Former five-time Grand Slam doubles champion Rennae Stubbs would not assume that Emma Raducanu probably enjoying within the Australian Open qualifying occasion is a essentially unhealthy factor. This week, it was revealed that Raducanu used her protected rating to enter the 2024 Australian Open participant subject.

However Raducanu’s protected rating of No 103 presently is not ok for the Briton to make the Australian Open important draw straight. As an alternative, Raducanu will want a important draw wildcard or a few gamers to withdraw from the match.

On the 2021 US Open, Raducanu made tennis historical past when she turned the first-ever tennis participant to win a Grand Slam as a qualifier. Responding to the information of Raducanu probably needing to play within the Australian Open qualifying, Stubbs wrote: “I imply I’m considering Qs isn’t a nasty concept!

It labored final time! Nice to have her again!”

I imply I’m considering Qs isn’t a nasty concept! It labored final time! Nice to have her again! — Rennae Stubbs 🇦🇺👍🏼 (@rennaestubbs) December 6, 2023

Raducanu has two second-round exits on the Australian Open

After choosing up a second-round defeat in her Australian Open debut in 2022, Raducanu was additionally overwhelmed within the second spherical at Melbourne Park earlier this yr.

Raducanu, who suffered an ankle harm simply earlier than the Australian Open, was overwhelmed by Coco Gauff at this yr’s Australian Open. After the exit, Raducanu mentioned simply competing in Melbourne was successful. “13 days in the past I’d have — like, with what I needed to be within the draw proper now could be a large, you understand, effort and achievement.

I’d say, like, all of the chips had been in opposition to us, and the probabilities of me enjoying this match had been very, very low. So I had extraordinarily restricted follow time, and I feel I can say that now I am not, like, competing anymore (laughing).

However, yeah, it was clearly going to be a push to get me on the courtroom. I feel 13 days in the past in case you would have instructed us, like, Hey, you are going to be within the draw and win a spherical, it could have been a large effort for certain. Saying that, I nonetheless assume I did not essentially play my greatest in the present day.

Though, like, the second set I had possibilities and had been pushing, it was nonetheless I felt like I may have accomplished higher myself. However props to her. She’s an excellent, nice opponent and nice athlete,” Raducanu mentioned.