Concerns about Emma Raducanu’s readiness for the Australian Open have been partly assuaged by social-media images of an intense training session in Melbourne.

Former U.S. Open champion Emma Raducanu has withdrawn from an Auckland tournament, saying a back injury she has been nursing in recent weeks had not improved as much as she hoped.

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

Emma Raducanu, former U.S. Open champion, withdraws from the Auckland Tennis Classic due to a back injury. Raducanu was seeded sixth but needs to recover from her setback. Despite recent injuries, she remains optimistic about the new season.

Emma Raducanu received a pretty solid draw in Auckland and this could absolutely be the year when the Briton makes her breakthrough at the ASB Classic. In her opening two matches at the tournament, the No. 6 seed will take on 117th-ranked Robin Montgomery before likely meeting world No. 89 Jule Niemeier.

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.

Emma Raducanu’s 2025 season couldn’t have started worse. Due to a back injury, she had to withdraw from her opening tournament in Auckland. It’s such a shame for her as injuries have greatly hindered her career.