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The 18-year-old Raducanu recently returned to her home in
England after being away for seven weeks.
Raducanu is currently slated to play at the BNP Paribas Open at
Indian Wells, Calif., the following week.
Raducanu, who was a qualifier, didn't lose a set while making
U.S. Open history. She defeated fellow teen Leylah Fernandez of
Canada in the final to become the youngest women's Grand Slam
winner since Maria Sharapova won Wimbledon in 2004 at age 17.
The spectacular showing boosted Raducanu's ranking from No. 338
in the world to No. 22.
Raducanu indicated upon returning to England that she planned to
play in some upcoming events.
"It's a great feeling to be back home. I've been away for seven
weeks so it's nice to be back," Raducanu recently told
reporters. "I have a few days' rest and recovery, I think needed
after the last seven weeks. But then I am straight back to
training and hungry to get better and come back out and play
some more tournaments."
According to published accounts, World No. 2 Aryna Sabalenka of
Belarus has withdrawn from the Chicago event, as have two
Americans: No. 7 Sofia Kenin and No. 19 Coco Gauff.
--Field Level Media
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