Emma Raducanu will finalise her French Open preparations in Strasbourg next week after the British No 2 was handed a wildcard into the draw. Raducanu made encouraging progress to the last 16 of the Italian Open, winning three clay-court matches in a row for the first time in her career before losing 6-1 6-2 to world No 3 Coco Gauff.

Emma Raducanu powered into the Italian Open last-16 with a three sets victory over Veronika Kudermetova and now faces a tough clash against Coco Gauff - but was left shocked when told she would be pla

Britain’s former number one Tim Henman backed Emma Raducanu for better performances in the near future despite Rome Open exit. The 22-year-old, who was once regarded as the next big thing, especially after winning the US Open at the age of 18 back in 2021,