Raducanu closes in on dropping out of WTA top 200 as absence continues

Saturday, 16 September 2023 at 09:00

Britain’s tennis star Emma Raducanu is now edging closer to dropping out of the top 200 women’s singles players in the WTA rankings.

The 20-year-old has not played a single tennis match at the highest level since April earlier this year after dealing with fitness concerns.

It is because of this reason, Raducanu is now edging closer to dropping out of the top 200 players in the WTA rankings.

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The Toronto-born is placed on the 194th spot in the latest WTA rankings announced after the US Open.

It will be interesting to see whether Raducanu, who has been pushing to return to the court as soon as possible, will resume tennis activities before the end of 2023.

The young tennis star broke onto the second in 2021 when she won the US Open title after beating Canada’s Leylah Fernandez in the final with a score of 6-4, 6-3.

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That victory was more special considering that Raducanu started the competition form the qualification round.

However, since then, not much has gone right for the former world number 10 who has not managed to play in the third round or beyond in any of the Grand Slams.