Emma Raducanu withdraws from a tune-up tournament for the Australian Open with a back injury


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AUCKLAND, New Zealand — Former U.S. Open champion Emma Raducanu has withdrawn from an Auckland tournament, saying a back injury she has been nursing in recent weeks had not improved as much as she hoped. The 22-year-old British player was seeded sixth for the tournament and was due to play her opening match of the new season against Robin Montgomery of the United States on Tuesday.

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