Emma Raducanu will face two-time Grand Slam finalist and former world No. 1 Karolina Pliskova in the first round of the Madrid Open on Wednesday as she looks to continue her encouraging form on clay.
Raducanu won four straight matches on the surface last week, with two victories representing Great Britain against France at the Billie Jean King Cup, followed by triumphs over Angelique Kerber and Linda Noskova at the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix.
The Briton was eliminated in the quarter-finals in Stuttgart after a courageous defeat against world number 1 Iga Swiatek.
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Highlights from the Stuttgart Open quarter-final between Raducanu and Iga Swiatek as the world number 1 ended the Briton’s fiery run
The 2021 US Open champion will now return to the court in the Spanish capital, live on Sky Sportsagainst Pliskova, a player who reached the 2016 US Open final and the 2021 Wimbledon final and is currently ranked 46th in the world.
If Raducanu wins her opening match, she will face 17th seed Veronika Kudermetova in the second round.
Boulter on collision course with defending champion Sabalenka?
Fellow Briton Katie Boulter received a first-round bye as she is the 26th seed and will meet the winner of the match between American wild card Robin Montgomery and Russian Elina Avanesyan.
Katie Boulter will face second seed Aryna Sabalenka if both players reach the third round in Madrid.
Boulter will face second seed Aryna Sabalenka if both players advance to the third round in Madrid.
Sabalenka has won the Madrid Open in two of the last three years, beating Swiatek in the 2023 final and the now-retired Ashleigh Barty in 2021.
However, the Belarusian has in no way progressed past the quarter-finals since winning the Australian Open in January.
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Highlights from the Stuttgart Open final as Elena Rybakina beat Marta Kostyuk.
Elena Rybakina won the title in Stuttgart last week, beating Swiatek in the semi-final and then Marta Kostyuk in the final, claiming her third title of the year following victories in Brisbane in January and Abu Dhabi in February.
Rybakina will meet either Italian Lucia Bronzetti or a qualifier in the second round.
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