Raducanu Beaten in French Open First Round The French Open, which has brought Emma Raducanu so much joy and success in the past, turned out to be a stark reminder of her struggles on clay this year.
The British number one's first round defeat at the hands of Argentina's Solana Sierra was a painful end to a campaign that had been built up with such promise.
Raducanu's issues with clay courts are nothing new, but they've become increasingly difficult to ignore in recent years.