Emma Raducanu of United Kingdom in action against Alison Van Uytvanck of Belgium at The Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Championship at the All England Lawn and Tennis Club at Wimbledon [1296x729]
Emma Raducanu of United Kingdom in action against Alison Van Uytvanck of Belgium at The Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Championship at the All England Lawn and Tennis Club at Wimbledon [1296x729] (Credit: Simon Bruty/Anychance/Getty Images)

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Emma Raducanu will begin her preparations ahead of Wimbledon at the Rothesay Open in Nottingham in June, the Lawn Tennis Association (LTA) announced on Wednesday.

The 21-year-old former U.S. Open winner withdrew from French Open qualifying on Sunday to focus on training for the grass and hard-court seasons.

Raducanu, who has suffered with frequent injuries since her solitary Grand Slam triumph in 2021, missed the entirety of the 2023 grass-court season after undergoing surgery on her wrists and ankle.

The Nottingham event begins June 8 and is the first WTA Tour competition of the British grass-court swing, which is headlined by Wimbledon on July 1-14.

Fellow Briton Katie Boulter, who won her first WTA Tour event at Nottingham in 2023, is also among the entrants.

Raducanu has enjoyed a promising return to the court following her lengthy injury lay-off, but lost in straight sets to Maria Lourdes Carle at the Madrid Masters in her last match April 24.