Emma Raducanu may face four-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka within the second spherical of the Washington Open if the pair win their opening matches.
Raducanu is taking part in for the primary time since her agonising third-round Wimbledon defeat to Aryna Sabalenka and can play Ukraine’s Marta Kostyuk within the first spherical, which begins on Monday – stay on Sky Sports activities Tennis.
Fellow Brit Katie Boulter has a tricky draw in opposition to Greece’s Maria Sakkari, then would play second seed Emma Navarro within the subsequent spherical.
Raducanu and Boulter are in line to fulfill within the quarter-finals, ought to they attain that stage of the WTA 500 event, and are constructing as much as the ultimate Grand Slam of the 12 months – the US Open, which is stay on Sky Sports activities from August 24 to September 7.
The highest 4 seeds – Jessica Pegula, Navarro, Elena Rybakina and Clara Tauson – have acquired a bye to the second spherical.
Venus Williams is again on the tour after 16 months out of the game and has accepted a wild card for the Washington Open.
Williams, the older sister of 23-Grand Slam winner Serena, will play compatriot Peyton Stearn in her first match since March 2024.
The 45-year-old received seven Grand Slam titles between 2000 and 2008, 5 of which got here at Wimbledon.
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