The 20-year-old British player cited a right hand injury as the reason for her withdrawal. This is the latest setback for Raducanu, who has struggled with form and condition since her fairy tale run to the title at Flushing Meadows in 2021 when she was just 18 and from qualifications. She lost in the first round in Miami and Stuttgart and, by missing Madrid, she risks breaking out of the top 100 of the WTA rankings for the first time since her meteoric breakthrough.

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