Emma Raducanu and Naomi Osaka handed daunting draw at Mubadala Abu Dhabi Open

Emma Raducanu will get her Mubadala Abu Dhabi Open campaign underway against world No 34 Marie Bouzkova. It will be the first meeting between the pair, and the reward for the winner is a daunting second-round clash with two-time Wimbledon finalist Ons Jabeur

Naomi Osaka continues her return to tennis and has been handed a favourable opening match against a qualifier. But top seed Elena Rybakina, who won the 2022 Wimbledon title, is waiting in round two

The stacked WTA 500 draw features several of the sport’s top names including Maria Sakkari, Barbora Krejcikova and Jelena Ostapenko. Raducanu is ranked No 295 in the world and is trying to find her best form after missing the majority of 2023.

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The Brut returned from a long-term absence in Australia and fell at the second round in Melbourne. But Laura Robson explained believes her good is working extremely hard to get back to winning ways.

“Everyone who has been at the NTC over the last couple of months knows how hard Emma has been working on and off the court,”