Still On Emma Raducanu: United Kingdom Tennis Finally Decides...

What will Emma Raducanu do next? Wait till the grass season, or go for the French Open in Rome?

After losing the Madrid Open, Colin Fleming and Anne Keothavong discuss Emma Raducanu’s options: participate in the Italian Open qualifying in Rome, play in the French Open, or wait till the grass season arrives? Over 80 events a year, including the US Open, are available to watch live only on Sky Sports Tennis.

Colin Fleming and Anne Keothavong state that Emma Raducanu has three alternatives following her dismal early departure from the Madrid Open: play in Rome, play qualifying at the French Open, or wait until the grass season.

The British player Raducanu’s clay-court form suffered on Wednesday at the Madrid Open when she lost in straight sets to Maria Lourdes Carle, ranked 82nd, in the opening round of the competition.

The Internazionali BNL d’Italia in Rome begins on May 7, although Raducanu’s wildcard status has not been revealed. If she so desired, her protected ranking might allow her to advance to the qualifying rounds.

Despite utilizing her protected ranking of 103, Raducanu is not assured automatic entrance into the French Open main draw. The 21-year-old is ranked fifth on the alternates list. The French Open at Roland Garros begins on May 20. But she might go in and play qualifying.

“A candid discussion about their future intentions is necessary between Emma and her team. “The season has started off well overall, but today is not a great day,” Fleming stated on Sky Sports Tennis.

“There doesn’t need to be an overreaction. You have to face up to the fact today wasn’t good enough, and accept what happened.

“How do you schedule the next few weeks to make sure you do better. Is it miss Rome and go Roland Garros qualifying? Is it to miss the rest of the clay and be ready for the grass?

She is unwilling to play and act in that way any longer since it might start to become somewhat of a habit. She needs to start over and choose wiser choices.

“I hope she plays in Roland Garros, even if it’s just in qualifying. Rome won’t be there for three weeks, so naturally, if she’s in good health, she can make the cut. Once you enter the main draw, you never know what can occur.”

The advantages of Raducanu having a break before preparing for the grass-court season were also discussed by Sky Sports’ Anne Keothavong, who also brought up the dangers of waiting too long to play again.

“I’m not sure what the wild card scenario is in Rome, but Perhaps this week off would have been preferable in retrospect. “Is it right that she utilized the wildcard in Madrid?” Keothavong questioned.

“It’s a number of weeks between now and the first grass-court event. That’s a long training block and she’s already had eight months off on the sidelines.

“She has said and proven she gets confidence from the hours she puts in on the practice court.

“We talk a lot about head, heart and legs, and if your head and your heart aren’t in it, your legs don’t stand a chance.

“It was really disappointing to see. She said she was tired, but do you talk yourself into more tiredness?”

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