ENTRY LIST UPDATE. Naomi Osaka, Raducanu to star in Melbourne

This is the latest entry list of the WTA 250 tournament that will be staged in Melbourne next week

Emma Raducanu And Naomi Osaka In Melbourne

The new tennis season is about to start in Australia. Naomi Osaka and Emma Raducanu decided to play in the first available tournament in Melbourne the first week of January and they are going among the top players to watch.

Both Naomi and Emma are on the entry list of the WTA 250 that will commence in Melbourne on the 4th of January.

Unfortunately, 3 players had to withdraw from the event: Yulia Putintseva, Donna Vekic, and Camila Osorio. Varvara Gracheva, Amanda Anisimova, and Saisai Zheng will take their place in the main draw.

Here is the latest entry list.

Name Rank
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 11
Naomi Osaka 13
Jessica Pegula 18
Emma Raducanu 19
Simona Halep 20
Elise Mertens 21
Daria Kasatkina 26
Veronika Kudermetova 31
Camila Giorgi 33
Sara Sorribes Tormo 36
Jil Teichmann 37
Liudmila Samsonova 38
Sorana Cirstea 39
Viktorija Golubic 43
Clara Tauson 44
Ann Li 47
Tereza Martincova 48
Katerina Siniakova 49
Marta Kostyuk 50
Alison Riske 51
Anhelina Kalinina 52
Jasmine Paolini 53
Petra Martic 54
Madison Keys 56
Magda Linette 57
Alison Van Uytvanck 58
Madison Brengle 59
Shuai Zhang 60
Alizé Cornet 61
Irina-Camelia Begu 62
Mayar Sherif 63
Nuria Parrizas Diaz 66
Ana Konjuh 67
Anastasia Potapova 69
Anastasija Sevastova 70
Jaqueline Cristian 71
Kaia Kanepi 73
Caroline Garcia 74
Andrea Petkovic 75
Clara Burel 76
Varvara Gracheva 77
Amanda Anisimova 78
Saisai Zheng 79
Greet Minnen 80

 

Naomi Osaka in 2021

Naomi Osaka

22 - 18win/loss

Hard
13-10
I Hard
1-0
Clay
5-5
Grass
3-3
27 year old
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2024 Highlights

Currently the world no.13, Osaka played her last match on the 3rd of September when she lost to world no.24 Leylah Annie Fernandez 5-7 7-6(2) 6-4 in the 3rd round in U.S. Open (draw).

This year the Japanese has managed to achieve an overall 18-6 record. Osaka has won 1 title at the Australian Open.

Osaka
U.S. Open
Osaka's Record
 

Emma Raducanu in 2021

Emma Raducanu

23 - 13win/loss

Hard
9-8
I Hard
3-0
Clay
4-2
Grass
7-3
22 year old
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2024 Highlights

Currently the world no.19 (career-high), the Brit played her last match on the 9th of November when she lost to world no.101 Xin Yu Wang 6-1 6-7(0) 7-5 in the 2nd round in Linz (draw).

This year the Brit has achieved a compiled 25-9 match record. Raducanu conquered 1 title at the U.S. Open. Raducanu was the finalist in Chicago.

Raducanu
Linz
Raducanu's Record

Naomi Osaka and Emma Raducanu have never clashed against each other.