US Open champ Raducanu scores Indian Wells wild card entry
29 September 2021 - 18:18
byRohith Nair
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Emma Raducanu of Britain hits a backhand against at the 2021 US Open tennis tournament. Picture: ROBERT DEUTSCHE/USA TODAY
Bengaluru — US Open champion Emma Raducanu will play in her first tournament since stunning the tennis world at Flushing Meadows after being handed a wild card for October’s WTA 1000 tournament at Indian Wells, organisers said on Tuesday.
The 18-year-old Briton became the first qualifier to win a Grand Slam recently when she beat fellow teenager Leylah Fernandez of Canada in straight sets.
“2021 US Open Champion and rising WTA Tour star Emma Raducanu has been awarded a wild card into the BNP Paribas Open, a combined ATP Masters 1000 and WTA 1000 event to be held October 4—17 at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden,” organisers said.
Her entry into the Indian Wells tournament, often called the “fifth major”, will allow her to compete for the 1,000 ranking points up for grabs and possibly give her an outside shot at qualifying for the season-ending WTA Finals in Guadalajara.
Raducanu enters the Indian Wells draw a day after world No 1 Ash Barty withdrew from the tournament, while former champions Naomi Osaka and Serena Williams are also sitting out.
Raducanu won the US Open without dropping a set, climbing more than 100 places to 22nd in the world rankings since her maiden Grand Slam victory. She is now the British No 1.
Her victorious campaign also prompted the Tennis Hall of Fame to add her outfit from her impressive run to their collection.
The teenager said last week she was seeking a new coach after announcing she would no longer be working with former Davis Cup player Andrew Richardson as she targets more success on the WTA Tour.
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US Open champ Raducanu scores Indian Wells wild card entry
Bengaluru — US Open champion Emma Raducanu will play in her first tournament since stunning the tennis world at Flushing Meadows after being handed a wild card for October’s WTA 1000 tournament at Indian Wells, organisers said on Tuesday.
The 18-year-old Briton became the first qualifier to win a Grand Slam recently when she beat fellow teenager Leylah Fernandez of Canada in straight sets.
“2021 US Open Champion and rising WTA Tour star Emma Raducanu has been awarded a wild card into the BNP Paribas Open, a combined ATP Masters 1000 and WTA 1000 event to be held October 4—17 at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden,” organisers said.
Her entry into the Indian Wells tournament, often called the “fifth major”, will allow her to compete for the 1,000 ranking points up for grabs and possibly give her an outside shot at qualifying for the season-ending WTA Finals in Guadalajara.
Raducanu enters the Indian Wells draw a day after world No 1 Ash Barty withdrew from the tournament, while former champions Naomi Osaka and Serena Williams are also sitting out.
Raducanu won the US Open without dropping a set, climbing more than 100 places to 22nd in the world rankings since her maiden Grand Slam victory. She is now the British No 1.
Her victorious campaign also prompted the Tennis Hall of Fame to add her outfit from her impressive run to their collection.
The teenager said last week she was seeking a new coach after announcing she would no longer be working with former Davis Cup player Andrew Richardson as she targets more success on the WTA Tour.
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