Emma Raducanu reveals she will skip Kremlin Cup after ‘schedule change’
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US Open women’s singles champion Emma Raducanu has pulled out of the Kremlin Cup in Russia later this month citing a “tournament schedule change”.
World No 22 Raducanu made her much-anticipated return to the court at Indian Wells last week but lost in the second round to Belarusian Aliaksandra Sasnovich.
The British 18-year-old had been handed a wild card to Indian Wells and then received a bye into the second round as one of the seeds before losing to Sasnovich 27 days on from making history in New York.
“I look forward to returning to the Tour in the next couple of weeks,” Raducanu said in a statement on pulling out of the Moscow event.
“Unfortunately I‘ve had to make a tournament schedule change and won’t be able to play Moscow this year but I hope to compete there and in front of the Russian fans next year.”
