Raducanu Having Multiple Surgeries, Will Miss Roland-Garros, Wimbledon Slams

By Barry Janoff

May 3, 2023: Emma Radacanu, the 2021 U.S. Open Grand Slam winner, said today she is having surgery on both wrists and an ankle and “will be out for the next few months,’ which includes the Roland-Garros Paris Grand Slam (May 28-June 11) and the Wimbledon Grand Slam in London (July 3-16) Grand Slam.

The 2023 U.S. Open (Aug. 28-Sept. 10) may be in doubt, as well.

“It is safe to say the last 10 months have been difficult as I dealt with a recurring injury on a bone of both hands,” Raducanu, 20, offered via a hand-written page in a notebook, a photo of which she posted to her social media platform.

The letter was accompanied by a photo of Raducanu in a hospital bed, showing that she already has had surgery on her right wrist. Raducanu is right-handed.

“I tried my best to manage the pain and play throughout for most of this year and end of last year by reducing practice load dramatically, missing weeks of training as well as cutting last season short to try to heal it.

“Unfortunately, it’s not enough.”

According to Raducanu, who was ranked as high as No. 10 (July 2022) but currently ranked No. 85 in the world by the Hogologic WTA Tour, she is having a “minor procedure” on both hands to resolve the issue and “while I am at it will have another minor procedure that is due on my ankle,’ but did not specify on which foot.

“It pains me that I will miss the summer events."

Raducanu withdrew from the Mutua Madrid Open, which began April 25 and concludes May 7, citing an injury to her right hand. She last played in the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix in Stuttgart on April 18, losing to Jelena Ostapenko in the Round of 32.

She said she suffered an ankle injury at the ASB Classic in Auckland this past January, prior to the Australian Open.

After losing to Bianca Andreescu in the first round of the Miami Open on March 22, she said during a media conference that she had been having issues with her right wrist since training for the BNP Paribas Open, Indian Wells, Calif. in March.

"I just need to review after this tournament really and figure out what my next steps are," Raducanu said during the Maimi Open media conference..

"We have been managing it, keeping on top of it. I'm able to play in the short term. But the current solutions aren't very viable long term."

Raducanu has won more than $3.776 million in career earnings — including $2.5 million at the 2021 U.S. Open — but has not won a WTA title since winning the U.S. Open, which is  her only career singles title.

She was among the highest-paid women athletes in 2022, earning $18.7 million, according to Forbes. Of that, $18 million was from off-field endeavors including endorsement deals that included Nike, Tiffany, Dior, Evian, British Airways, Vodafone, Porsche, HSBC and Wilson.

“I tried to downplay the issues so I thank all of my fans who continued to support me when you did not know the facts,” she wrote today in her letter.

“Look forward to seeing you all back out there,” she concluded, followed by a hand-drawn heart.

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