British stars Emma Raducanu and Jack Draper will each play qualifiers of their opening matches at this yr’s US Open.
Draper shall be trying to construct on the success he loved at Flushing Meadows final yr. However he may meet defending champion Jannik Sinner within the quarter-finals if each win via.
Raducanu could possibly be on target for a third-round conflict with former Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina.
Again on the prime of the British rankings, Raducanu is taking part in in all probability a few of her finest tennis since her outstanding US Open triumph in 2021 – though that bar is decrease after a turbulent few years attributable to harm.
Her casual teaching association with Mark Petchey seemed to be working, with the 22-year-old having fun with a run to the semi-finals of the Washington Open, however she has now introduced in Rafael Nadal’s former coach Francis Roig forward of the Grand Slam in New York.
Spanish coach Roig labored alongside Nadal and with Nadal’s uncle Toni for almost all of his profession, the place he received 22 Grand Slam titles.
Draper warmed up for the singles match reaching the combined doubles semi-finals, with him and Jessica Pegula beating Raducanu and Carlos Alcaraz alongside the way in which.
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Highlights of the US Open combined doubles match between Jack Draper/Jessica Pegula and Emma Raducanu/Carlos Alcaraz
World No 5 Draper is hoping to be a drive this yr. In 2024 he reached the semi-finals at Flushing Meadows earlier than dropping to eventual champion Sinner.
Forward of the match he needed to withdraw from occasions in Toronto and Cincinnati attributable to a forearm harm, however has now recovered forward of this US Open return.
Novak Djokovic is in the identical half of the draw as Alcaraz. The Serb, the winner of 24 Grand Slam titles, will face Learner Tien, a 19-year-old left-hander who upset Daniil Medvedev en path to the fourth spherical of this yr’s Australian Open.
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Carlos Alcaraz hits a winner across the internet in his combined doubles match with Emma Raducanu in opposition to Jack Draper and Jessica Pegula
Alcaraz, the No 2 seed, will begin in opposition to Reilly Opelka, a former top-20 participant earlier than accidents who’s 6ft 11in with a robust serve that he rode to the fourth spherical in New York in 2021.
Sinner begins off with Vit Kopriva earlier than going through both Alexei Popyrin or Emil Ruusuvuori if he wins, then will doubtless tackle Denis Shapovalov, adopted by Tommy Paul.
Venus Williams is returning to Flushing Meadows for her first Grand Slam singles look because the 2023 US Open. Having entered the match as a wild card, Williams will face No 11 seed Karolina Muchova within the first spherical.
No 3 seed Coco Gauff, who received her first main title within the 2023 US Open, will first face Ajla Tomljanovic, the Australian who beat Williams’ youthful sister Serena in her closing match in 2022.
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