Emma Raducanu had a good week in Landisville, where she reached the quarter-finals after winning 4 consecutive matches. Unfortunately, a physical issue during the quarter-final stopped Emma, which made her retire. Nevertheless, her recent performance allowed Emma to gain 9 places in the rankings and be the new world number 175 (career-high).
Emma will play her next match in Chicago, where she will face the seed number 1 Alison Van Uytvanck in the opening match.
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Emma Raducanu in 2021
Now the world no.175, the Brit played her last match on the 14th of August when she had to retire when playing against world no.111 Nuria Parrizas-Diaz in the quarter and the scoreline was 4-3
.At the moment, during this season the Brit achieved a composed 9-5 record.
Alison Van Uytvanck in 2021
Now the world no.60, Alison played her last match on the 10th of August when she lost to world no.56 Donna Vekic 6-1 6-2 in the 1st round in Montreal (draw).
Until now, during this year Van Uytvanck has a composed 13-11 win-loss record. Van Uytvanck conquered 1 title Nottingham.
Emma Raducanu and Alison Van Uytvanck have never squared off.
Emma Raducanu and Alison Van Uytvanck |
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