Raducanu Pulls Out Of Madrid Open

Raducanu had a very promising debut clay tribunal play successful 2022 - nan twelvemonth aft she won nan US Open successful New York arsenic a teen - but wounded her backmost successful Madrid and had to discontinue from her first lucifer successful Rome a week later.

Much of 2023 was mislaid to nan operations she had connected her hands and near ankle. In 2024, Raducanu played very promisingly connected indoor clay, winning 2 matches for Great Britain against France successful nan Billie Jean King Cup earlier reaching nan quarter-finals successful Stuttgart.

But that was followed by a dense first-round conclusion by qualifier Maria Lourdes Carle successful Madrid.

Raducanu said she was "mentally and emotionally exhausted" and did not play connected clay again that year, choosing to skip nan French Open to prioritise a training artifact that she thought would use her fittingness successful nan 2nd half of nan year.

She played 4 clay tribunal events past year, pinch nan item a tally to nan 4th information successful Rome, but knowledgeable further backmost issues successful Strasbourg and aft competing astatine Roland Garros.

Her adjacent opportunity to play connected clay will beryllium astatine nan Italian Open successful Rome from 5 May. There are besides 2 tournaments - successful Strasbourg and Rabat - nan week earlier nan French Open, which rounds disconnected nan clay tribunal swing.