Emma Raducanu withdraws from Madrid due to hand injury, set to leave top 100 for first time since US Open win

Emma Raducanu has withdrawn from the Madrid Open hours before her first-round match due to a hand injury.

The British No. 1 was due to face world No. 73 Viktoriya Tomova on Wednesday afternoon, with world No. 1 Iga Swiatek awaiting the winner in the second round.

However, Raducanu has pulled out of the WTA 1000 event.

“Emma Raducanu withdraws from the Mutua Madrid Open due to [an] injury in her right hand,” said a statement from the tournament.

“Get well soon!”

However, she has been battling a wrist problem over the last few months.

“It is something I’ve been managing for some time,” Raducanu said.

“Yeah, I just need to review after this tournament really and figure out what my next steps are. We have been managing it, keeping on top of it.

“I’m able to play in the short-term. But the current solutions aren’t very viable long-term.”

It is not known when Raducanu will return to action.

The Italian Open starts on May 8 and is followed by the French Open, which starts on May 28.

Raducanu’s withdrawal means there will be no British women in the main draw in Madrid.

Cameron Norrie, Andy Murray, Dan Evans and Kyle Edmund are in the men’s draw.

Murray plays Andrea Vavassori in the first round on Thursday while Edmund opens against former US Open champion Dominic Thiem.

Norrie and Evans both have first-round byes.

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