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Emma Raducanu has obtained a positive opening matchup in Miami because the Briton is about to start out in opposition to Wang Xiyu earlier than doubtlessly taking up this 12 months’s Australian Open quarterfinalist Anna Kalinskaya.
Raducanu, who was granted a major draw wildcard right into a WTA 1000 event in Miami, is about to kick off her third marketing campaign on the event. On Sunday, the Miami major draw was launched and the 22-year-old Raducanu discovered that she can be going through world No. 52 Wang for the primary time in her profession.
Whereas Wang is certainly not the worst of the matchups that Raducanu might have obtained, the 22-year-old Chinese language is having a stable season. In eight tournaments performed this 12 months, Wang had two notable outcomes as she reached the Auckland semifinal within the first week of the season earlier than ending as runner-up at a WTA 250 event in Austin earlier this month.
Wang might have had some notable outcomes this season however Raducanu has additionally had some very promising performances and wins because the 2021 US Open champion will definitely enter the match feeling optimistic and optimistic about her probabilities.
If Raducanu beats Wang, she can be assembly No. 22 seed Anna Kalinskaya within the Miami second spherical. Ought to that matchup occur, it will definitely be a really intriguing one as Raducanu is a Grand Slam champion whereas 25-year-old Kalinskaya only recently made her first Grand Slam quarterfinalist earlier than additionally reaching her first WTA 1000 remaining in Dubai final month.
Raducanu on the lookout for her first Miami win
When Raducanu enters the courtroom to face Wang, she can be trying to clinch her first win in Miami. In 2022, Raducanu was seeded and had a first-round bye in Miami earlier than Katerina Siniakova bounced her within the second spherical. Final 12 months, Raducanu misplaced to Bianca Andreescu within the Miami first spherical.
However this 12 months, Raducanu got here to Miami feeling totally wholesome – in contrast to final 12 months, when she was battling wrist points going into the event. Additionally, Raducanu is coming off a stable Indian Wells run, the place she made the third spherical earlier than falling brief to Aryna Sabalenka.
It will likely be fascinating to see if Raducanu can earn her first Miami win this 12 months after which doubtlessly make some extra noise.
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