Emma Raducanu begins her French Open campaign on Sunday, the first day of the second grand slam of the season. The British No 1 has had a disrupted build-up to Roland-Garros, having only played one clay-court match — a straight-sets defeat to Diane Parry in Strasbourg last week — after a two-month absence from the tour due to a post-viral illness.
Her lengthy lay-off has meant she has dropped down the rankings and has missed out on a seeding in Paris, where she faces a tricky opener against Argentina’s Solana Sierra. The 21-year-old is ranked 68th in the world — 29 places below Raducanu — but is a clay-court specialist, having grown up playing on the surface.
The pair take to Court 13 third on Sunday, at approximately 2.10pm BST (3.10pm local time), with the likes of Olympic champions Belinda Bencic and Alexander Zverev, and 24-time major winner Novak Djokovic also in action on a busy opening day in Paris.
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Hello and welcome to live coverage of the French Open! The second grand slam of the year begins today, Sunday 24 May, with an action-packed day under the Parisian sun in store. Follow live updates and build-up to today’s big matches here.
