Emma Raducanu is optimistic about her chances ahead of her clay court debut this weekend.
The teenager will represent Great Britain in the Billie Jean King Cup against Czech Republic with a place in the finals later this year the reward for the winner. She is the highest ranked player involved for either side, but has the disadvantage of never having played on this surface.
Raducanu has been training hard in Italy this week to get herself as familiar as she can ahead of the competitive action. She has been working with renowned coach Riccardo Piatti before travelling to Prague.
