Raducanu withdraws from Madrid Open amid viral illness, two-month absence

Emma Raducanu has withdrawn from the Madrid Open due to a viral illness, keeping her out of competition since early March. She has not played since suffering a 6-1, 6-1 defeat to Amanda Anisimova at Indian Wells.

The absence is expected to extend to about two months, with the British player pulling out of Madrid ahead of next week’s event. She had briefly trained on-site at the Miami Open a little over a week after the Indian Wells result before citing lingering symptoms from the illness as the reason for the withdrawal.

The development marks another extended layoff from the WTA Tour for Raducanu, with no timetable for her return announced in the articles.