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Emma Raducanu has opted to take a short break from tennis following her impressive run to the quarter-finals of the Miami Open and her clay court plans are now being firmed up.
Raducanu pulled out of Great Britain’s Billie Jean King Cup ties in the Netherlands this week and next week’s WTA 250 tournament in Rouen, France, as she looked to take a few days away from competitive action after a long run in Miami.
There was some uncertainty over when Raducanu would return to action, with some suggestions that she would look to play her first event of the clay court season in Madrid later this month.
Raducanu’s name is still on the entry list for the Madrid Open, which gets underway on April 22, and now her name has appeared on the list of competitors for the Italian Open in Rome, which starts on May 6.
The 2021 US Open champion turned in a poor performance as she lost in the first round in Madrid last year and she was forced to retire in the only match she played in Rome back in 2022.
There will be 1,000 ranking points up for grabs for the winner in Madrid and Rome, with big points available to players who enjoy a deep run in the competition.
With just 108 ranking points to defend during the clay court season, Raducanu has a great chance to climb the WTA Rankings, with her absence from last year’s French Open giving her a real chance to leap the rankings if she can make progress at Roland Garros.
While Raducanu lacks experience on clay courts, she turned in some impressive performances on the red dirt while playing for Great Britain in last year’s Bille Jean King Cup in France and she will be a player to watch over the next few weeks if she can find a winning formula on an unfamiliar surface
