Emma Raducanu Leaves French Open Qualifying Round
In an attempt to prevent injuries for the remainder of the season, Emma Raducanu has finally given an explanation for her decision to withdraw from the French Open qualification event scheduled for next week. She claims that she needs a “healthy block” of training.
Fans of Raducanu were confused and upset when her name vanished from the qualifying entrance list for the French Open early on Sunday morning. Had she fallen victim to a fresh fitness scandal?
The explanation came about midday.
“It’s crucial for me to continue building the groundwork, and I’ll take advantage of the break before the grass and ensuing hard-court seasons to work out healthily and give myself an advantage in staying in shape for the remainder of the year.”
Emma Raducanu
Since Emma Raducanu has been hitting on hard courts lately, both indoors and outdoors, it had always looked more plausible that this was a calculated decision rather than a last-minute change of heart. (While the Wimbledon grass courts aren’t open until next week, they might have been better.)
Raducanu’s lack of enthusiasm for match play appears unexpected, even though training blocks have their purpose. She has only participated in 16 matches so far this season and just 67 overall since her victory at the US Open over 2.5 years ago. Over 70 matches in a season is what a natural contender like world No. 1 Iga Swiatek would anticipate.
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Raducanu, who had just been destroyed by an unknown Argentine in the first round of the Madrid tournament, might not play again until the grass, according to a report that surfaced recently on Sky TV.
The Billie Jean King Captain of Raducanu and analyst Anne Keothavong sounded doubtful at the time. “The first grass-court event won’t happen for a few weeks, Keothavong thought to himself. She has already had eight months off from the field, so that’s a big training block.”
Keothavong expressed her disappointment with Raducanu’s statement that he was tired following Madrid’s humiliation at the hands of Maria Lourdes Carle in the same interview that aired on Sky Sports.
Keothavong evaluated that match on April 24th, which is still the final time we saw Raducanu play, saying, “We talk a lot about head, heart, and legs, and if your head and your heart aren’t in it, your legs don’t stand a chance. Observing that was incredibly depressing. She expressed her fatigue, but do you reinforce your own fatigue?”
Emma Raducanu had displayed excellent results at the Billie Jean King Cup match in Le Portel in early April, leading Great Britain to an unexpected win over France with consecutive victories over Caroline Garcia and Diane Parry.
Then, on Stuttgart’s indoor clay, she performed admirably, forcing world No. 1 Iga Swiatek to a tie-break. However, she has not been seen on the match court since the Carlé match, and it appears that she will be waiting another two weeks for the grass season to start.
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Although Raducanu’s participation in events in the UK is yet unknown, the first match play opportunity would be at the second-tier Surbiton event, which begins on June 2.
Emma Raducanu misses the opportunity to raise his ranking, which is stuck at No. 212, by opting not to compete in Roland Garros. Additionally, according to the intricate regulations of the WTA Tour, she will receive an automatic zero in one of her eighteen tournament fields, which could result in a handicap at a later date.
During a recent interview, Raducanu created a stir when he claimed that female tennis players are frequently more skilled than their male counterparts. He continued by calling the gender pay disparity “huge” and unfair.
“Tennis is where life begins. It is ironic to say at this age that I am looking forward to the next chapter, yet there are so many things I want to accomplish in this life and not enough time.”
Emma Raducanu
