Emma Raducanu confirms her clay court tournament in France

Emma Raducanu confirms to play in the Strasbourg Open in France, as a preparation for Ronald Garros 2024. Emma has added a WTA 500 tournament to her clay schedule. As the 2021 US Open champion has been confirmed for Strasbourg, the tournament announced on Thursday. For this year's clay season, Raducanu is set to have a packed schedule, as she is now expected to play four tournaments, leading up to the French Open. After competing in Stuttgart last week, and making the quarter-final, Raducanu also played at this week's Madrid Open, which she exited early in the first round on Wednesday. Now, Raducanu has returned home, where she will try to rest and recharge, before resuming action in Rome, which starts on May 7. After Rome, Raducanu will also play in Strasbourg Open, which starts on May 18, exactly a week before the French Open. In Strasbourg, Raducanu will be joined by some well-known names, such as Jessica Pegula, Alina Svitolina and Danielle Collins, etc. Also, this will be the first appearance on the clay courts, of Strasbourg for the 21-year-old Briton. After great displays, in the Billie Jean King Cup qualifiers and Stuttgart, Raducanu suffered a disappointing 2–6, 2–6 loss, to Maria Lourdes Kahl in her Madrid opener. Afterward, Raducanu provided excuses for her loss. ''I would say the last few weeks have been a lot. Starting from Billie Jean King Cup, I haven't stopped,'' Raducanu said after the loss. ''It's just been back-to-back and I was very happy, being able to help carry the team in BJK Cup, and then straight to Stuttgart with no rest, and then straight here and trying to adapt to the conditions, which are very different, because it's outdoors and I was playing indoors for the last month.''