Emma Raducanu will make her return to aggressive tennis within the United Cup as she performs alongside Billy Harris for Nice Britain in Australia.
Raducanu ended her 2025 season in October following a bout of sickness in China, skipping the ultimate two occasions of her calendar 12 months in Tokyo and Hong Kong.
The United Cup, which is held throughout the cities of Perth and Sydney, is reside on Sky Sports activities from Friday January 2 to Sunday January 11.
The 18 competing nations are break up into six teams of three and play the opposite groups of their pool as soon as every earlier than the six group winners and two second-placed groups (the most effective in Sydney and finest in Perth) advance to the quarter-finals.
Every tie consists of 1 males’s, one ladies’s and one blended doubles match.
Nice Britain are within the Perth-based Group E alongside Japan and Greece with Raducanu to play her singles matches in opposition to Naomi Osaka and Maria Sakkari.
GB play Japan on Sunday January 4 after which Greece the next day.
Raducanu needs Draper speedy restoration from harm
Draper has withdrawn from the United Cup and Australian Open
Raducanu was as a result of workforce up with Jack Draper however the British males’s No 1 has withdrawn as he continues to recuperate from a left arm subject.
Draper may even miss the Australian Open in Melbourne from January 18 to February 1.
Talking on Draper, Raducanu mentioned: “Obviously we would love to have him in the team. He’s such an integral part of British tennis.
“However we simply want him all the most effective. As his team-mates, we are able to simply hope he will get higher quickly so he can be a part of us for the longer term occasions.”
Billy Harris will play alongside Raducanu on the United Cup
Raducanu added of Harris, the British males’s No 5: “He has had a great year, really broken through in the last few years. It’s nice to spend some time with him and in the team environment. We’re having a good time.”
Raducanu confirmed in October that she would proceed to be coached by Francisco Roig in 2026, with the Spaniard in her nook as she reached the third spherical of the US Open earlier than being overwhelmed by Elena Rybakina.
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