Raducanu Misses Wimbledon Practice With Shin Injury
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- Emma Raducanu missed training at the All England Club on Thursday after aggravating an injury during her run to the Queen's Club final earlier this month.
- Raducanu is managing a shin problem on her right leg — not the left thigh she strapped after a quarter-final slip — and was reportedly seen leaving the All England Club on Wednesday wearing an orthopaedic boot.
- Raducanu finished as runner-up to Croatia's Donna Vekic at Queen's after playing five matches in a week, a workload she described as 'a great problem to have' alongside 'a few niggles.'
- Raducanu had not won a match since early March and missed several tournaments due to a viral illness before her Queen's resurgence, making the injury concern particularly damaging to her momentum.
- Raducanu skipped Nottingham last week and Eastbourne this week to rest, but was still seen practising at the All England Club on Monday before Thursday's absence.
- Raducanu is seeded 30th for Wimbledon, which begins Monday, and will learn her first-round opponent at Friday's draw.
Why it matters: Raducanu's fitness is now the central question around the British No. 1 heading into Wimbledon, where she is seeded 30th and learns her first-round opponent Friday. A shin issue compounded by five matches in a week at Queen's — after months sidelined by a viral illness — puts her hard-won form at risk just as the year's biggest grass-court event begins.
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