Emma Raducanu Set to Compete in Hobart International and Australian Open

Stay up-to-date with Emma Raducanu's 2026 tennis schedule, recent results, and upcoming matches on Sky Sports Tennis. Following her return to competitive tennis at the United Cup, where she suffered a loss to Maria Sakkari, Raducanu revealed she had been dealing with an ongoing injury that kept her from playing tennis for two and a half months. The British No 1, who experienced light bone bruising in her right foot, spent most of her pre-season training in Barcelona, working out in the gym with coach Francisco Roig. "It's been a long break for everyone. I think after my last match in Ningbo, it's been a good three months. I just need to try and recover as best as I can, just keep working," Raducanu stated. Great Britain's early exit from the tournament followed their 2-1 loss to Greece. Raducanu will next compete in the Hobart International, starting January 12, before the Australian Open begins on January 18 at Melbourne Park. She aims to secure a seeding spot at the first Grand Slam of the year in Melbourne, which she can achieve by ranking within the top 32 globally. Get the latest tennis scores, schedule, and news on Sky Sports or stream with NOW. Raducanu regained her British No 1 ranking after reaching the semi-finals at the Washington Open. Currently ranked No 29 in the WTA live rankings, a seeding at the Australian Open remains uncertain. Raducanu's highest career ranking was No 10, achieved in July 2022. She has been coached by Spaniard Francisco Roig since August 2025, who previously coached Rafael Nadal for most of his career. Raducanu and Roig have agreed to continue working together in 2026. Prior to this, she was informally coached by former British No 1 Mark Petchey, with whom she saw positive results after teaming up in March. Raducanu began her 2025 campaign at the Australian Open, reaching the third round before losing to Iga Swiatek. She then participated in the Singapore Open, where she lost to Cristina Bucsa in the first round. Further disappointing losses followed, including defeats to Marketa Vondrousova in Abu Dhabi and Ekaterina Alexandrova in Qatar. Raducanu broke her four-match losing streak with a victory over Maria Sakkari at the Dubai Tennis Championships but fell to Karolina Muchova in the next round. At Indian Wells in March, Raducanu lost in the first round to Moyuka Uchijima before achieving a notable run in Miami. Raducanu recorded her best result in a WTA 1000 event by reaching the quarter-finals of the Miami Open. She pulled out of the Billie Jean King Cup qualifying round due to injury. Raducanu's clay-court season started at the Madrid Open, where she won her opening match against Suzan Lamens before losing to Marta Kostyuk. At the Italian Open in Rome, Raducanu defeated Maya Joint, Jil Teichmann, and Veronika Kudermetova before falling to Coco Gauff. Raducanu achieved her first career win over a top-20 player on clay by defeating Daria Kasatkina at the Strasbourg Open. At the French Open, Raducanu won her first-round match against Wang Xinyu but lost to Iga Swiatek in the second round. Raducanu made the quarter-finals at Queen's Club before losing to Qinwen Zheng. She missed the Berlin Open but participated in the Eastbourne Open, where she lost to Maya Joint despite a remarkable recovery. Raducanu returned to Wimbledon, where she overcame a back problem to win her first two matches, including a victory over Marketa Vondrousova. However, she lost to Aryna Sabalenka in the third round. Raducanu reached the semi-finals of the WTA 500 Mubadala Citi DC Open in Washington, defeating Naomi Osaka and Maria Sakkari before losing to Anna Kalinskaya. At the WTA 1000 National Bank Open in Montreal, Raducanu lost to Amanda Anisimova in the third round. She then lost to Aryna Sabalenka at the Cincinnati Open. Raducanu's US Open campaign ended with a loss to Elena Rybakina in the third round. As a wildcard entry in the Korea Open, Raducanu won her first-round match against Jaqueline Cristin but lost to Barbora Krejcikova. At the China Open, Raducanu suffered a loss to Jessica Pegula, who saved three match points to complete a comeback. Raducanu retired from her match against Ann Li at the Wuhan Open and struggled physically in a first-round exit at the Ningbo Open, ultimately ending her season early due to illness. Raducanu's 2021 US Open victory remains her sole success in a major tournament. She reached the fourth round at Wimbledon that year and matched this feat in 2024 but has never progressed beyond the third round at the Australian and French Opens. Watch the ATP and WTA Tours in 2026 live on Sky Sports or stream with NOW and the Sky Sports app, with access to over 50 per cent more live sports at no extra cost.