Emma Raducanu will have high hopes of breaking into the WTA top 50 with the British No 1 set for the Agel Open in Ostrava where she will open against Daria Kasatkina.
After winning the US Open as a qualifier last year, Raducanu’s first full pro season has seen the 19-year-old try to adjust to the gruelling nature of the WTA Tour.
The Briton, who is currently ranked No 66, has enjoyed notable wins over Serena Williams, Victoria Azarenka and Sloane Stephens, and is fresh off a run to the semi-finals in Seoul.
Raducanu, who retired injured in the third set to former French Open winner Jelena Ostapenko in South Korea, will be aiming to continue her good form at the indoor hard-court tournament in the Czech Republic this week.
The 19-year-old will face No 5 seed Kasatkina in the first round with the Russian playing in her first tournament since the US Open.
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