Emma Raducanu officialized her participation in the prestigious Kremlin Cup that will be staged from the 18th of October. The tournament has a great entry list, with Garbine Muguruza, Belinda Bencic, and Maria Sakkari being the top seeds.
This is the actual entry list:
Main Draw
1 Garbiñe Muguruza (ESP) 9
2 Belinda Bencic (SUI) 11
3 Maria Sakkari (GRE) 12
4 Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (RUS) 13
5 Angelique Kerber (GER) 15
6 Elena Rybakina (KAZ) 16
7 Ons Jabeur (TUN) 17
8 Elise Mertens (BEL) 18
9 Bianca Andreescu (CAN) 20
10 Emma Raducanu (GBR) 22
11 Daria Kasatkina (RUS) 24
12 Danielle Collins (USA) 26
13 Paula Badosa (ESP) 27
14 Jelena Ostapenko (LAT) 29
15 Veronika Kudermetova (RUS) 31
16 Ekaterina Alexandrova (RUS) 34
17 Petra Martic (CRO) 41
Alternates
1 Marketa Vondrousova (CZE) 43
2 Liudmila Samsonova (RUS) 44
3 Ajla Tomljanovic (AUS) 46
4 Yulia Putintseva (KAZ) 49
5 Katerina Siniakova (CZE) 50
6 Elena Vesnina (RUS) 52 SR
7 Dayana Yastremska (UKR) 53
8 Tereza Martincova (CZE) 61
9 Anhelina Kalinina (UKR) 63
10 Kristina Mladenovic (FRA) 65
Emma Raducanu’s schedule
Emma’s fans are curious to see the new schedules of the 18-year-old. Everything changed for Raducanu after she won the US Open also in terms of rankings. Before the American slam, Emma was ranked the number 150, and she had very slim chances to start any major tournament from the main draw. Raducanu is now ranked that number 22, and therefore, she will kick start every top event from the main draw where she is also likely to be seeded.
Therefore, Emma had to revise her schedule. She decided not to play the WTA 500 in Chicago next week, and she may very compete in play Indian Wells (the 8th of October) if she has a wild card for the main draw.
Emma Raducanu in 2021
Now the world no.22 (career-high), Raducanu played her last match on the 11th of September when she defeated world no.28 Leylah Annie Fernandez 6-4 6-3 in the final in U.S. Open to win her 1st career title.
Until now, during this year Raducanu achieved a 23-6 win-loss record. The Brit has won 1 title at the U.S. Open. Emma was the finalist in the Chicago.
Garbine Muguruza in 2021
Now ranked no.9, Muguruza played her last match on the 5th of September when she was defeated by world no.5 Barbora Krejcikova 6-3 7-6(4) in the 4th round in U.S. Open (draw).
This year the Spaniard has a 34-14 match record. The Spaniard has won 1 title in Dubai. The Spaniard got to the final in Melbourne and in Doha.
Emma Raducanu and Garbine Muguruza have never faced off.
Belinda Bencic in 2021
Now ranked no.11, Bencic played her last match on the 17th of September when she lost to world no.44 Ludmilla Samsonova 6-1 6-4 in the quarter in Luxembourg (draw).
Until now, during this year the Swiss has a 31-17 win-loss record. The Swiss clinched 1 title in Tokyo. Belinda was the runner-up in Adelaide and in Berlin.
Maria Sakkari in 2021
Now ranked no.12 (career-high), Maria played her last match on the 9th of September when she surrendered to world no.22 Emma Raducanu 6-1 6-4 in the semifinal in U.S. Open (draw).
During this season Sakkari has a 31-15 win-loss record. Maria Sakkari’s best performance of the current season was getting to the semifinal in Abu Dhabi, Melbourne, Miami, at the French Open and at the U.S. Open.
Belinda Bencic and Maria Sakkari played each other once. The head to head is 1-0 for Sakkari. When they played, Maria Sakkari won 2-6 6-4 6-3 in the quarter in St. Petersburg (St. Petersburg Ladies Trophy) in February 2020.
In the following video you can watch the highlights.
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