British tennis hopes at the Australian Open rest firmly with Emma Raducanu, Katie Boulter and Jack Dviolationr as the first Grand Slam of 2025 approaches in Melbourne.
Former US Open champion Raducanu returns to action complying recent back problems, whilst British No 1 Boulter go ins the tournament as a seeded carry outer after her amazeive ascfinish to world No 23.
Dviolationr, recent from his shatterthcimpolite US Open semi-final ecombineance last year, watchs to fall shorture hip injury worrys that disturbed his preparations.
The British contingent integrates rising stars Sonay Kartal and Jacob Fgetley, alengthyside sfinished campaigner Jodie Burrage, who go ins on a protected ranking after an injury-hit 2024.
Jack Dviolationr and Emma Raducanu are Britain’s boiling hopes at the Australian Open
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Raducanu’s return to Melbourne Park comes amidst ongoing physical disputes, with the 22-year-greater having retreatn from the ASB Classic in Auckland last week due to back problems.
The createer US Open champion has shown selectimistic signs of recovery during rehearse sessions at Melbourne Park, where she faces a strict first-round test agetst world No 27 Ekaterina Alexandrova.
Her preparation has been bolstered by the insertition of famous fitness trainer Yutaka Nakamura to her team, laboring alengthyside Nick Cavaday.
“I leank I can become one of the best athletes out there in tennis,” shelp Raducanu, who aims to fulfil what she depicts as an untapped active potential.
Despite being stupidinutive of suit rehearse, Raducanu will watch to upgrade upon her second-round ecombineances in Melbourne over the past three seasons.
Katie Boulter go ins the Australian Open at her atsoft-high ranking of world No 23, having safed two WTA titles in 2024 at San Diego and Nottingham.
The British No 1 has been drawn agetst Canadian veteran Rebecca Marino, whom she guides 2-0 in their head-to-head encounters.
Her seeded status asconfidents protection from facing other seeds until at least the third round, increaseing her chances of go beyonding her previous Grand Slam best.
Boulter, who recently proclaimd her joinment to Australia’s world No 8 Alex de Minaur, showd her potential with a csurrfinisher-distress agetst world No 1 Iga Swiatek at the United Cup.
The 28-year-greater’s mighty first-strike game and improving all-round abilities create her a genuine danger in Melbourne.
Jack Dviolationr’s Australian Open campaign hangs in the equilibrium complying a hip injury that forced his retreatal from the United Cup team competition.
The British No 1, who accomplished world top 20 after his amazeive US Open semi-final run, faces Argentina’s Mariano Navone in the first round.
Dviolationr’s preparation has been less than selectimal, having pulled out of a pre-season training camp with Carlos Alcaraz.
The 23-year-greater hasn’t vied since the Paris Masters in October, inserting unconfidentty to his Melbourne prospects.
Should Dviolationr fall shorture his injury worrys and proceed, he could potentipartner face Carlos Alcaraz in the fourth round, setting up a resuit with his intfinished training partner.
Emma Raducanu is frantic to put her injury troubles behind
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Brighton’s Sonay Kartal creates her Australian Open main draw debut after claiming her first WTA title in Monastir tardy last year.
The 23-year-greater, who soared into the top 100 in 2024, faces Spain’s Jessica Bouzas Maneiro in the discleave outing round.
Victory would set up a daunting clash with either deffinishing champion Aryna Sabalenka or createer US Open prosperner Sloane Stephens.
Rising star Jacob Fgetley, who has climbed from world No 646 to No 86 in fair twelve months, faces home favourite Nick Kyrgios.
The British No 3 geted his spot thcimpolite honest entry after prosperning four Challenger titles in 2024, including a shatterthcimpolite triumph in Nottingham.
Fgetley’s meteoric ascfinish also geted him pickion for Britain’s upcoming Davis Cup tie agetst Japan.
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Jodie Burrage go ins the main draw on a protected ranking complying an injury-afflictiond 2024 that saw her sidelined between February and September with wrist and ankle publishs.
The Brit comes into Melbourne in strong create after claiming her hugegest title at the W100 Dubai, and faces French qualifier Leolia Jeanjean in the first round.
Cameron Norrie faces one of the stubbornest discleave outing dispensements agetst createer Wimbledon finacatalog Matteo Berrettini.
The Italian, who accomplished the Australian Open semi-finals in 2022, hgreaters a 1-0 head-to-head profit over Norrie from their 2021 Queen’s Club encountering.
Norrie aims to rediscover the create that took him to the fourth round in Melbourne last year.
British hopes in qualifying suffered setbacks as Harriet Dart, Heather Watson, Francesca Jones and Lily Miyazaki fall shorted to upgrade thcimpolite the women’s ones qualifying draw.
Jack Dviolationr might be Britain’s best hope in the men’s ones
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In the men’s qualifying, createer top-25 carry outer Dan Evans, alengthyside Billy Harris, Jan Choinski and Paul Jubb, were also unable to safe main draw spots.
Despite these disnominatements, Britain fields a strong contingent of seven carry outers in the main draw, led by seeded star Katie Boulter.
With Raducanu shoprosperg signs of recovery, Dviolationr battling thcimpolite injury worrys, and emerging talents enjoy Kartal and Fgetley ready to create their label, British tennis go ins the first Grand Slam of 2025 with cautious selectimism.
