"I am extremely excited" says Emma Raducanu on playing Transylvania Open

Thursday, 30 September 2021 at 18:30

Emma Raducanu will get the chance to compete at the Transylvania Open in Romanian and the Brit is excited to play in her father's native country.

Raducanu will headline the event along with Romania's biggest tennis star Simona Halep who always fondly spoke about the passion Romanian fans bring to every sport. Raducanu will have a busy schedule after returning to regular tennis at the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells next week. After that event, she will travel to Cluj-Napoca to play at the Transylvania Open.

Commenting on that she said:

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“I am extremely excited to play at the Transylvania Open, in front of Romanian fans. My father is from Romania, so to participate for the first time in a WTA competition in the country where he was born is a special moment and I can’t wait to get to Cluj!”

Raducanu has a decent chance of booking a spot in Guadalajara for the WTA finals as the British player is only trailing the 8th spot by about 400 points in the Race. With a busy schedule and some solid results, she could get it.

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