Emma Raducanu Nottingham Open Withdrawal Follows Queen’s Final Run

Emma Raducanu’s emma raducanu nottingham open withdrawal came after she reached the final at Queen’s Club and then pulled out of this week’s event. The 23-year-old had risen back to 31st in the world rankings and is in line for a Wimbledon seeding after a career-first grass-court final.

Queen’s Club Final

Raducanu was beaten by Croatia’s Donna Vekic in the Queen’s final on Sunday. She started that match wearing significant strapping on the inside of her left thigh, then removed it late in the first set.

Afterward, Raducanu said: “I have just been dealing with a few niggles over the past few weeks, and of course the load I have had in the last week.”

Raducanu’s Ranking Rise

The Queen’s run pushed her back to 31st in the world rankings. That leaves her positioned for a Wimbledon seeding, a notable shift for a player who won the US Open in 2021 and has now added a grass-court final to her record.

Her Nottingham exit came with no ranking points to defend there, which made the decision cleaner on paper even as the timing cut short another tournament entry. The move also keeps the focus on recovery after a heavy week rather than on squeezing in another event before Wimbledon.

Monday Morning Message

Raducanu wrote on Instagram on Monday morning that it had been “A special week. Thank you London. Thank you Queens, all of your support & the atmosphere this week at home meant everything to me. It hurts but it’s just more fuel. To my team too, all your resilience and efforts to get me here.”

For Nottingham, the immediate change is simple: one of Britain’s top players is out, and the field moves on without the momentum she carried out of Queen’s Club.