Emma Raducanu is one of the most prominent figures in British tennis. However, the 2021 US Open champion was not born in the UK but in Canada and, most precisely in Toronto. Emma is currently in Toronto to play the local WTA1000 event. This is the first time she is back in Toronto. Raducanu said that she planned to visit the North York General Hospital, the place where she was born.
Emma has a Romanian father and a Chinese mother and they moved to the UK when Emma was 2.
Emma Raducanu in 2022
Now ranked no.10 (career-high), Emma played her last match on the 5th of August when she lost to world no.42 Ludmilla Samsonova 7-6(6) 6-1 in the quarter in Washington (draw). Emma will play her first-round match in Toronto against Camila Giorgi, who is also the defending champion. Emma Raducanu and Camila Giorgi have never played each other.
This year Emma has achieved an overall 11-13 record.
Camila Giorgi in 2022
Ranked world no.29, Giorgi played her last match on the 2nd of August when she capitulated to world no.18 Veronika Kudermetova 7-6(2) 4-6 7-5 in the 1st round in San Jose (draw).
At the moment, during this season the Italian has achieved a composed 13-13 win-loss record. Camila Giorgi’s most significant performance of the present year was getting to the semifinal in Eastbourne.