The 2021 US Open champion has had broadly positive results since returning from an eight-month injury lay-off last year, after closing down her 2023 season following a first-round exit in Stuttgart in April.
Raducanu helped steer Great Britain to a spot in the Billie Jean King Cup finals as they beat home favourites France on clay, and carried on that form into the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix at Stuttgart.
She lost to world No 1 Iga Swiatek in the quarter-finals – a rematch from the same stage two years ago, and her best performance this year. She also beat former two-time Stuttgart champion and three-time Grand Slam winner Angelique Kerber in the opening round.
But her form took a dip at the Madrid Open when the 21-year-old exited the tournament after a disappointing first-round straight-sets defeat by world No 82 Maria Lourdes Carle.
Having missed the Internazionali BNL d’Italia in Rome, Raducanu signed up to play a WTA 500 event on clay in Strasbourg.
However, she withdrew from the tournament, which is scheduled one week before the start of the French Open on May 26.
Raducanu is not guaranteed automatic entry into the main draw, despite using her protected ranking of 103, with the Brit third on the alternates list.
She could hr withdrawal.
ave entered and played qualifying, which begins on May 20, but after initially appearing on the qualifying entry list, she has now been removed with no reason given for he
