Emma Raducanu Signs Up for Berlin Open, Skips Nottingham Event

LONDON, England — Emma Raducanu has signed up for the Berlin Open, signaling a major shift in her grass-court schedule ahead of Wimbledon. The British tennis star decided to skip the WTA 125 event in Nottingham, which runs from June 16-22, coinciding with the Berlin tournament.

Raducanu, currently ranked No. 43 in the world, will be part of a strong field in Berlin that includes nine of the top 10 players on the WTA tour, with only Iga Swiatek opting out of the tournament. This decision comes as Raducanu prepares for her 2025 grass-court debut at the Queen’s event, marking the first time in 50 years that a WTA event will be held in London.

Following her performance in Queen’s, Raducanu may also choose to compete in Eastbourne or Bad Homburg during the week of June 23, depending on her results in the preceding tournaments. Last year, she had a successful run on grass, reaching the semi-finals of the Nottingham Open, the quarter-finals in Eastbourne, and the fourth round at Wimbledon.

As the 2021 US Open champion looks to fill her schedule after a challenging 2024 season plagued by injuries, she demonstrated her resilience by taking a late wildcard into the WTA event in Strasbourg this spring. There, she secured a commanding 6-1, 6-3 victory over Daria Kasatkina, ending a three-match losing streak.

“I’m really proud of my performance,” Raducanu said about her win in Strasbourg. “I managed to maintain my focus in the second set, and I think I’ve been building towards this. It’s a great feeling because I had three great matches in Rome, and I am starting to like clay more and more.”

Raducanu’s recent partnership with stand-in coach Mark Petchey has contributed to her successes on the court. Petchey, who has been working with her since the Miami Open in 2025, will continue to coach her through the grass-court season. This collaboration has resulted in eight wins out of 11 matches so far.

Despite Petchey’s commitments as a TV analyst that may clash with Raducanu’s competition schedule, both are optimistic about their work together in Paris. Raducanu, who has experienced multiple coaching changes in her career, feels that the informal partnership allows her to focus more on her training and less on pressure.