French Open 2024: Emma Raducanu Drops Bombshell With Unexpected Move After Wild-Card Rejection

Emma Raducanu has thrown a curveball by pulling a Grand Slam plug out of the 2024 season book! She was denied a main draw wildcard to the second grand slam tournament of the year, which starts on May 26. So, if she wants to compete in the French Open, she will probably have to drop down to play in the Roland Garros qualifying draw the following week. But there are speculations that she might have withdrawn from the event.

The French Tennis Federation (FFT) made public their 2024 wildcard list on Tuesday. The FFT decided to limit the distribution of its wildcards to French players alone, in accordance with its mutual wildcard agreements with the French Open and Australia. While there are a lot of discussions going on regarding whether the Grand Slam champion will be a part of this year’s event or not, she has taken her name off the qualifying list for the French Open 2024.

In addition, the British tennis player, who had three surgeries last year and was placed No. 212 at the time, is still making progress toward her goal of finishing the tournament with her protected ranking of 103. She needs four players who are ranked higher than her on the entry list to withdraw before the qualifying draw is held at the end of this week, as she is now four spots outside the French Open main draw.

Subsequently, she had been scheduled to compete in the Strasbourg WTA 500 next week, at the same time as the French Open qualifying draw. While her French Open participation and the Paris Olympics plans have been with her choices, the tournaments.

Furthermore, the US Open champion lost in the first round of the Madrid Open after being awarded a wild card. Speaking with the media following the loss, she explained that her termination was due to her participation in tournaments without taking a break.

Emma Raducanu is playing back-to-back tournaments starting from the BJK Cup “with no rest”

Earlier this year, the Grand Slam champion made her come back in full swing, but since then, she has struggled to pick up her best form. Along with that, she has been playing continuous tournaments, because of which she faced a downfall in the first round of the Madrid Open.

She said, “Starting from the Billie Jean King Cup, I haven’t stopped. It’s just been back-to-back and I was very happy being able to help carry the team in the BJK Cup, then straight to Stuttgart with no rest, 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.” After the Madrid Open, she didn’t participate in the Rome event as well. Nevertheless, what are your thoughts on the Brit’s struggle surrounding the French Open? Do let us know in the comment section below.