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Raducanu withdraws from Madrid Open as illness absence nears two months
British player has been out of action since early March
TL;DR
- Emma Raducanu withdraws from the Madrid Open due to a viral illness.
- This withdrawal extends her absence from the WTA Tour to nearly two months.
- Raducanu has not competed since March 8th and is hopeful of returning for the Italian Open.
- Elena Rybakina won the Stuttgart Open, her second career victory there and her second Porsche award.
- Rybakina joins an elite group of players with at least five WTA-level titles on multiple surfaces.
- Several top male players, including Carlos Alcaraz and Novak Djokovic, have also withdrawn from the Madrid Open due to injuries.