The injury that kept Emma Raducanu out of Wimbledon could be worse than feared, if a new photo is anything to go by.<\/p>\n
There was days of speculation surrounding Raducanu ahead of Wimbledon, with multiple practices missed and press duties pushed back by the British star.<\/p>\n
Eventually, Raducanu confirmed she would not be able to play her first round match against Antonia Ruzic at Wimbledon due to a stress fracture.<\/p>\n
The Wimbledon withdrawal was especially disappointing due to Raducanu\u2019s recent form, which saw her reach the final of Queen\u2019s in her first grass court event of the year.<\/p>\n
Just two days after the confirmation of her Wimbledon withdrawal, Raducanu has been spotted on crutches according to a picture sourced by The Sun<\/a>.<\/p>\n Emma Raducanu critics told to \u2018temper levels of cynicism\u2019 after \u2018devastating\u2019 Wimbledon news<\/a><\/p>\n Greg Rusedski\u2019s worrying verdict on Emma Raducanu and Jack Draper after Wimbledon withdrawals<\/a><\/p>\n It\u2019s a huge worry for Raducanu<\/a>, who now looks like she could miss a lengthy amount of time from the WTA Tour<\/a> following Wimbledon<\/a>.<\/p>\n Fans are equally worried and they have taken to social media to express their fears surrounding the British No 1.<\/p>\n \u201cOh no, the crutches are not a good sign,\u201d said one fan, while another concluded:\u00a0\u201cOh this doesn\u2019t look good AT ALL.\u201d<\/p>\n Others speculated on just how much time Raducanu would miss. \u201cThat looks like 6-8 weeks. B***** hell Emma,\u201d said one another fan on social media.<\/p>\n One fan predicted that Raducanu could miss the entire summer swing in North America, suggesting: \u201cWe\u2019ll be seeing her in Asia, if we\u2019re lucky.\u201d<\/p>\n Others compounded the doom and gloom. \u201cIt\u2019s so over,\u201d wrote one fan, while another said: \u201cOh my god, we are in hell.\u201d<\/p>\n There was some positivity, however, that Raducanu\u2019s crutches could just be a precaution to try and return to action as soon as possible.<\/p>\n One said: \u201cMay not be so bad as this looks but a stress fracture you have to keep the weight off of it so that is why the crutches I think.\u201d<\/p>\n With worry surrounding Raducanu, Sky Sports broadcasters Jonathan Overend has put the British No 1\u2019s recent feats in pesperctive following her Wimbledon withdrawal.<\/p>\n \u201cTalking to people who have experience of stress fractures the general feeling is that this doesn\u2019t happen suddenly, so it\u2019s something that she\u2019s known about and has been managing, or it\u2019s something that has been affecting her, but she hasn\u2019t known about it. It hasn\u2019t just happened overnight,\u201d Overwend said to Sky Sports.<\/p>\n \u201cThe tennis tour is so arduous and so rigorous, there\u2019s no time to breathe, but it\u2019s no great surprise she should play through that week at Queen\u2019s, then have a practice week where suddenly pain has emerged.<\/p>\n \u201cThis disruption has clearly affected her practice this week here at Wimbledon even though she\u2019s tried to keep her spirits up,\u201d he added. <\/p>\n \u201cShe\u2019s been photographed smiling, she\u2019s been curtailing some sessions and she\u2019s been spotted leaving the courts with protection around the shin.<\/p>\n \u201cThis is obviously something that they\u2019ve been managing this week at the very least and quite possibly for the weeks before it as well. It makes her run to the Queen\u2019s final all the more remarkable and that should be celebrated.\u201d<\/p>\n If Raducanu does miss time after Wimbledon, it would be an almighty blow for the British No 1.<\/p>\n The star has tended to perform well during the North American hardcourt swing, which includes tournaments in Cincinnati, Washington, and Montreal.<\/p>\n Raducanu reached the semi-finals of the Washington Open last season, as well as the third round of the Cincinnati Open and the Canadian Open.<\/p>\n As well as missing yet more time away from tennis, Raducanu could also be set for a ranking slump if she misses those high-profile tournaments.<\/p>\n The stretch in North America is ended by the US Open<\/a>, which Raducanu of course lifted in a memorable run back in 2021.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n The post Emma Raducanu sparks further injury fears as worrying photo emerges after Wimbledon withdrawal<\/a> appeared first on Tennis365<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The injury that kept Emma Raducanu out of Wimbledon could be worse than feared, if a new photo is anything to go by. There was days of speculation surrounding Raducanu ahead of Wimbledon, with multiple practices missed and press duties pushed back by the British star. 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