2021 US Open winner Emma Radukanu, who is returning to action after a health break, is in the Australian Open main draw after American Lauren Davis pulled out of the tournament. The British tennis player is currently on the 301st place in the WTA ranking.
Radukanu did not receive a wild card from tournament organizers in Melbourne and had to start by qualifying, just as he did in 2021 when he became the first qualifier in the Open era to win a Grand Slam.
1. Lynette in the quarterfinals of the doubles!
After Davis withdrew, as did Czech Karolina Muchova and Petra Kvitova, Romanian Irina-Camelia Begu and American Cathy McNally, the 21-year-old Briton was promoted to the main bracket and will not have to qualify. .
Preparing for the Australian Open, Radukanu is currently playing in the Auckland Classic in New Zealand, for which he received a wild card. This is his first event since last April when he competed in Stuttgart. There, she lost to Jelena Ostapenko of Latvia in the first round, then withdrew from the WTA tournament and underwent surgery on her wrists and ankles.
The Australian Open will start on January 14 in Melbourne.
KP, PAP
