FILE – Britain’s Emma Raducanu. REUTERS/Tony Obrien
U.S. Open champion Emma Raducanu has examined constructive for COVID-19 and can miss this week’s Mubadala World Tennis Championship exhibition occasion in Abu Dhabi, the 19-year-old Briton mentioned on Monday.
Raducanu, who grew to become the primary qualifier to win a serious when she triumphed at Flushing Meadows in September, was on account of face Olympics singles gold medallist Belinda Bencic on the Dec. 16-18 occasion.
“I used to be very a lot trying ahead to taking part in in entrance of the followers right here in Abu Dhabi, however sadly after testing constructive for COVID-19, I must postpone till the subsequent alternative,” Raducanu mentioned.
“I’m isolating as per guidelines and hopefully will have the ability to get again quickly.”
Organizers mentioned that they’re taking a look at “various high feminine rivals” to switch Raducanu on the occasion.
Males’s world quantity six Rafa Nadal and final 12 months’s U.S. Open winner Dominic Thiem are set to return from their harm layoffs in Abu Dhabi.
Britain’s Andy Murray, Russian Andrey Rublev, Norway’s Casper Ruud and Canadian Denis Shapovalov may also take part within the occasion earlier than the 2022 aggressive season kicks off in Australia.
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