Emma Raducanu moved into the main draw of the Australian Open after American Lauren Davis pulled out of the 12 months’s first Grand Slam with a shoulder harm, organisers mentioned on Wednesday.
Raducanu, who beat Elena-Gabriela Ruse on the ASB Classic in Auckland on Tuesday in her return to motion following wrist and ankle surgical procedures, has slipped to No 301 on this planet and her protected rating was not adequate for direct entry to the 12 months’s opening Grand Slam in Melbourne.
The 21-year-old Briton was additionally ignored for a wildcard and was set to take the same path as her 2021 Flushing Meadows run when she grew to become the primary participant within the Open Era to win a significant after beginning out within the qualifying rounds.
However, the exit of Davis, which adopted withdrawals by Karolina Muchova, Petra Kvitova, Irina-Camelia Begu and Caty McNally, opened up a spot for Raducanu within the main draw.
The Australian Open begins on January 14.
Raducanu says she’s grateful to be injury-free after making a profitable return to motion after eight months out of the sport
Knowing she now not has to enter qualifying subsequent week for the Melbourne Park occasion, Raducanu now focuses on her last-16 tie in Auckland towards second seed Elina Svitolina on Thursday, which is reside on Sky Sports Main Event, with the gamers not due on court docket earlier than 5.30am.
Raducanu ‘proud’ however left ‘in shock’ after making profitable return from harm
The 21-year-old Briton mentioned she was “in shock” after making a profitable return to aggressive tennis on Tuesday after eight months out with accidents.
Raducanu got here via a hard-fought contest with Romania’s Elena-Gabriela Ruse to win 6-3 4-6 7-5 on the ASB Classic in Auckland.
There was some spectacular hitting from Raducanu in an epic rally throughout her conflict with Ruse
“It’s a weird one, I didn’t really know what I felt during or at the end of the match,” Raducanu informed Sky Sports.
“Usually you have such a clear emotion, whether that’s nerves, whether that’s happiness – I think I was just a bit like, just struck and just a bit in shock really because eight months is a long time.
“I imply, I’ve actually been via it, so it is simply nice to be wholesome and to be on the court docket and competing once more.”
Raducanu vs Svitolina will be on Sky Sports Main Event on Thursday morning from 5.30am. Stream tennis on Sky Sports with no contract via NOW
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