Second-seeded Elise Mertens also withdrew from the tournament, citing an ankle injury, with Jodie Burrage taking the Belgian's place in the competition

Former US Open champion Emma Raducanu's participation in the upcoming Australian Open 2025 is in doubt after she withdrew from the Auckland tennis classic with a back injury. The 22-year-old Briton has been nursing the injury in recent weeks and stated it had not improved as much as she hoped.

Emma Raducanu has pulled out of the first tournament of the new season through injury. The 22-year-old was forced to withdraw from the ASB Classic in Auckland with a back problem. At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story.

Emma Raducanu’s new season began in disappointingly familiar fashion when she withdrew from the Auckland Open with back trouble.

Emma Raducanu will not play at the WTA event in Aukland this week after she pulled out of the season-opening tournament, citing a back issue.

ASB Classic tournament director Nicolas Lamperin admits that the withdrawal of Emma Raducanu is a big blow for the event – but such things are part of the sport. The British star, who is one of the most marketable names in tennis,

Former U.S. Open champion Emma Raducanu has withdrawn from an Auckland tournament, saying a back injury she has been nursing in recent weeks had not improved as much as she hoped.

Grand Slam winner Emma Raducanu has pulled out of the Auckland Open with a back problem in a setback for her preparations for the Australian Open. Raducanu, seeded sixth in the Auckland warmup, was due to play American Robin Montgomery in the first match of the evening session later on Tuesday.