But for multiple names, they already won’t play in Florida with potentially more to come in time. Three players have already withdrawn in the men’s and women’s fields in Florida.
There were 17 players who pulled out across both events before it even began with a further two withdrawing before their opening matches. Many of whom seem to be the same faces each time continuing their injury woes.
“We’re going to figure out what it is tomorrow, but based off the feeling, being told that it’s probably something nerve-related. Never had anything like this before, never felt anything, a sensation like this before,” said Gauff.
“And then as the match played, it got progressively worse, even when I wasn’t using my arm on shots that I wasn’t even using my left arm for.
“It was feeling like fireworks at times. Yeah, it was a scary feeling, but yeah, I don’t know.”
WTA Withdrawal List – Miami Open
She reached the semi-finals of the French Open last year, which she will soon defend and also won the title in Hamburg. But despite it being seen as just a setback initially when it came to her missing the start of the season. This has been prolonged, and she hasn’t been able to return to her best since that point.
Lois Boisson has barely played since winning Hamburg last year.
A crying shame for the 22-year-old who was one of the stars of the 2025 season and rose from being a middling top 150 player to being in the top 25 and a real top story of the season. She is replaced by Katie Boulter in the draw.
Oleksandra Olinynykova had the chance to become one of the latest stories when she emerged at the Australian Open. The Ukrainian has the variety to frighten opponents, but after losing a final on WTA 125 to Kalinina in Antalya. She has decided against playing next week, either through injury or fatigue.
No doubt she will be back soon. While Wang Yafan hasn’t played since last year but originally entered both events on a protected ranking, but she won’t play either. Oksana Selekhmeteva and Anastasia Potapova are the players who will replace those two. Likely more to come in all eventuality too.
| Player Withdrawn | Ranking | Replacement |
| Lois Boisson | World No. 37 | Katie Boulter |
| Oleksandra Oliynykova | World No. 73 | Oksana Selekhmeteva |
| Wang Yafan | World No. 355 (Protected Ranking) | Anastasia Potapova |
ATP Withdrawal List – Miami Open
This of course is no shock given that Rune has been out since the end of last year in Stockholm where he snapped his achilles. He has been rehabbing in Doha as of late and isn’t expected back to full pelt until at least Autumn.
Griekspoor will also be out during the whole of March after getting injured in his superb Dubai run so the likelihood is he will return towards the clay court season. Same can be said for Jaume Munar who has also been out for a long period of time.
| Player Withdrawn | Ranking | Replacement |
| Holger Rune | World No. 18 | Juan Manuel Cerúndolo |
| Tallon Griekspoor | World No. 25 | James Duckworth |
| Jaume Munar | World No. 36 | Alexander Shevchenko |
With Gauff’s participation in her home tournament now in serious doubt, the spotlight for the ‘Florida Swing’ shifts to Jessica Pegula and a surging Amanda Anisimova. If Gauff is forced to withdraw, it would mark the first time since 2021 that the Miami Open has proceeded without its biggest local draw, potentially opening the door for Katie Boulter—who replaces Boisson in the main draw—to make another deep run following her strong start to the 2026 season.