Emma Raducanu Faces Tough Clay Return With Coco Gauff, Jessica Pegula in Path
The last few months have been very tough for Emma Raducanu. She has been out of action since the Indian Wells Open due to a viral illness that she had picked up in February during the Middle-East swing.
TENNIS : Roland Garros 2025 - 26-29/05/2025 May 28th, 2025 - Emma Raducanu from Great Britain during her second round match at Roland-Garros against Iga Swiatek from Poland. PUBLICATIONxNOTxINxFRAxBEL Copyright: xJulienxNouetx ©IMAGO/PsnewZ The last few months have been very tough for Emma Raducanu . She has been out of action since the Indian Wells Open due to a viral illness that she had picked up in February during the Middle-East swing.
This led to a big delay in the commencement of her clay-court season. However, the British No. 1 is now finally ready to make her much-awaited return and will be in action at the Rome Masters .
However, Raducanu is set to face a monumental challenge in the tournament. The 23-year-old has been provided with an incredibly grueling draw at the Italian Open . She could face tough opponents in the first few rounds itself.
Her long absence from the tour has seen her ranking drop down to No. 30. But that rank is still good enough to earn her a bye from the first round.
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