{"id":1605,"date":"2026-01-14T09:31:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-14T09:31:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tennisring.com\/?p=1605"},"modified":"2026-01-14T09:31:00","modified_gmt":"2026-01-14T09:31:00","slug":"emma-raducanu-gets-a-double-rankings-lift-as-former-top-10-star-sets-her-a-bold-target","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tennisring.com\/?p=1605","title":{"rendered":"Emma Raducanu gets a double rankings lift as former top 10 star sets her a bold target"},"content":{"rendered":"

Emma Raducanu<\/a> was facing a daunting schedule at the WTA 250 event in Hobart after her opening match was delayed due to rain, but the Brit has been handed a huge boost after her second round opponent was forced to withdraw.<\/p>\n

The 2021 US Open champion and top seed in the tournament was 4-2 down against Camila Osorio in the second set on Tuesday when rain forced an early end to play in Tasmania, but she showed encouraging form to seal a 6-3, 7-6(2) win.<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t think I\u2019ve slept over many matches in between so that was also a new one for me. I thought Camila played an incredible match overall. Such good defence, and then stepped in when I dropped the ball short,\u201d said Raducanu.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m just really pleased with how I came out today and turned it around and then stuck in during the tie-break.\u201d<\/p>\n

Raducanu would have faced a quick turnaround for her next match as Magdalena Frech was due to be her second round opponent, but the Polish player was forced to withdraw due to injury and that has opened the door for the top seed to make big progress in Hobart.<\/p>\n

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She will now face a quarter-final against Australian wildcard Taylah Preston, who is ranked at No 204 in the world.<\/p>\n

This is now a big chance for Raducanu to make progress and potentially reach her first WTA Tour final, justifying her decision to play the week before the Australian Open.<\/p>\n

She is also getting a welcome boost to her WTA Ranking, with her live ranking now up to No 28 and she will jump up to around No 23 if she wins the title in Hobart.<\/p>\n

Raducanu has been reluctant to play in WTA 250 events over the course of her career, but playing lower ranked players and picking up wins is recipe for success and in the opinion of former world No 7 Barbara Schett, the 23-year-old can look forward to 2026 with real optimism.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe all know what she can do and we hope she can stay fit,\u201d Schett told Tennis365, as she prepares to join the TNT Sports team at the Australian Open.<\/p>\n

\u201cShe had the injury problem at the United Cup and didn\u2019t play (against Naomi Osaka), but if she can stay healthy then we know she is a top player.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn Francisco Riog, she has a phenomenal coach and if she can stay with him, he can guide her high up in the rankings.<\/p>\n

\u201cShe belongs higher up up in the rankings than she is now in the low 20s, but she will improve.<\/p>\n

\u201cShe is still so young and will improve and it\u2019s great for British tennis to see her around as it\u2019s not been a good time for Jack Draper.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Former Grand Slam champion Mark Woodforde also gave Tennis365 his verdict on Raducanu\u2019s hopes of 2026, as he was full of optimism for the British No 1.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe shouldn\u2019t judge her on that one result at the US Open,\u201d Woodforde told Tennis365 in his role as an ambassador at the Bank of China Hong Kong Open.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf she can replicate what she did in New York, that would be brilliant, but it was probably something that happened too soon, too quickly in her career.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s not that you wouldn\u2019t want it to happen to you, but in a country that has been starved of female players and desperate for her to do well, it must have been very difficult for her.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat was encouraging was that over there were times last year when she seemed to be starting to build the foundation again to show some of that form that was discovered at the US Open a few years back.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is a hard one to judge right now, but I\u2019m sure UK and British tennis praying on their hands and knees that she is successful. She has put some life back into British women\u2019s tennis and the momentum for players like Katie Boulter has been inspired by the success of Emma Raducanu.\u201d<\/p>\n

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