Emma Raducanu will play the Wimbledon 2023 Champion Marketa Vondrousova during the first round of the Abu Dhabi Open after its generic entrance was improved in the main draw.
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Raducanu had first played in the qualification cycles of a tournament this weekend for the first time since her triumph at the US Open in 2021, but the young woman of 22 hunted against the world n ° 36 and her other Joker Vondrousova.
Raducanu defeated Vondrousova when an 18 -year -old joker in his full -fledged beginnings from Wimbledon in 2021, two years before the Czech player became the first unrelated player to win female singles at the All England Club.
Vondrousova defeated Raducanu in 2022 in the Billie Jean Cup at their only other meeting.
Raducanu, when he is also on a joker, reached the second round of last year at the tournament in Abu Dhabi.
After bypassing the two -round qualification matches, Raducanu will now appear in his third tournament of the year a week after losing against World No World 101 Cristina Bucsa in the first round of the Singapore Open.
Earlier in the month, Raducanu had reached the third round of the Australian Open before a 6-1, 6-0 defeat against the world No. 2 IGA Swiatek.
The tournament in Abu Dhabi also presents the defending champion Elena Rybakina, the World No 5, and the semi-finalist of Melbourne Paula Badosa. The two have byments in the second round, which takes place Tuesday and Wednesday.
Raducanu could be joined in the main draw by a 23 -year -old compatriot Sonay Kartal After the British No. 3 fought a shoot on Saturday to beat Chloe Paquet France 6-4, 2-6, 3-6 in the first qualification round.
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Cristina Bucsa reflects on her victory against Emma Raducanu at the Singapore Open following an exhausting match of three hours
Kartal, which is ranked 90 in the world and won its first WTA title in Tunisia last September, will now play Moyuka Uchijima in Japan in the second qualifier and the victory of Sunday would obtain a place in the full tournament.
But Heather WatsonThe hopes of making the main draw are finished after losing her qualifying match in the first round against the American Katie Volynets 6-4, 6-3.
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