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Raducanu pulls out of Melbourne tournament

Melbourne – The 19-year-old Briton remains to recuperate from coronavirus

United States Open champ Emma Raducanu on Saturday took out of an Australian Open workout event following week as she remains to recuperate from coronavirus.

The 19-year-old Briton resulted from align along with safeguarding Australian Open champ Naomi Osaka as well as previous globe leading Simona Halep at the Melbourne Summer season Establish WTA occasion from Tuesday.

Yet after exercising at Melbourne Park on Saturday she pulled out, having actually examined favorable for Covid-19 prior to an Abu Dhabi event last month and after that hung out alone.

” The timing to contend in the initial Melbourne occasion today is prematurely for me, having actually simply returned from seclusion,” she claimed in a short declaration. “Anticipate seeing you to contend later on this month.”

Raducanu came to be the initial British lady to win a Conquest considering that Virginia Pitch In 1977 when she thrived at Flushing Meadows, yet has actually battled to discover the exact same kind ever since.

She has actually been dealing with brand-new instructor Torben Beltz in advance of what will certainly be her initial complete period on the WTA Scenic tour.

French Open finalist Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova will certainly additionally miss out on the Melbourne occasion after examining favorable for Covid-19 previously today, calling into question whether she will certainly be suitabled for the Australian Open.

Placed at a career-high 11, the Russian made her initial Conquest last in June, shedding to Barbora Krejcikova at Roland Garros.

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