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Emma Raducanu to miss US Open in injury heartbreaker

Nypost · 🇺🇸 public United States · · 274 words · By Christian Arnold
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Open later in August due to her ongoing recovery from a stress fracture that forced her out of Wimbledon.

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What happened

Open later in August due to her ongoing recovery from a stress fracture that forced her out of Wimbledon.

Why it matters

Multiple outlets reported that the decision was made after Raducanu consulted with her medical team, determining she wouldn’t be able to play in the Queens-hosted tournament, marking another setback for the 23-year-old tennis star.

Common ground

Raducanu has been hampered by illness and injury in the run-up to the U.S.

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The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

open_in_new Read the original article: https://nypost.com/2026/08/03/sports/emma-raducanu-to-miss-us-open-in-injury-hea…

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 10 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “the decision was made after Raducanu consulted with her medical team, determining she wouldn’t be able to play in the Queens-hosted tournament”
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Multiple sources, including Yahoo Sports and a report on Andy Roddick's reaction, confirm the decision was made after consultation with her medical team.
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web search NEUTRAL — Emma Raducanu has withdrawn from the US Open after consulting with her medical team, citing an ongoing right lower-leg injury and recent return to training in a protective boot.
https://nourished.news/story/7etjcckvhf8sqny9
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web search NEUTRAL — Emma Raducanu will not take part in the U.S. Open later in August due to her ongoing recovery from a stress fracture that forced her out of Wimbledon. Multiple outlets reported that the decision was m…
https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/emma-raducanu-miss-us-open…
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web search NEUTRAL — Emma Raducanu, the British tennis player and sensational winner of the 2021 US Open, officially withdrew from the tournament on Monday after consultations with her medical team.
https://www.tennisworldusa.org/tennis/news/WTA_Tennis/168532…
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Claim 2: “Emma Raducanu will not take part in the U.S. Open later in August due to her ongoing recovery from a stress fracture that forced her out of Wimbledon.”
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Multiple independent sources (Yahoo Sports, LBC, and others) confirm that Emma Raducanu will miss the U.S. Open due to a stress fracture that also forced her out of Wimbledon.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Sara Errani and Andrea Vavassori successfully defended their title, defeating Iga Świątek and Casper Ruud in the final, 6–3, 5–7, [10–6] to win the mixed doubles title at the 2025 US Open. The 2025 US…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_US_Open_–_Mixed_doubles
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Emma Raducanu (born 13 November 2002) is a British professional tennis player. She has reached a career-high singles ranking of world No. 10. In 2026, she is the British No. 1 in women's singles, havi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emma_Raducanu
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of career statistics of British tennis player Emma Raducanu. To date, she has won one WTA title.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emma_Raducanu_career_statistic…
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Claim 3: “she could not play for two and a half months due to a post-viral illness that first reared its ugly head in early February.”
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LBC, Yahoo Sports, and upday News all report that she was unable to play for two and a half months due to a post-viral illness starting in early February.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Emma Raducanu (born 13 November 2002) is a British professional tennis player. She has reached a career-high singles ranking of world No. 10. In 2026, she is the British No. 1 in women's singles, havi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emma_Raducanu
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Katie Charlotte Boulter (born 1 August 1996) is a British professional tennis player. She has a career-high singles ranking by the WTA of 23, achieved on 4 November 2024, and a best doubles ranking of…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katie_Boulter
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Leylah Annie Fernandez (born 6 September 2002) is a Canadian professional tennis player. She has been ranked as high as No. 13 in women's singles by the WTA, achieved in August 2022, and No. 17 in dou…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leylah_Fernandez
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Claim 4: “Raducanu has been spending some of her rehab in Switzerland at Suvretta House”
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No evidence was found in the provided search results regarding rehabilitation at Suvretta House in Switzerland.
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Claim 5: “reached her biggest final at the HSBC Championships in June”
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Web search results from tennis news and Wikipedia confirm she reached the final of the HSBC Championships (Queen's Club) in June 2026, losing to Donna Vekic.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 Queen's Club Championships (also known as the HSBC Championships for sponsorship reasons) was a professional tennis tournament played on outdoor grass courts at the Queen's Club in London, Un…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Queen's_Club_Championship…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Emma Raducanu (born 13 November 2002) is a British professional tennis player. She has reached a career-high singles ranking of world No. 10. In 2026, she is the British No. 1 in women's singles, havi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emma_Raducanu
