Emma Raducanu has handed WTA tournament organisers another in a long series of disappointments, with the fading former Grand Slam champion withdrawing on Tuesday from the Hong Kong Open.

The pullout from next week’s event in the SAR marks the fifth no-show for the British No. 55 this autumn.

Raducanu, who won the 2021 US Open and has since fallen flat with injuries and seemingly endless coaching changes, looks to have all but ended her season.

She is joined on the sidelines in Hong Kong by fellow injury victim and former Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka.

Raducanu has not played in well over a month, quitting mid-match with a September foot injury in South Korea and still troubled by various physical problems

She has pulled out of Chinese events in Beijing, Wuhan, Ningbo and  Guangzhou.

Raducanu is replaced in the HKG draw by American Sofia Kenin.

Emma Raducanu has quit before another tournament as injuries continue to stalk the fading British No. 54.

The 2021 US Open winner whose career has nosedived since that career-defining accomplishment has pulled out of next week’s Wuhan Open.

The Raducanu camp cited the foot injury she suffered last month in Seoul which resulted in a quarter-final mid-match withdrawal.

She then skipped the ongoing WTA 1000 in Beijing.

The rest of the season for the Chinese-Romanian 21-year-old now looks hazy.

Raducanu is entered in the Ningbo Open (October 14-20), Guangzhou Open (October 21-27) and the Hong Kong Open (October 28-November 3). 

Emma Raducanu has taken a late decision to make up for lost time by adding a mini Asian swing to her autumn WTA schedule.

The one-time US Open champion whose fortunes have deteriorated over the last three seasons through injury, lack of play and indecision may be trying to make amends with her scheduling decision.

The No. 72 who exited in the Open first round after a month of hardcourt inactivity will now cram her calendar with entries at Tour events in Seoul, Hong Kong and the 1000 tournament in Beijing.

The former No. 10 admitted she might not have prepared well at all for the New York Grand Slam date against fellow former major winner Sofia Kenin.

“I would have preferred to probably play a little bit more before coming into the US Open,” she said in New York. 

“I think I can learn from it.. and . manage my schedule slightly differently.”

Korea was the venue for a semi-final finish for the Brit in 2022; she will be making debuts in Hong Kong and Beijing.

Main photo:- Emma Raducanu losing first round match in the 2024 US Open against Sofia Kenin – by Mark Greenwood International Sports Fotos Ltd