Emma Raducanu was the last player to retire from the Hong Kong Open and was replaced by Sofia Kenin

Emma Raducanu became the latest player to bow out of the Prudential Hong Kong Tennis Open this month, just 24 hours after Naomi Osaka was forced to withdraw due to injury.

Raducanu, recovering from the foot injury that forced her to withdraw before her Korea Open quarterfinal against Daria Kasatkina a month ago, has already missed four tournaments in the WTA’s Asian swing; the China Open and events in Wuhan, Ningbo and this week in Guangzhou.

Her place at the Victoria Park Tennis Stadium, which begins next Monday, has been taken by another Grand Slam winner, Moscow-born American Sofia Kenin.

The 25-year-old, ranked 26th in the world, is playing at the Toray Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo this week, where she will face Clara Tauson of Denmark in the round of 16 on Wednesday.

The Danish No. 2, who lost to Ajla Tomljanovic in the Prudential Hong Kong Tennis 125 final earlier this month, is also expected to return to Causeway Bay for the WTA 250 event.

Radacuna’s withdrawal isn’t all that surprising considering she has struggled to stay fit since defeating Leylah Fernandez in her surprise US Open victory in 2021. Fans had hoped the pair would renew their rivalry in Hong Kong, where Fernandez is the defending champion.