesday and runs until March 29th.