Emma Raducanu, a rising British tennis star, is set to play in the Madrid Open on clay, facing Karolina Pliskova in her first round. Raducanu's recent performance has led to a significant jump in the WTA singles rankings. Other British players like Harriet Dart and Fran Jones have also seen improvements in their rankings.
Madrid WTA 1000: (WC) @EmmaRaducanu now knows her R1 opponent too - (Q) Maria Lourdes Carlé ARG WR 82 (=CH), who is on a 7-match winning streak after winning La Bisbal d'Empordà WTA 125 Challenger then qualifying here.
Emma Raducanu learns fate with unexpected chance to further boost ranking at Madrid Open https://t.co/4vSEynvTqs
Madrid WTA 1000 FQR: No. 11 Q seed @harriet_dart comes from a set down for the second day in a row to qualify, avenging last year’s loss to no. 17 Q seed Maria Timofeeva WR 99 (CH 93 earlier this month) 4-6 6-3 7-5 :-) https://t.co/yXJsFjVtc4
Coming up clutch 💪 Tatjana Maria outlasts American Peyton Stearns in a tight three set match 6-7(4), 6-2, 7-6(5) to reach the second round in Madrid. #MMOpen https://t.co/XKd8nx4zRw
🇵🇭 Alex Eala comes back from a set down and pulls off a major upset! Eala def. Tsurenko 2-6, 6-4, 6-4 and will advance to the second round in Madrid! 💪 #MMOPEN https://t.co/YWKSd3nUij
Emma Raducanu heads to Madrid in a good state as she finds her feet on clay https://t.co/XvM8wFreRl
Madrid WTA 1000 QR1: No. 11 Q seed @harriet_dart recovered from getting bagelled in the 1st set to see off former top 30 player Aliaksandra Sasnovich WR 109 (CH 29 in 2022) 0-6 6-3 7-6(1) :-)
New GB ATP doubles career highs (top 500) @benpjones98 up 8 at 201 @jakefearnley01 up 1 at 243 @aidymchugh up 70 at 281 @conthom16 up 4 at 285 @emile_hudd up 4 at 303 David Stevenson up 54 at 325 James Davis up 5 at 338 Oliver Crawford up 41 at 398 Hamish Stewart up 44 at 467
Also in the new WTA doubles rankings: @ejappleton14 rises 7 places to 130 after winning Chiasso W75 @SamMurray87 re-enters the top 200, up 42 at 185 after making the Rouen SFs Madeleine Brooks is up 7 at a new career high 234 after making the Shēnzhèn W50 final
New WTA singles rankings: @harriet_dart rises 2 to 86, just 2 off her CH @EmmaRaducanu jumps 82 to 221 Fran Jones up 13 at 263 @kartal_sonay returns to the top 300, up 4 at 298 @SarahBethGrey is back in the top 400, up 17 at 389 Hannah Klugman rises 4 to a new career high 622
Emma Raducanu will play in the Madrid Open as she looks to continue her form on clay 🇪🇸 The Brit will take on Karolina Pliskova in her first round on Wednesday 🍿