{"id":3084,"date":"2025-06-16T11:56:24","date_gmt":"2025-06-16T06:56:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/youdigital.pk\/en\/?p=3084"},"modified":"2025-06-16T20:39:53","modified_gmt":"2025-06-16T15:39:53","slug":"raducanu-withdraws-from-berlin-open-amid-injury-concerns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/2day.pk\/en\/2025\/06\/16\/raducanu-withdraws-from-berlin-open-amid-injury-concerns","title":{"rendered":"Raducanu Withdraws from Berlin Open Amid Injury Concerns"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"62\" data-end=\"303\"><strong>ISLAMABAD: British tennis star Emma Raducanu has pulled out of this week\u2019s Berlin Open as she continues to manage a recurring back injury, prioritising recovery ahead of a crucial grass-court run that includes Wimbledon later this month.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"305\" data-end=\"575\">The 22-year-old former US Open champion was expected to feature at the high-profile WTA 500 event in Berlin, having accepted a wildcard entry. However, her ongoing fitness issues forced her to make a late decision to withdraw, opting for rest and rehabilitation instead.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"582\" data-end=\"615\"><strong data-start=\"582\" data-end=\"615\">Injury Forces Strategic Pause<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"617\" data-end=\"894\">Raducanu first experienced discomfort in her back during her appearance at the Strasbourg Open ahead of the French Open.<br data-start=\"737\" data-end=\"740\" \/>The problem resurfaced during her quarter-final loss to Zheng Qinwen at the Rothesay Classic in Birmingham, where she took an off-court medical timeout.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"896\" data-end=\"1165\">\u201cIt\u2019s been lingering for the last few weeks,\u201d Raducanu said.<br data-start=\"956\" data-end=\"959\" \/>\u201cI\u2019ve had back issues before \u2014 it\u2019s a vulnerability of mine. I know I need to take good care of it.\u201d<br data-start=\"1059\" data-end=\"1062\" \/>She emphasised that a cautious approach is essential, adding, \u201cIt needs proper and careful management.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1172\" data-end=\"1208\"><strong data-start=\"1172\" data-end=\"1208\">Eyes on Eastbourne and Wimbledon<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1210\" data-end=\"1467\">Raducanu\u2019s decision to skip Berlin comes despite the tournament featuring nine of the world\u2019s top ten WTA players.<br data-start=\"1324\" data-end=\"1327\" \/>She had chosen to compete in Berlin over Nottingham to test herself against elite opponents, but the setback prompted a shift in priorities.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1469\" data-end=\"1831\">The British number one is now targeting a return to action at the Eastbourne International, scheduled from 23 to 28 June, before competing at Wimbledon, which begins on 30 June.<br data-start=\"1646\" data-end=\"1649\" \/>Last year, Raducanu reached the fourth round at Wimbledon and claimed her first top-10 win by defeating Jessica Pegula at Eastbourne \u2014 achievements she hopes to build on this summer.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1833\" data-end=\"1977\">Her team is optimistic that she\u2019ll be match-fit in time for both events, with medical staff closely monitoring her progress in the coming weeks.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ISLAMABAD: British tennis star Emma Raducanu has pulled out of this week\u2019s Berlin Open as she continues to manage a recurring back injury, prioritising recovery ahead of a crucial grass-court run that includes Wimbledon later this month. The 22-year-old former US Open champion was expected to feature at the high-profile WTA 500 event in Berlin, &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":3085,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[1559,1278,1560],"class_list":["post-3084","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports","tag-raducanu","tag-tennis","tag-wimbledon"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/2day.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3084","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/2day.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/2day.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/2day.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/2day.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3084"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/2day.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3084\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3131,"href":"https:\/\/2day.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3084\/revisions\/3131"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/2day.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3085"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/2day.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3084"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/2day.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3084"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/2day.pk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3084"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}