‘Looking forward to home support’ - Emma Raducanu excited for grass season after French Open exit

Emma Raducanu says she is excited about home support moving up another level at Wimbledon compared to last year, as she turned her attention to the grass court season following a second round defeat at the French Open. The British no.1 was beaten in three sets by Aliaksandra Sasnovich to bring her clay swing to a close at Roland Garros. Ad/> Raducanu made her breakthrough to a mainstream audience at the All England Club last summer, but she will be returning there next month as a US Open champion.

/> Roland-Garros'Too good' — Raducanu bows out in second round as Sasnovich progresses in Paris3 HOURS AGO “It’s going to be really nice to go home and play on home turf, on the home grass,” she said. “It is going to be a little bit strange in the beginning, because I have played on clay court for so long now, I feel like it's been weeks. Going onto a grass court I'm probably going to be a bit shocked at first.

“I'm really looking forward to playing in front of the fans at home, and just all the support. Last year I experienced a little taste of it, but I feel like this year might be a bit more. I'm just really looking forward to the atmosphere that's going to be around.” Raducanu has already committed to playing at the Birmingham Classic, starting on June 11, to warm-up for Wimbledon — but it is not clear yet whether she will add Nottingham or Eastbourne to her schedule.