Emma Raducanu may have dropped a major hint that she is preparing to play in the French Open qualifying as the British tennis star is withdrawing from Strasbourg amid an uncertain French Open fate.
Raducanu, who missed the ongoing Rome Open after not being awarded a main draw wildcard into the Italian WTA 1000 tournament, was scheduled to return to action at next week’s WTA 500 event in Strasbourg.
But while Raducanu was waiting for Strasbourg to start, there was hope that she would be announced as a French Open main draw recipient. But on Tuesday when the French Open organizers announced main draw wildcards, Raducanu’s name wasn’t on the list.
Now, Raducanu – who is just below the cut off – needs either four withdrawals to make the main draw directly or to earn a main draw spot through the qualifying.
Since the French Open qualifying and Strasbourg are taking place simultaneously, Raducanu had to pick one after she was probably made aware that she would not get a French Open wildcard..
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