- British No 1 faces qualifier Linda Noskova in first round match
- It will be Raducanu’s first tour match against a younger player
As Emma Raducanu makes her French Open main draw debut on Monday, she will enter the court filled with positive memories on her return to Paris for the first time in four years. The last time Raducanu competed here was at the French Open juniors in 2018, where she lost in the second round to Clara Tauson of Denmark. She also enjoyed trips to Paris with the LTA when she was much younger for junior events.
“Four years ago, it sounds like a really long time and it’s gone by really fast,” said Raducanu, smiling. “I remember 2018 was a really good year for me in juniors. I started playing that year, played a free grade twos [a junior tournament] and then I did pretty good at Wimbledon and the US Open. I also won my first title when I was 15, a 15k in Israel.