Emma Raducanu has accepted a wildcard into next week’s WTA 500 event in Strasbourg (Image: Getty)
Emma Raducanu has a plan to get back to playing at her highest level.
Emma Raducanu has accepted a wildcard into next week’s WTA 500 event in Strasbourg as final preparation for the French Open.
The British No.2 is up to world No.42 in the live WTA rankings after winning three matches at the Rome Masters.
And after her last 16 defeat to world No.3 Coco Gauff, Raducanu said she wanted more match action before Paris.
Now the Internationaux de Strasbourg, which starts in Alsace on Sunday, has invited her to join a field which already includes top 10 stars Jessica Pegula, Paula Badosa and Emma Navarro.
The French Open – the second Grand Slam of the season – starts at Roland Garros on May 25.
Speaking after her defeat to Gauff, Raducanu told Sky Sports: “I would love to just keep improving, keep playing. I think that’s a positive for me.
“I don’t want to go and hide in a hole somewhere, I want to get back out there, so that’s good.
“We’ll see how it goes in the next week before the French, if I get into Strasbourg. But, for now, I’ve played a good 12 days on the trot, so I’m looking forward a day off or so and then getting back to it.”
Raducanu also admitted in her post-match press conference that she had to develop a more aggressive approach to beat top players. She has only ever beaten one top-five player – Jessica Pegula in Eastbourne last summer.
“I think I’ve taken the lessons that I need to, like, for me to have success, I need to keep swinging, committing to my forehands,” she said. “The first three rounds, I had a lot of success doing that.
