Joe McConnell
Emma Raducanu failed to receive a wild card for the Cincinnati Open, while Katie Boulter, Jack Draper and Cameron Norrie all earned favourable draws for the event – live on Vscek Tennis.
Raducanu has reached the Mubadala Citi Open quarterfinals in Washington before losing to eventual champion Paolo Badosa.
The former US Open champion had been counting on a main-draw wild card for Cincinnati, but organizers awarded them to Caroline Wozniacki, Bianca Andreescu, Peyton Stearns and Caroline Dolehide for the tournament that will take place August 12-19 – live on Sky Sport Tennis and Sky Sport+.
Now it’s likely the 21-year-old will arrive in New York without playing in Toronto and Cincinnati.
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Raducanu missed out on a semifinal spot at the Citi Open after losing to Badosa in a giant three-set match
British No. 1 Boulter will face Poland’s Magda Linette in her opening match, with a potential second-round clash against Liudmila Samsonova or Wang Xiyu.
Draper and Norrie will both face qualifiers after Saturday’s draw, although 22-year-old Draper could face ninth seed Stefanos Tsitsipas if both advance, while Norrie could face a potential meeting with Polish big hitter Hubert Hurkacz.
Carlos Alcaraz will return to hard courts against either Gael Monfils or Alexei Popyrin. The 21-year-old Roland Garros and Wimbledon champion has been seeded to face Holger Rune in the third round, with the Dane starting against Matteo Berrettini in a thrilling first-round match.
Top seed Jannik Sinner will play Tallon Griekspoor or a qualifier in his opening match, while Alexander Zverev could be the Italian’s possible opponent in the semifinals.
In the women’s draw, Coco Gauff will look to defend the title that marked her breakthrough summer last season, during which she also won her first WTA 500 title in Washington and her first Grand Slam title at the US Open.
Iga Swiatek, Aryna Sabalenka, Elena Rybakina and Jasmine Paolini will all be aiming to reach their first final in Cincy.
The ATP/WTA 1000 hard court tournament begins on Monday, with both finals scheduled for Monday, August 19.
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