Naomi Osaka marked her return to the Rome Open for the first time since 2021 with a straight sets victory over Clara Burel in the first round on Wednesday.On Wednesday, the Japanese star sealed victory in 84 minutes, finishing with 27 winners, including eight aces, and broke serve four times.
Emma Raducanu has been named on the entry list for the French Open qualifying tournament.
The 36-year-old has been out of action since damaging ankle ligaments at the end of March, when he fell to an agonising defeat against Tomas Machac at the Miami Open. There were fears that Murray’s participation at Wimbledon could be in doubt, however he opted against surgery and has made a successful recovery, and will now return before the end of the clay-court season.