Emma Raducanu’s French Open campaign gets underway this afternoon.
The former US Open champion takes on Wang Xinyu, the unseeded Chinese player, in her opening round match in Paris.
Wang beat Raducanu in their only previous meeting, stunning the Briton in three sets in the last 16 in Linz back in 2021.
Raducanu was the top seed in Austria, but was shocked by Wang, beaten 6-1 6-7(0) 7-5.
The defeat ended the Brit’s season early, and was certainly a dampener following her extraordinary US Open triumph.
Since then, Raducanu has been plagued by injuries, which has hindered her progression back up the rankings.
This year, she has shown indifferent form, producing some devastating and battling victories over top seeds in big competitions, but following them up with disappointing defeats in the earlier rounds of lesser events.
In her most recent outing, she was beaten in the second round in Strasbourg by American Danielle Collins, who Raducanu’s compatriot Jodie Burrage will play in her first round match at Roland Garros.
Before that, Raducanu had reached the quarter-finals in Miami, beating seeds Emma Navarro and Amanda Anisimova before tumbling to Jessica Pegula.
Should Raducanu get past Wang, she could face four-time champion and fifth seed Iga Swiatek in the second round.
Elena Rybakina and last year’s defeated finalist Jasmine Paolini are the other standout names in her quarter of the draw.
Raducanu vs Wang start time
Raducanu’s first foray this year onto the Parisian clay will take place today, Monday, May 26, 2025.
The match is due to start at 10am BST, which is 11am local time on Court 8.
How to watch Raducanu vs Wang
TV channel: The French Open will be broadcast live on TNT Sports in the UK across the next two weeks.
Live stream: TNT Sports subscribers can also use Discovery+ to stream the action in full live online.
