Emma Raducanu will kick off her campaign at the 2023 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix against 2017 French Open champion Jelena Ostapenko.
Following a second-round exit from the Australian Open, Raducanu took some time off to recover from yet another injury. She returned to action in March at the BNP Paribas Open. It was a successful comeback as the Brit made it all the way to the fourth round, where she lost to World No. 1 Iga Swiatek.
Raducanu was unable to build upon this performance as she crashed out in the first round of the Miami Open. Her loss to Bianca Andreescu was attributed to lingering issues with her wrist, which forced her to skip the Billie Jean King Cup as well.
Upon Raducanu's Stuttgart debut last year, she reached the quarterfinals, going down to Swiatek in straight sets. The 20-year-old will be aiming to go all the way this time around, but has been handed a rather tough draw.
Ostapenko has been in decent form this season, with her best result coming at the Australian Open. The Latvian reached the quarterfinals there for the first time in her career. She's got a winning record against Raducanu as well, leading 1-0 in the head-to-head.
Ostapenko won their previous encounter at the 2022 Korea Open after the Brit was forced to retire due to an injury during their semifinal clash. With two of the sport's most well-known names set to go duke it out, this promises to be an exciting showdown.
On that note, here are all the details regarding their upcoming contest:
Emma Raducanu vs Jelena Ostapenko match schedule
The first-round match between Jelena Ostapenko and Emma Raducanu will be the fourth match to take place on Centre Court on Tuesday. .
Date: April 18, 2023.
Match timing: Not before 6:30 pm local time, 5:30 pm BST, 12:30 pm ET, and 10 pm IST.
Emma Raducanu vs Jelena Ostapenko streaming details
Viewers from the following countries can catch the action live on their respective channels and sites:
Amazon Prime Video - United Kingdom, Ireland
Tennis Channel - USA
TVA - Canada
beIN Sports - Australia, France
ESPN - Latin American
Sportsmax - Caribbean
beIN Digiturk - Turkey
Charlton - Israel
Supersport - Africa
Astro - Malaysia
DAZN - Japan, Spain
Now TV - Hong Kong
Spark - New Zealand
Sportscast - Taipei
Starhub - Singapore
TAP DMV - Philippines
Truevisions - Thailand
Eurosport, Tennis Channel, Porsche Tennis TV - Germany
Canal+ - Poland
DigiSport - Romania
Network4 - Hungary
Super Tennis - Italy
Nova Sports - Greece & Cyprus
O2 TV - Czech Republic
Additionally, live streaming is also available on WTA TV.
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