British tennis player Emma Raducanu withdraws from the 2026 Wimbledon Championships due to a stress fracture in her right leg. Multiple reports say she had been managing a lower-leg issue and that the problem worsened, with a “niggle” developing into a stress fracture. Raducanu had been scheduled to play her first-round match on Court No. 1 against Croatian opponent Antonia Ruzic, but she pulls out just hours before the start of play. Prior to the withdrawal, she had been seen during the week wearing a protective orthopaedic boot and missing several days of practice. On the eve of Wimbledon, she cuts short a practice session at the All England Club and also postpones a planned press appearance, which feeds concerns about her fitness. Some outlets report she later comes through an on-site practice session, raising hopes she could still compete, but she ultimately announces the withdrawal on Sunday evening, posting the decision on Instagram. With Raducanu absent, Wimbledon begins the first round without its highest-profile British player.