Wimbledon 2026: Emma Raducanu plans to play Wimbledon despite leg injury

Britain’s Emma Raducanu says she “plans to play” at Wimbledon on Monday despite her participation being put into serious doubt because of a leg injury.

Raducanu, 23, made the decision to play after a short practice session at the All England Club on Sunday.

Raducanu, who is seeded 30th, is due to start her campaign against Croatia’s Antonia Ruzic on Court One (13:00 BST).

“I’m going to do everything with my team in terms of treatment,” said Raducanu, who would not put a percentage on her chances of playing.

“The plan right now is to play.”

Fears about the British number one’s fitness grew over the past week.

Raducanu was spotted wearing a protective boot on Wednesday, then was unable to train on Thursday and Friday because of what is believed to be a shin problem.

The 2021 US Open champion returned to the court on Saturday to test her fitness and, wearing strapping around her lower right leg, started with a gentle hour-long session with her team.

But she then cut short another practice session with Russia’s Anna Kalinskaya – when the pair played a practice set – with 10 minutes remaining.