Amanda Anisimova withdraws from the Madrid Open due to injury as her replacement is confirmed

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Amanda Anisimova is the latest withdrawal from this year’s Madrid Open.

Anisimova has not played a match since the Miami Open last month, having already pulled out of the Charleston Open.

The American has undergone some significant changes to her team during her absence from the WTA Tour, with Anisimova splitting from her coach Hendrick Vleeshouwers.

Anisimova had not announced a replacement coach, but looked set to make her return at the Madrid Open after being pictured at the Laureus World Sports Awards in the Spanish capital, but she has now withdrawn.

Amanda Anisimova pulls out of the Madrid Open due to wrist injury

Anisimova reached the final of Wimbledon and the US Open last year, and had been predicted to do even better in 2026.

While she has produced some impressive results, including reaching the quarterfinals of the Australian Open, Anisimova has struggled to take the next step.

Anisimova is a former French Open semifinalist, but she is yet to play a clay court match this year and will have to wait until the Italian Open now.

The world number six is confirmed to have withdrawn from the Madrid Open due to a wrist injury, which Carlos Alcaraz is also struggling with.

Magdalena Frech will now be upgraded into a seeded position and take Anisimova’s place in the draw, while a lucky loser will fill in her spot.

Anisimova now has just two weeks to prepare for the Italian Open if she wants to get any clay court matches in ahead of the French Open.

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Full withdrawal list from the Madrid Open this year

Anisimova is far from the only withdrawal at the Madrid Open this year, and she is now one of 13 players to have pulled out of the women’s singles tournament in the Spanish capital.

This includes Emma Raducanu, who continues to recover from a viral illness and has not played a match since being beaten by Anisimova in Indian Wells.

Karolina Muchova also withdrew from the Madrid Open after reaching the final in Stuttgart, with Barbora Krejcikova, Marketa Vondrousova and Ekaterina Alexandrova also pulling out of the WTA 1000 tournament.

There have also been 10 withdrawals from the men’s singles draw including Alcaraz, Novak Djokovic and Jack Draper.

The women’s singles main draw at the Madrid Open gets underway on Tuesday, April 21, with the men’s tournament starting on Wednesday.