British teenage tennis star Emma Raducanu has declared that she is fit to compete at the French Open, despite being forced to pull out of the Italian Open last week. Raducanu’s last outing came in Rome, where she took on Canada’s Bianca Andreescu.
Her match - and week - in Italy was cut short though, as the 19-year-old was forced to retire from her clash with Andreescu due to a back problem when 6-2, 2-1 down. As well as struggling in Italy, Raducanu also suffered with the injury at the Miami Open, and Madrid Open.
It then clearly took its toll in Rome forcing the Brit to retire mid-match, before she headed back to London where she was assessed and received treatment.
