Emma Raducanu has been handed a nightmare draw as she returns to competition at the Australian Open. The British No. 2 was forced to pull out of her first tournament of the season, the ASB Classic, with a back injury and little is known about her fitness going into Melbourne.

Emma Raducanu has been drawn against a seed in the first round of Sunday’s Australian Open, which features seven Britons now that all our qualifying prospects have been snuffed out.

THE Australian Open is set to get underway this Sunday with British stars Emma Raducanu and Jack Draper hoping to shake off injury concerns to make some noise Down Under. Former US Open champion

MELBOURNE — Emma Raducanu will have to produce some of her best tennis after being handed a tricky Australian Open draw. The world No 60 will face the 26th seed Ekaterina Alexandrova in the first round next week and could, if she makes it that far, come up against world No 2 Iga Swiatek in the third.

Australian Open, the first grand slam tournament of the year and the 113th running of the event, starts at Melbourne Park on Sunday with four British women, including the 2021 US Open champion Emma Raducanu,

Emma Raducanu faces a stern test in her Australian Open campaign, drawing 26th seed Ekaterina Alexandrova in the first round. The former world No 10 could potentially meet No 2 seed Iga Swiatek in the third round,

Following a period of rest, though, Raducanu is now firmly focused on the Australian Open and making a positive start to the 2025 tennis season. How can I watch Australian Open te

Her failure to take to the court in Auckland means Raducanu will head into the Australian Open without any competitive action under her belt since she won three successive matches

Emma Raducanu has been plagued by injuries in the early stages of her career, and John McEnroe is concerned the Brit's mindset could be having a negative impact