Emma Răducanu again in motion on Sky Sports activities on Wednesday as she takes on Karolina Pliskova within the first spherical of the Madrid Open; The Brit reached the quarter-finals in Stuttgart final week; Katie Boulter might face Aryna Sabalenka within the third spherical – Watch the Madrid Open stay on Sky Sports activities
Emma Răducanu will play on Wednesday, two-time Grand Slam finalist and former no. World No. 1 Karolina Pliskova within the first spherical of the Madrid Open as she seems to proceed her encouraging kind on clay.
Răducanu received 4 matches in a row on the floor final week, with two victories whereas representing Nice Britain in opposition to France on the Billie Jean King Cup adopted by triumphs over Angelique Kerber and Linda Noskova on the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix.
The Briton was knocked out within the quarter-finals in Stuttgart after a gutsy defeat to world No.1 Iga Swiatek.
The 2021 US Open champion will now return to the court docket within the Spanish capital, stay on Sky Sports activitiesin opposition to Pliskova, a participant who made the 2016 US Open ultimate and the 2021 Wimbledon ultimate and is at present ranked 46th on the planet.
If Răducanu wins the opening match, she is going to face 17th seed Veronika Kudermetova within the second spherical.
Boulter on collision course with defending champion Sabalenka?
Britain's Katie Boulter acquired a first-round bye because the 26th seed and can meet the winner of the match between American Robin Montgomery and Russian Elina Avanesyan.
Boulter will play second seed Aryna Sabalenka if each gamers attain the third spherical in Madrid.
Sabalenka has received the Madrid Open in two of the previous three years, defeating Swiatek within the 2023 ultimate and the now-retired Ashleigh Barty in 2021.
Nonetheless, the Belarusian has not progressed previous the quarter-finals on any event since successful the Australian Open in January.
Elena Rybakina received the title in Stuttgart final week, beating Swiatek within the semi-finals after which Marta Kostyuk within the ultimate, who received her third title of the yr after victories in Brisbane in January and Abu Dhabi in February.
Rybakina will meet both Italy's Lucia Bronzetti or a second-round qualifier.
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