Emma Raducanu ‘feeling a lot better’ for French Open test after illness setback

• British No 1 missed two-and-a-half months with illness

• Faces Argentina’s Solana Sierra in Sunday’s first round

Emma Raducanu is hopeful her health issues are behind her as she prepares for her opening match at the French Open. The British No 1 takes on Argentina’s Solana Sierra in the first round on Sunday in what will be just her second match since March following two-and-a-half months out with a post-viral illness.

She lost a close contest with Diane Parry in her opening match in Strasbourg this week but feeling healthy again is the most important thing for the 23-year-old. “I feel a lot better,” she said.