Emma Raducanu won’t should qualify for this month’s Australian Open.
American Lauren Davis’ withdrawal with a shoulder harm means the 21-year-old Briton now has direct entry into the principle draw of the Grand Slam occasion.
Raducanu is 301st on the earth, however was capable of enter with a particular rating of 103 – her place earlier than lacking a minimal of six months by harm.
The Australian Open begins on 14 January in Melbourne, with the draw happening on Thursday, 11 January.
In addition to Davis’ withdrawal, French Open finalist Karolina Muchova, Irina-Camelia Begu and Caty McNally have pulled out, whereas two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova withdrew after asserting she is pregnant together with her first youngster.
Raducanu’s most up-to-date Grand Slam look was finally yr’s Australian Open, the place she misplaced to Coco Gauff within the second spherical.
The previous US Open champion returned to the tour in Auckland this week with a win over Romania’s Elena Gabriela Ruse.
It was her first match since having minor operations on each palms and her left ankle in early Might.
Her second spherical match in Auckland, towards the second seed Elina Svitolina, is scheduled to start at 05:30 GMT on Thursday.