Emma Raducanu next match: Big opportunity in busy October

Emma Raducanu will compete in three WTA Tour events this month as she looks to break into the top 50 once again.

The Brit recently suffered a huge drop in ranking points after she was knocked out of the US Open in the first round by France’s Alizé Cornet.

After failing to defend her title in New York, the 19-year-old must now prove she can play the long game and work her way back up the rankings.

Raducanu’s first tournament of the month will be the Agel Open in Ostrava, Czech Republic.

She will make her tournament debut on Monday when she takes on Daria Kasatkina in the opening round.

The world number 66 will be looking to carry her impressive form at the Korea Open into the upcoming indoor tournament. Raducanu reached the semi-finals in Seoul — her best finish since winning the 2021 US Open — without dropping a set.

However, an injury forced her to retire against Jeļena Ostapenko in the third set of their match.

After her visit to Ostrava, Raducanu is set to return to the Transylvania Open, which gets underway on October 10th.

The tournament is on the home soil of her Romanian father, which also gives her the chance to visit her grandmother.

Raducanu reached the quarter-finals in the 2021 Transylvania Open, where she lost to Marta Kostyuk and was snubbed of the chance to play Romanian idol Simona Halep in the semis.

Raducanu will round off her October by competing in the final WTA 1000 event of the year, the Guadalajara Open.

The Brit was given a wildcard entry for the Mexican tournament, which gets underway on October 17th.

She has also been confirmed for an exhibition singles match against Tunisia’s Ons Jabeur at the Mubadala World Tennis Championship in December.

Raducanu’s performance at the Korea Open was