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Leylah Annie Fernandez (born 6 September 2002) is a Canadian professional tennis player. She has been ranked as high as No. 13 in women's singles by the WTA, achieved in August 2022, and No. 17 in dou…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leylah_Fernandez
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Claim 6: “A foot injury impacted her preseason training”
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Both LBC and Yahoo Sports explicitly state that a foot injury impacted her preseason training.
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web search NEUTRAL — Emma Raducanu with strapping on her leg during a practice session. Picture: Alamy. After a foot injury severely hampered her pre-season training, Raducanu then spent two-and-a-half months off court wi…
https://www.lbc.co.uk/article/emma-raducanu-miss-us-open-str…
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web search NEUTRAL — Emma Raducanu will miss the US Open because of the stress fracture in her right leg that she sustained during the grass-court season and forced her to pull out of Wimbledon.
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/aug/03/emma-raducanu-…
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web search NEUTRAL — A foot injury impacted her preseason training, and then she could not play for two and a half months due to a post-viral illness that first reared its ugly head in early February.
https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/emma-raducanu-miss-us-open…
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Claim 7: “The first round of the U.S. Open begins on Aug. 30.”
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No evidence was provided in the search results to confirm the specific start date of the U.S. Open first round.
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Claim 8: “since she won the U.S. Open back in 2021.”
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Wikipedia and multiple news sources confirm Emma Raducanu won the U.S. Open in 2021.
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web search NEUTRAL — Raducanu was the 2021 US Open champion, and she was the first British woman to win a major in singles since Virginia Wade at the 1977 Wimbledon Championships.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emma_Raducanu
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web search NEUTRAL — The moment Emma Raducanu won the 2021 US Open after beating Leylah Fernandez in the final.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vXBP0APXspw
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web search NEUTRAL — Emma Raducanu completed her fairytale in New York by winning the US Open singles title on this day in 2021. The 18-year-old produced one of the greatest sporting shocks of all time when she beat Leyla…
https://www.aol.com/sports/day-2021-emma-raducanu-wins-05000…
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Claim 9: “marking another setback for the 23-year-old tennis star.”
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Wikipedia states Emma Raducanu was born on November 13, 2002. Given the context of the 2026 events mentioned in the evidence, she would be 23 years old.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Victoria Mboko was the reigning champion, but did not participate due to a knee injury. Aryna Sabalenka retained the WTA No. 1 singles ranking by reaching the fourth round. Elena Rybakina was also in …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_National_Bank_Open_–_Wome…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Emma Raducanu (born 13 November 2002) is a British professional tennis player. She has reached a career-high singles ranking of world No. 10. In 2026, she is the British No. 1 in women's singles, havi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emma_Raducanu
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of career statistics of British tennis player Emma Raducanu. To date, she has won one WTA title.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emma_Raducanu_career_statistic…
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Claim 10: “The Brit was forced out of Wimbledon earlier this summer after she was spotted in a walking boot in the week ahead of the major.”
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Multiple sources (AOL, Daily Mail) confirm her withdrawal from Wimbledon due to a stress fracture. While the 'walking boot' detail is mentioned in the context of her return to training in the U.S. Open evidence, the withdrawal itself is heavily corroborated.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Ashleigh Barty defeated Karolína Plíšková in the final, 6–3, 6–7(4–7), 6–3 to win the ladies' singles tennis title at the 2021 Wimbledon Championships. It was her first Wimbledon title and second majo…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2021_Wimbledon_Championships_–…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Linda Nosková defeated Karolína Muchová in the final, 6–2, 5–7, 6–3 to win the ladies' singles tennis title at the 2026 Wimbledon Championships. She saved a match point (in the third round against Sor…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Wimbledon_Championships_–…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Emma Raducanu (born 13 November 2002) is a British professional tennis player. She has reached a career-high singles ranking of world No. 10. In 2026, she is the British No. 1 in women's singles, havi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emma_Raducanu
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