British player has been out of action since early March
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Emma Raducanu will extend her absence from the WTA Tour because of a viral illness to two months after she withdrew from the coming week’s Madrid Open.
Raducanu has not competed since a 6-1, 6-1 loss to Amanda Anisimova in the second round of the Indian Wells Open on 8 March. She briefly trained on-site at the Miami Open just over a week later before citing lingering symptoms from an earlier viral illness as the reason for her withdrawal. Raducanu had been affected by a viral illness during the Middle East swing in February, which she said had contributed to her poor performances on the court.
In the aftermath of her withdrawal from the Miami Open, Raducanu took a considerable amount of time off from training. She only recently returned to practice and she now must build up her match fitness again. According to her representatives, Raducanu is hopeful of competing at the Italian Open in Rome, which begins in two weeks on 4 May. Should she decide to compete there, her absence from most of the clay-court season will make the challenge of performing on her least favourite surface even tougher.
