Overview

• Emma Raducanu has been granted a wild card to compete in the Dubai Tennis Championships, a WTA 1000 event featuring nine of the world’s top-ten players.
• The 22-year-old is currently ranked No. 60 and has lost her last four matches, marking the longest losing streak of her professional career.
• Despite opportunities to enter through qualifying rounds, Raducanu has opted for direct main-draw entry, potentially facing higher-ranked opponents early on.
• Raducanu’s recent struggles include losses to top players such as Iga Swiatek and Marketa Vondrousova, as well as a first-round defeat to world No. 101 Cristina Bucsa in Singapore.
• She will be accompanied in Dubai by mentor Jane O’Donoghue and fitness trainer Yutaka Nakamura but remains without a permanent coach following Nick Cavaday’s departure.