Emma Raducanu suffers fresh injury blow and pulls out of Miami Open

Emma Raducanu has withdrawn from the Miami Open after suffering a lower back injury in a fresh blow for the British tennis star.

Raducanu, who saw her 2023 season derailed by injury problems and returned in January, was due to face world No.56 Wang Xiyu in the first round on Tuesday.

But the 21-year-old, who reached the third round at Indian Wells last week, will miss the prestigious WTA event in Miami despite being handed a wildcard.

It is not yet known how serious Raducanu’s latest injury is but it could possibly harm her hopes of playing for Great Britain at the Billie Jean King Cup next month.