SHOCKING NEWS: The organizers of the Cincinnati Open reject Emma Raducanu. What choices does she have before the…Read More

The absence of Emma Raducanu’s name on the list of wildcards for the Cincinnati Open, which is being provided by the tournament organizers, raises concerns about her readiness for the US Open.

The 56-person WTA 1000 tournament is contested by the top 41 players in the WTA Rankings as of two weeks ago. Four players are awarded wildcards, eight players advance through qualifying, and one player may be granted a special exemption into the main draw.

Raducanu was anticipated to obtain one of the wildcards for Cincinnati, having missed the Canadian Open qualifying after being disqualified from consideration for a wildcard to Toronto owing to her ranking.

Flowing logo

However, those went to former world No 1 Caroline Wozniacki, 2019 US Open winner Bianca Andreescu and United States duo Caroline Dolehide and Peyton Stearns.

Raducanu will have to come through qualifying if she is to feature in the main draw of one of the biggest events on the North American calendar.

The qualifying list has not yet been released, but it remains to be seen if the 21-year-old will enter as she has steered clear of qualifying events since making a name for herself in 2021 when she won the US Open as a qualifier.

The Brit skipped the Paris Olympics to focus on her ranking during the hard-court swing and it started off well as she reached the quarter-final of the Washington Open last week.