Emma Raducanu at 2025 Australian Open: Next match, ranking and latest news as Brit faces seeded player in first round
Emma Raducanu hopes that 2025 will be a totally fresh start after years of injury hell, and she is set to take part in the Australian Open. Since shocking the world to win the US Open in 2021, it has been setback after setback for the 22-year-old. Raducanu is hopeful that 2025 can bring her some luckGetty The young Brit still has a long time left in her career if she can overcome the injury woes. There were doubts she would be able to take part in this year’s Australian Open, but those fears have been eased with Raducanu back in training. If all goes to plan, you can expect to see her compete in Melbourne. Emma Raducanu at 2025 Australian Open: Ranking As it stands, Raducanu is ranked as the 60th-best female singles player in the world, and she has fallen four places from the last time the rankings were updated. She is no longer the British number one, with Katie Boulter taking that title. Boulter is currently sitting at 28th in the rankings. Emma Raducanu at 2025 Australian Open: Next opponent Raducanu is in Melbourne and is gearing up for the first Grand Slam of the year. However, she is not seeded this time and faces a tough opening match down under. Since winning the US Open, Raducanu’s tennis career has been stop-startGETTY She has been draw against 26th-seed Ekaterina Alexandrova in the first round. The 30-year-old Russian, who has four career titles, failed to make it past round one in Melbourne last year but has reached the fourth round of Wimbledon in the past. Should Raducanu win, either Maria Lourdes Carle or Amanda Anisimova would await in the next round while she could face Iga Swiatek in round three. Raducanu has never made it past the second round at the Australian Open, so she will hope to change that this time. Emma Raducanu at 2025 Australian Open: How to follow The Grand Slam is being held at Melbourne Park and play is due to get underway on Sunday, January 12, and it will end on Sunday, January 26. Raducanu vs Alexandrova will take place on Tuesday, January 14, while an exact start time will be confirmed in due course. Main-day sessions each day begin at midnight UK time, until the semi-finals [Melbourne is 11 hours ahead of GMT]. The night sessions will then get underway at 7:30am UK time. The showpiece event will be shown live on Eurosport. You can also stream every match of the 2025 Australian Open live and on-demand on discovery+. Entertainment & Sport pass prices on discovery+ are £6.99/month or £59.99/year. For all streaming info, visit here. talkSPORT will also have updates on Raducanu throughout, and talkSPORT.com will have all the reaction from her journey. To tune in to talkSPORT through the website, click HERE for the live stream. You can also listen via the talkSPORT app, on DAB digital radio, through your smart speaker and on 1089 or 1053 AM.
Emma Raducanu hopes that 2025 will be a totally fresh start after years of injury hell, and she is set to take part in the Australian Open.
Since shocking the world to win the US Open in 2021, it has been setback after setback for the 22-year-old.
The young Brit still has a long time left in her career if she can overcome the injury woes.
There were doubts she would be able to take part in this year’s Australian Open, but those fears have been eased with Raducanu back in training.
If all goes to plan, you can expect to see her compete in Melbourne.
Emma Raducanu at 2025 Australian Open: Ranking
As it stands, Raducanu is ranked as the 60th-best female singles player in the world, and she has fallen four places from the last time the rankings were updated.
She is no longer the British number one, with Katie Boulter taking that title.
Boulter is currently sitting at 28th in the rankings.
Emma Raducanu at 2025 Australian Open: Next opponent
Raducanu is in Melbourne and is gearing up for the first Grand Slam of the year.
However, she is not seeded this time and faces a tough opening match down under.
She has been draw against 26th-seed Ekaterina Alexandrova in the first round.
The 30-year-old Russian, who has four career titles, failed to make it past round one in Melbourne last year but has reached the fourth round of Wimbledon in the past.
Should Raducanu win, either Maria Lourdes Carle or Amanda Anisimova would await in the next round while she could face Iga Swiatek in round three.
Raducanu has never made it past the second round at the Australian Open, so she will hope to change that this time.
Emma Raducanu at 2025 Australian Open: How to follow
The Grand Slam is being held at Melbourne Park and play is due to get underway on Sunday, January 12, and it will end on Sunday, January 26.
Raducanu vs Alexandrova will take place on Tuesday, January 14, while an exact start time will be confirmed in due course.
Main-day sessions each day begin at midnight UK time, until the semi-finals [Melbourne is 11 hours ahead of GMT].
The night sessions will then get underway at 7:30am UK time.
The showpiece event will be shown live on Eurosport.
You can also stream every match of the 2025 Australian Open live and on-demand on discovery+.
Entertainment & Sport pass prices on discovery+ are £6.99/month or £59.99/year. For all streaming info, visit here.
talkSPORT will also have updates on Raducanu throughout, and talkSPORT.com will have all the reaction from her journey.
To tune in to talkSPORT through the website, click HERE for the live stream.
You can also listen via the talkSPORT app, on DAB digital radio, through your smart speaker and on 1089 or 1053 AM.
