Emma Raducanu has suffered another setback after slipping down the WTA rankings following her injury-enforced withdrawal from Wimbledon.
The British No 1 was forced to pull out on the eve of the Championships after revealing a lingering lower leg problem had developed into a stress fracture, denying her the chance to build on last year’s run to the third round.
Unable to defend the ranking points she earned at SW19 12 months ago, Raducanu has dropped five places in the latest WTA standings to world No 38.
The slide also leaves the 23-year-old outside the seeded positions for next month’s US Open as things stand, potentially setting up a far more difficult draw should she return in time for the year’s final Grand Slam.
Raducanu’s comeback date remains unclear as she continues her recovery from the stress fracture.
The former US Open champion also faces the prospect of losing further ranking points over the coming weeks after deciding against entering the Washington Open, where she reached the semi-finals last year.
Raducanu was not the only high-profile casualty in the latest rankings update following Wimbledon.
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Carlos Alcaraz has slipped to No 3 in the world after being forced to miss Wimbledon
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Carlos Alcaraz has slipped to world No 3 after missing the tournament because of the wrist injury that has sidelined him since April.
The Spaniard, who finished runner-up at Wimbledon last year, was overtaken by Alexander Zverev after the German reached this year’s final.
Women’s champion Iga Swiatek also endured a significant rankings drop after failing to defend her Wimbledon title.
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The Pole crashed out in the third round against Alexandra Eala and has fallen five places to world No 8.
There were further declines for several established names.
Britain’s Cameron Norrie dropped nine spots to No 38 after exiting in the opening round, having reached the quarter-finals 12 months earlier.
Laura Siegemund suffered one of the biggest falls on the women’s tour, dropping 47 places to world No 87 after failing to repeat last year’s quarter-final run.
Kamil Majchrzak also slipped 21 places to No 66, while former Wimbledon runner-up Marin Cilic fell from No 62 to No 88 after his first-round exit.
Arthur Fery has risen to No 36 in the world rankings following his recent run to the Wimbledon semi-finals
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Elsewhere, several players enjoyed career-changing rises.
British wildcard Arthur Fery was among the biggest winners after his stunning run to the semi-finals propelled him from world No 114 to No 36, making him Britain’s new No. 1 and putting him on course for direct entry into the sport’s biggest tournaments.
Roman Safiullin also returned to the world’s top 100 after reaching the fourth round as a qualifier.
And Ashlyn Krueger recorded the biggest rise on the WTA Tour by climbing 36 places to No 66 after reaching the last 16.
