Raducanu had a really promising debut clay courtroom season in 2022 – the yr after she gained the US Open in New York as a youngster – however damage her again in Madrid and needed to retire from her first match in Rome per week later.
A lot of 2023 was misplaced to the operations she had on her palms and left ankle. In 2024, Raducanu performed very promisingly on indoor clay, successful two matches for Nice Britain in opposition to France within the Billie Jean King Cup earlier than reaching the quarter-finals in Stuttgart.
However that was adopted by a heavy first-round defeat by qualifier Maria Lourdes Carle in Madrid.
Raducanu stated she was “mentally and emotionally exhausted” and didn’t play on clay once more that yr, selecting to skip the French Open to prioritise a coaching block that she thought would profit her health within the second half of the yr.
She performed 4 clay courtroom occasions final yr, with the spotlight a run to the fourth spherical in Rome, however skilled additional again points in Strasbourg and after competing at Roland Garros.
Her subsequent alternative to play on clay will probably be on the Italian Open in Rome from 5 Could. There are additionally two tournaments – in Strasbourg and Rabat – the week earlier than the French Open, which rounds off the clay courtroom swing.
