Emma Raducanu: British No 1 withdraws from Italian Open due to post-viral illness

Emma Raducanu, British No 1, has withdrawn from the Italian Open in Rome due to a post-viral illness, pulling out just minutes after speaking to British reporters ahead of the event. The withdrawal continues a lengthy absence from the tour that began after Indian Wells in early March, with Raducanu also missing tournaments in Miami, Linz, and Madrid due to a virus she contracted in early February. She had been practising in Rome and fulfilled her media duties before deciding with her team to withdraw.