Emma Raducanu granted Strasbourg wildcard after two months out
British number one Emma Raducanu will return to action in Strasbourg after being given a wild card for match practice ahead of the French Open.
Raducanu, 23, withdrew from the Italian Open earlier this month for health reasons and has not competed since a third-round loss to American Amanda Anisimova at Indian Wells on March 8.
Clay court action in Strasbourg begins on Sunday, a week before the start of the French Open on 24 May.
Raducanu will miss seeding at the year’s second Grand Slam after a viral infection that kept him off the tour.
The 2021 US Open winner is currently ranked No. 30 in the world but will drop a few places following the conclusion of this week’s tournaments in Rome and Paris.
Raducanu received a wildcard at the WTA 500 event in Strasbourg last year; where she beat top 20 player Daria Kasatkina before losing to American Danielle Collins.
The Briton won seven of his 14 matches this year; four of those wins came during her run to the Transylvania Open final following a second-round exit at the Australian Open in February.
Raducanu gave no clear indication that he would withdraw from the Italian Open in March, despite speaking to the media just 30 minutes before the decision was announced, but said he only wanted to return to competitions when he was “100% ready”.
