Emma Raducanu has withdrawn from next week’s Linz Open as she continues to recover full fitness. The British No 1 also pulled out of the Miami Open as she recovers from post-viral symptoms on the back of an illness she picked up in Romania in early February.
Having also opted to sit out Great Britain’s Billie Jean King Cup qualifier against Australia, Raducanu is now likely to focus on a possible return to the WTA Tour in Madrid that starts on 21 April.
The 23-year-old last played in the third round at Indian Wells on 8 March, when she slipped to a 6-1, 6-1 defeat against Amanda Anisimova. Raducanu said then that she felt a lack of power had contributed to her low-key display. “I need to be aggressive when playing those players, but there’s still a long way to go to be doing that and I need to use my strengths and probably mix it up a bit more.”
Since splitting from her latest coach Francisco Roig in January, the 2021 US Open champion has been working on an informal basis with Mark Petchey.
