Berlin
Raducanu Wimbledon seeding dream in tatters
A disheartening French Open defeat has left Emma Raducanu’s dream of a Wimbledon seeding a mirage.
The Briton who has barely played through injury and illness over the last few seasons, crashed out in a dismal showing, losing 6-0, 7-6 (4) to Solana Sierra of Argentina.
The Day 1 defeat dropped her ranking to 39th, out of range for one of the 32 seeded spots when play begins in a month.
The former US Open winner is apparently ready to get straight onto the grass, with the BBC reporting that she has signed up for pre-Wimbledon WTA tournaments in Berlin and Eastbourne after Queen’s Club and prior to the Grand Slam.