Emma Raducanu’s 2025 clay-court swing has come to an end and the focus will shortly switch to grass with at least three big events on her calendar.
The 22-year-old played a full campaign on the red dirt for the first time since 2022 as she made only her second main draw appearance at the French Open.
After starting with a three-set win over Wang Xin in Paris, Raducanu was dispatched by defending champion Iga Swiatek as the four-time Roland Garros champion secured a one-sided 6-1, 6-2 victory.
“It just shows, I guess, the distance that I have to improve,” the British No 2 said after the defeat.
Raducanu’s highlight on clay was at the Italian Open when she reached the fourth round while she has also had a decent boost in the WTA Rankings as she started the season at No 48, but is expected to finish inside the top 40 as she sits at No 37 in the Live Rankings.
Despite her disappointing exit from Roland Garros, the 2021 is ready for what’s to come on grass.
“I don’t feel demotivated,” she said. “I feel like since Miami I’ve really started building some momentum compared to where I came from at the start of the year and it makes me just want to keep going after a couple of days off and then get on the grass.”
Raducanu’s 2024 grass events and points
Last year Raducanu played in two events before Wimbledon as she started her campaign at the Nottingham Open and she reached the semi-final of the WTA 250 event before losing against eventual champion Katie Boulter in three sets.
Next up was the Eastbourne International and she claimed a first top-10 win as she defeated Jessica Pegula before losing in the quarter-final.
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At Wimbledon she claimed the scalp of ninth seed Maria Sakkari in the third round before a three-set defeat to Lulu Sun in the next round.
She picked a total of 446 points during the three events.
Raducanu’s 2025 grass-court schedule
The former world No 10 will once again play two warm-up events before Wimbledon and both tournaments are new to her calendar.
She will make her debut at the Queen’s Club Championships as the tournament returns to the WTA calendar for the first time in more than 50 years.
She has received a wildcard entry into a high-class WTA 500 field with Jessica Pegula, Madison Keys, Zheng Qinwen, Elena Rybakina and Naomi Osaka also in the draw.
Instead of playing in Nottingham this year, Raducanu has signed up for another WTA 500 event as she will play in the German Open in Berlin.
World No 1 Aryna Sabalenka, Coco Gauff, Pegula, Keys, Jasmine Paolini and Osaka have also signed up.
Then it is off back to the United Kingdom for Wimbledon where she will look for another deep run.
Sitting at No 37 in the rankings means Raducanu is on the cusp of being seeded for a Grand Slam with the top 32 getting the nod, however she does have 206 points to defend before Wimbledon.
But there is good news for Raducanu as, unlike last year when she played in two WTA 250 events, she will feature at a couple of WTA 500 tournaments with more points on offer.
Reaching the quarter-final of a 250 event is worth 54 points while you earn double that a 500 tournament.
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