Emma Raducanu enters the US Open unseeded and will face a qualifier in the first round, with a possible second-round meeting against 24th seed Veronika Kudermetova. A potential third-round opponent is Elena Rybakina, the 2022 Wimbledon champion. Raducanu has regained match toughness, sustaining a high level recently and pushing world No 1 Aryna Sabalenka to a final-set tie-break in Cincinnati. Now ranked No 35, Raducanu missed being seeded in New York by a single spot. Jack Draper returns to singles as the fifth seed after an arm injury, and Aryna Sabalenka will open her title defence against Rebeka Masarova.
Emma Raducanu has avoided the top seeds in the first two rounds of the US Open but she still faces a challenging path as she tries to convert her recent positive form into her first match win in New York since her shock triumph here four years ago. Britain's Raducanu, who is unseeded, will open her tournament against a qualifier. However, she could face the in-form 24th seed Veronika Kudermetova, a recent semi-finalist at the Cincinnati Open, in round two.
Last year marked a low point for Raducanu as she lost in the first round after missing most of the US hard-court swing. This time, she is as match-tough as she has been over the past few years, establishing a consistently high level over the past few months and pushing Aryna Sabalenka, the world No 1, to a final-set tie-break in their three-hour tussle in Cincinnati. Now ranked No 35, Raducanu missed out on being seeded in New York by just one spot.
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