Emma Raducanu will be on the sidelines again this week after announcing she is pulling out of the upcoming WTA 1000 event in Beijing. In a social media post, Raducanu identified the injury she suffered in Seoul last week as sprained ligaments in her left foot,

Raducanu's latest blow threw her participation at the WTA 1000 into serious doubt, and in an injury update shared on X - formerly known as Twitter - the former US Open champion confirmed that she had sprained ligaments and would not compete in Beijing.

Emma Raducanu has pulled out of the China Open through injury, shortly after the draw was made for tournament, with the news following Iga Swiatek's withdrawal.