Emma Raducanu could face reigning Wimbledon champion Barbora Krejcikova early on at Queen’s Club after being handed a tricky draw. The prestigious event is back with a bang, offering a thrilling lineup of huge names ahead of the big one at Wimbledon. It will host a WTA 500 tournament for the first time in over 50 years as part of a blockbuster fortnight of tennis.
Raducanu is among the household names in the draw and will be hoping for a positive campaign after suffering an early exit at the French Open. A deep run at Queen’s would also boost her confidence leading into Wimbledon, where she enjoyed her breakthrough four years ago. However, it could be tricky for Raducanu to even make it past the second round.
The draw, which was made on Saturday afternoon, pitted the young Brit against a qualifier in the opening round. If she makes it through, she could face a tough test against Krejcikova in round two.
Raducanu is unseeded at Queen’s, having accepted a wildcard in order to compete alongside Jodie Burrage, Francesca Jones and Sonay Kartal.
Qinwen Zheng, Madison Keys, Emma Navarro and Elena Rybakina have all received byes as the top four seeds, meaning they will not be in action until the second round.
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