A whopping 20 players withdrew from the men’s and women’s Miami Open singles draws just days before the tournament gets underway. Over the weekend, the likes of Holger Rune, Barbora Krejcikova and Marketa Vondrousova had given up their spot, but since then, even bigger names have followed.

The most notable being record Grand Slam champion, Novak Djokovic, who won’t be competing for a seventh Miami Open title. Meanwhile, from a British perspective, Emma Raducanu won’t be taking part in the Florida-based tournament.

Both the men’s and women’s draws feature 96 players each, with the main draw action for the women getting underway on Tuesday before the men follow on Wednesday. The sheer number of withdrawals has caused some logistical problems for the tournament organisers, who have had to reconfigure parts of the draw.

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Full Miami Open withdrawal list:

WTA

Emma Raducanu (world No 23) – replaced by lucky loser

Emma Navarro (world No 27) – replaced by Zhang Shuai

Maya Joint (world No 31) – replaced by lucky loser

Lois Boisson (world No 38) – replaced by Katie Boulter

Marketa Vondrousova (world No 43) – replaced by Julia Grabher

Barbora Krejcikova (world No 52) – replaced by Simona Waltert

Sonay Kartal (world No 56) – replaced by lucky loser

Veronika Kudermetova (world No 57) – replaced by Yulia Putintseva

Daria Kasatkina (world No 64) – replaced by Elena-Gabriela Ruse

Oleksandra Oliynykova (world No 66) – replaced by Oksana Selekhmeteva

Julia Grabher (world No 85) – replaced by Dalma Galfi

Karolina Pliskova (world No 260) – replaced by Alycia Parks

Wang Yafan (world No 359 – entered with protected ranking) – replaced by Anastasia Potapova

Novak Djokovic (world No 3) – replaced by Jacob Fearnley

Holger Rune (world No 28) – replaced by Juan Manuel Cerundolo

Tallon Griekspoor (world No 29) – replaced by James Duckworth

Jaume Munar (world No 35) – replaced by Alexander Shevchenko

Lorenzo Sonego (world No 62) – replaced by Miomir Kecmanovic

Juan Manuel Cerundolo (world No 71) – replaced by lucky loser

Jerry Shang (world No 261 – entered with protected ranking) – replaced by James Duckworth

Djokovic’s withdrawal comes after a three-set tussle with Jack Draper at Indian Wells, where the Brit ran out a 4-6, 6-4, 7-6(5) winner. Djokovic appeared exhausted at the end of the clash, but did say he felt proud of himself for lasting the distance during the two-and-a-half-hour match.

Speaking on court, he remarked: “[I have] a bitter feeling right now, losing a match like this. But proud of myself for fighting and really giving it all on the court. That’s for sure.

“That’s the one thing that I’ll take as a highlight. Just the fact of not giving up and trying. I lost to a great player, and it was really such an even match throughout the entire two-and-a-half hours. But I am just a bit disappointed.”