Emma Raducanu would 'love' to play Paris 2024 Olympics - but will she be eligible for Great Britain?

23.03.2023 - 23:57 eurosport.com

Emma Raducanu has said she would “love” to play at the Paris 2024 Olympics – but will she be eligible for the Great Britain team?

Raducanu, 20, was beaten in the first round of the Miami Open this week by fellow former US Open champion Bianca Andreescu. Ad Raducanu said after the match that she needs to figure out the “next steps” over an ongoing wrist injury which she has been “managing for some time”.

WTA MiamiRaducanu to 'figure out next steps' on wrist injury after opening defeat in Miami21 HOURS AGO It is not known when she will return to the tour, although she is signed up to play the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix in Stuttgart in April rather than playing in the Billie Jean King Cup for Great Britain.

So will Raducanu play the Olympics at Roland Garros and what are the rules that could prevent her joining the team? What has Raducanu said about the Olympics?

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Emma Raducanu not included as Great Britain name unchanged Billie Jean King Cup squad for France qualifier

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