Emma Raducanu moved into the primary draw of the Australian Open after American Lauren Davis pulled out of the 12 months’s first Grand Slam with a shoulder damage, organisers mentioned on Wednesday.
Raducanu, who beat Elena-Gabriela Ruse on the ASB Basic in Auckland on Tuesday in her return to motion following wrist and ankle surgical procedures, has slipped to No 301 on the earth and her protected rating was not adequate for direct entry to the 12 months’s opening Grand Slam in Melbourne.
The 21-year-old Briton was additionally neglected for a wildcard and was set to take an analogous path as her 2021 Flushing Meadows run when she turned the primary participant within the Open Period to win a significant after beginning out within the qualifying rounds.
Nonetheless, the exit of Davis, which adopted withdrawals by Karolina Muchova, Petra Kvitova, Irina-Camelia Begu and Caty McNally, opened up a spot for Raducanu in the primary draw.
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Highlights of Raducanu’s match in opposition to Elena-Gabriela Ruse on the Auckland Basic
The Australian Open begins on January 14.
Realizing she not has to enter qualifying subsequent week for the Melbourne Park occasion, Raducanu now focuses on her last-16 tie in Auckland in opposition to second seed Elina Svitolina on Thursday, which is dwell on Sky Sports activities Essential Occasion from 5.30am.
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