Emma Raducanu already appears to have improved her chances at Wimbledon this year.
Raducanu had not won a match in over two months coming into the grass court season, having missed most of the clay court season due to a viral illness.
However, after beating the likes of Iva Jovic and Sorana Cirstea, Raducanu has reached the final of the Queen’s Club Championships, which is her biggest final since winning the US Open in 2021.
Raducanu has not even played the Queen’s final yet, but she has already boosted her chances at Wimbledon.
Emma Raducanu likely to be seeded at Wimbledon
Following Raducanu’s two-month absence from the WTA Tour, she slipped down the rankings and was the world number 42 coming into Queen’s this year.
This meant that she would not be seeded for Wimbledon, and could have played anyone including world number one Aryna Sabalenka from the first round.
However, after winning four consecutive matches at Queen’s, Raducanu is now up to world number 31 in the live rankings.
There are 32 seeded spots for Grand Slam tournaments, but the Wimbledon withdrawals of Victoria Mboko and Hailey Baptiste means that the cut-off for seeding is now 34.
This means that Raducanu is very likely to be seeded at Wimbledon this year, regardless of what happens in the Queen’s final against Donna Vekic.
Raducanu could cement this if she beats Vekic in the final, as it would enable her to climb to world number 29 in the live rankings.
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Emma Raducanu should play the Nottingham Open
Raducanu is scheduled to have a busy couple of weeks, after taking a late wildcard to enter the WTA 250 tournament in Nottingham next week.
It has been a very physically taxing week for Raducanu at Queen’s, particularly as she had to play both her quarter-final and semi-finals on the same day due to previous rain delays, so it would not be surprising to see her withdraw from the Nottingham Open.
However, Raducanu should maybe reconsider doing this and try to play at the Nottingham Open.
Not only would this help Raducanu secure her seeded ranking, but she could try and boost her Wimbledon hopes even more.
Players who are seeded between 25 and 32 at Grand Slams are forecast to play a top eight seed in the third round, whereas players who are seeded between 16 and 24 would avoid this until at least the fourth round.
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Raducanu could climb into these top 24 places if she has a deep run at the Nottingham Open, and she would also be able to continue her momentum on what is arguably her best surface.
After the Nottingham Open draw was held, Raducanu has been confirmed to play a qualifier in the first round, before a potential second round meeting with Leylah Fernandez, who she beat in the US Open final in 2021.
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