Emma Raducanu will miss the return to the scene of her biggest career triumph with news on Monday that the injured Brit will be missing from the US Open.

The player who won the New York title from a qualifying start in 2021 has not competed since losing the Eastbourne final in mid-June and then going missing from Wimbledon.

The 23-year-old is dealing with a stress fracture and is reported by British tabloid media as undergoing treatment at a pricey private clinic.

In 15 Grand Slam appearances since her Open title half a decade ago, Raducanu has only twice reached the fourth round of a major and looks to be a fading force in between injuries and a near-constant merry-go-round of coaches.

Main photo:- Emma Raducanu won US Open 2021 from a qualifying start, without dropping a set – by ISF Ltd

Top seed Aryna Sabalenka will have it all to play for from the start, with her WTA status under threat this week from Elena Rybakina at the WTA Toronto Masters.

The world No. 1 must reach the round of 16 to retain her table-topping status against the pressure from her Kazakh rival, who will need to claim the trophy to take over the top spot.

The odds are not great for Sabalenka, with the four-time Grand Slam champion hoping to snap back into form following a week-long Greek island holiday after going out in the Wimbledon fourth round to Naomi Osaka.

At the time, teh no. 1 said she was ready to “forget about tennis,”

But upon reflection, she changed her tune slightly on Sunday’s opening day of play in Toronto.

“Clay and grass (seasons), I wouldn’t say they were that bad. I was trying a couple of things, didn’t go the way that I expected. 

“Now we’re back to basics and I really hope it’s going to work out well.

“I felt much better, I couldn’t wait to get back on court and start working towards my goals for this swing,” she said of her summer break.

Missing from the field of the US Open tuneup is Wimbledon finalist Karolina Muchova (minor surgery) while All England Club champion Czech Linda Noskova will play her first event as a top 10 contender after her Grand Slam title

Financial fallout from skipping the Montreal Masters which began on Sunday with rain interruptions likely means little to absent drawcard Novak Djokovic, who has joined world No. 1 Jannik Sinner and injury victim Carlos Alcaraz in missing the Canadian date.

The late withdrawals from the trio of household names has hit Canadian tennis bosses where it hurts and they have called for financial and other sanctions on miscreant players.

Top seed Zverev, the world No. 2 who followed up his Roland Garros title in June with a July runner-up spot at Wimbledon against Sinner, said missing year-end bonus payments would mean absolutely nothing to the multimillionaires of the sport.

“You think Novak will care if he gets a bigger bonus? I think the guy has – if I would have to guess, the guy is north of 400 million in his bank account,” the Montreal top seed said.

“I’m not sure he would care about 50,000 (dollars) more or less.”

He added that rankings also mean little to a player who has been-there, done- that and won more than USD 190 million in prize money alone at age 39.

“I don’t think he cares about his ranking either,” Zverev added, suggesting that the controversial new format of 12-day Masters is a drain on players.

“If (the tournament calendar) goes to the old (system) and we would play one-week Masters events,” the 29-year-old said.

“If you’re forcing us to be away for two and a half, three weeks during Grand Slams and the same then goes for Masters events, you can’t force us to play. Sorry, that’s nonsense.”

Zverev suggested that the current calendar needs a major re-think.

.”I think (the player pullouts) are a result of the two-week Masters event. It’s just too long for some players, too much before the US Open.

“I used to play more 500 events, 250 events when the Masters were shorter, but now I don’t do that anymore just because of time spent away and time spent on tournaments.”

He added: “My team and I had a thought also of maybe skipping Montreal, but then we decided to play it. I need to play matches. I need to play tournaments.
“I don’t think maybe I’ll play my best tennis here, but the result of playing here, I think I’ll play better in Cincinnati and then hopefully my best tennis in New York.”

Main photo:- Alexander Zverev with Coupe des Mousquetaires after winning Men’s final – Roger Parker International Sports Fotos Ltd