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Eighth seed Emma Raducanu will begin her Porsche Tennis Grand Prix campaign against Australian qualifier Storm Sanders on Wednesday.
The Brit is coming off a resounding 6-1, 6-1 loss to former French Open runner-up Marketa Vondrousova at the Billie Jean King Cup Qualifiers, a match in which she was troubled by foot blisters.
The 19-year-old has found it tough to adjust to the hectic life on the WTA tour following her sensational triumph at the US Open last September. She has managed to win just five matches since her then and will be keen to turn her season around in Stuttgart.
Where is Emma Raducanu playing?
Emma Raducanu is making her tour-level debut on clay at the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix in Stuttgart. The WTA 500 indoor clay event is an important fixture on the calendar ahead of the French Open next month.
The oldest women's indoor European tournament originally began on hardcourt at Filderstadt in 1978. It was relocated to Stuttgart in 2006 before switching to clay three years later.
Presently held at the Porsche Arena, the event has attracted a host of top names over the years. Martina Navratilova is the most successful player in the tournament, having won the title six times.
Martina Hingis, Tracy Austin, Lindsay Davenport, Maria Sharapova, Kim Clijsters and Justine Henin have also lifted the trophy multiple times.
Australian Open champion Ashleigh Barty, who announced her retirement from the sport earlier this year, won the last edition of the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix.
Who is Emma Raducanu playing against?
Emma Raducanu's first-round opponent, Storm Sanders, has never won a singles title on tour and has a career-high ranking of 119. The 27-year-old southpaw mostly plies her trade on the ITF circuit in singles.
The Aussie, however, has had a much more successful career in doubles, where she is presently ranked 16th and has three career titles. She started the season by winning the Adelaide International doubles title while partnering Barty. Sanders has also made at least the quarterfinals at three out of the four Majors, with Roland Garros being the exception.
At the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix, Sanders won two rounds of qualifying to set up a showdown with Raducanu. She blasted Mara Guth 6-3, 6-2 in the first round, before upsetting third seed Tamara Korpatsch 6-3, 6-4 to earn a main-draw berth.
Emma Raducanu vs Storm Sanders match schedule
Raducanu and Sanders' match is scheduled to start not before 5 pm local time on Center Court on Wednesday.
Match timing: 5 pm local time/ 3 pm GMT/ 11 am ET/ 8:30 pm IST.
Date: 20 April 2022.
Emma Raducanu vs Storm Sanders streaming details
Viewers from the following countries can catch the action live on these respective channels and sites:-
USA: For viewers in the USA, Tennis Channel will broadcast the match.
UK: UK viewers can follow the action on Amazon Prime Video.
Canada: Viewers in Canada can tune in to DAZN.
Australia: Fans Down Under can catch all the action live on beIN Sports.
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