Emma Raducanu Withdraws from Wimbledon With Stress Fracture, Ranking Drop Expected

Emma Raducanu will not play Wimbledon. A stress fracture has ended her grass-court summer before it reached the Championships, and the ranking drop that follows a missed Slam is already being written into the projections.

The decision is medical, not tactical. Raducanu’s career since the US Open title has been a negotiation with her body as much as with the draw, and another abbreviated season resets the conversation about how many weeks she can stack together.

The All England Club will move on to the next British hope in the draw. Raducanu’s year now depends on when the bone says she can start again.