Entering the match, Raducanu and Vondrousova faced off twice, and their head-to-head is currently tied 1-1. Raducanu picked up her win in the Round of 64 at Wimbledon in 2021 before Vondrousova won the Billie Jean King Cup match in 2022.

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Emma Raducanu will play in a qualifying draw for the first time since her fairytale run to the 2021 US Open title.

The Brit, who crashed out of the Singapore Open last week in a three-set slugfest to world No. 101 Cristina Bucsa, was initially given a qualifying wildcard but that was upgraded to the main draw. We'll be bringing you the very latest updates, pictures and video on this breaking news story.

Marketa Vondrousova is ready to face Emma Raducanu in a “tough” Abu Dhabi clash between two Grand Slam champions looking to make their way back up the rankings. 2023 Wimbledon champion Vondrousova and 2021 US Open champion Raducanu are set to meet in the opening round of the Abu Dhabi Open,

Emma Raducanu has received an unexpected shot in the arm as she no longer has to play qualifiers at the Abu Dhabi Open. The world No 56 was initially set to play in a qualifying event for the first time since her astonishing title run at the 2021 US Open when she became the first-ever qualifier to win a Grand Slam as she won 10 matches in a row in New York without dropping a set.