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Emma Raducanu has pulled out of next week’s French Open, citing a desire to focus on training to 'give myself a chance to keep fit for the rest of the year'.
The 21-year-old just missed out on automatic entry in Paris, but was on Monday due to begin an attempt to win her way in through qualifying, as she did for her US Open title in 2021.
But Raducanu’s name was withdrawn from the entry list on Sunday morning and she later explained: ‘It’s important for me to keep laying foundations and I will use the time to do a healthy block before the grass and subsequent hard-court seasons to give myself a chance to keep fit for the rest of the year.’
Raducanu has struggled since her fairytale of New York and only returned in January after eight months out following ankle and wrist surgeries.
Her withdrawal is a drab ending to a clay season which started promisingly for Raducanu, with four excellent wins on the bounce across the Billie Jean King Cup and Porsche Grand Prix. Then came a first-round defeat in Madrid last month, after which she declared herself ‘mentally and emotionally exhausted’. She has not been seen since.
Emma Raducanu will likely miss the French Open after withdrawing from qualifying
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