Emma Raducanu

“less than 10 years remaining at the top level of the sport”

“She announced that decision at 10 o'clock last night, just hours after telling a journalist that she planned to play.”

“In a news conference at Wimbledon on Sunday, Raducanu said the shin issue was a "niggle" which she had been dealing with for about a month.”

“Five matches after having not competed for a while, it was just a lot.”

“five matches after having not competed for a while”

“a fourth-round finish - in 2024 and 2021”

“Raducanu was set to play Antonia Ruzic at 1pm on Monday and was hopeful that she was able to manage the nagging injury through the match.”

“Five matches after having not competed for a while, it was just a lot.”

“The 30th seed said:”

“The 23-year-old was forced to skip training on Thursday and Friday.”

“Raducanu, the 2021 US Open champion, was back on court on Saturday but was forced to cut her session with Russia's Anna Kalinskaya at Wimbledon short by 10 minutes.”

“Raducanu, ranked 33rd in the world, was due to be one of just two British seeds in the entire tournament.”

“Yesterday I played for an hour before playing with Anna.”

“But the 23-year-old announced that she would be withdrawing from the Grand Slam event less than 24 hours before the match.”

“Five matches after having not competed for a while, I think it was just a lot of load.”

“the 23-year-old said...”

“overplaying at Queen's a fortnight ago”