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Emma Raducanu withdraws from Italian Open just minutes after press conference
Raducanu withdraws from Italian Open just minutes after media obligations
Emma Raducanu has withdrawn from the Italian Open in Rome due to a post-viral illness just minutes after completing her pre-tournament media obligations.
