Emma Raducanu has belatedly clarified her reasons for withdrawing from next week’s French Open qualifying event, saying that she needs a “healthy block” of training in order to avoid injury over the rest of the season.
The 21-year-old has made the surprising decision not to contest next week’s preliminaries in Paris.
Former US Open winner Emma Raducanu is likely to miss the French Open at Roland Garros after withdrawing from this week's qualifying tournament.Her name, however, did not appear among the qualifiers listed Sunday on the Roland Garros website.