{"id":1831193,"date":"2026-03-17T14:15:55","date_gmt":"2026-03-17T11:15:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1831193"},"modified":"2026-03-17T14:15:55","modified_gmt":"2026-03-17T11:15:55","slug":"emma-raducanus-next-tournament-revealed-after-miami-open-withdrawal-as-alex-eala-also-set-to-star","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1831193","title":{"rendered":"Emma Raducanu&#8217;s next tournament revealed after Miami Open withdrawal as Alex Eala also set to star"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"ps-article-content rounded-lg lg:mt-5 lg:border lg:border-card lg:bg-card lg:shadow-primary\">\n<header>\n<h1 class=\"py-4 text-xl font-normal text-title sm:text-2xl\">Emma Raducanu\u2019s next tournament revealed after Miami Open withdrawal as Alex Eala also set to star<\/h1>\n<div class=\"my-2 flex items-center justify-between\">\n<div class=\"flex items-center\">\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/author\/ewan-west\" class=\"text-sm font-normal !text-author\"><br \/>\n                            Ewan West                        <\/a><br \/>\n                        <time class=\"ml-3 text-sm font-normal text-info md:ml-4\" datetime=\"17 Mar 2026 2:15 PM\" data-ps-date=\"17 Mar 2026 2:15 PM\" data-ps-datetime=\"1773756955\"><br \/>\n                            17 Mar 2026 2:15 PM                        <\/time>\n                    <\/div>\n<div class=\"hidden justify-end space-x-4 text-xl sm:flex sm:!opacity-100\">\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/google.com\/preferences\/source?q=tennis365.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"><br \/>\n                            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"mx-auto !my-0 hidden dark:block h-6\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/content\/themes\/tennis365-sportsui\/img\/png\/common\/google_preferred_source_badge_dark@2x.png\" alt=\"Add as a preferred 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object-center !my-0\" src=\"https:\/\/d2me2qg8dfiw8u.cloudfront.net\/content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Alex-Eala-Emma-Raducanu-1320x742.jpg\" alt=\"Alex Eala and Emma Raducanu in action\">                <\/figure><figcaption class=\"flex items-center space-x-3 border-b border-mobile-caption px-3 lg:border-caption\">\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"my-1.5 break-words !text-xs !text-content\">\n                                Alex Eala and Emma Raducanu hit backhands                            <\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<div class=\"ciam-article-t365\">\n<p>Emma Raducanu and Alex Eala are among the WTA players who are set to begin their 2026 clay-court season at the tournament in Linz next month.<\/p>\n<p>The Upper Austria Ladies Linz is a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/wta-tour\">WTA<\/a> 500 event that was previously held on indoor hard courts, and it has switched to indoor clay for this year\u2019s edition.<\/p>\n<p>The first edition of the new clay-court tournament \u2014 and 35th overall edition of the Upper Austria Ladies Linz \u2014 will be held from 6 to 12 April at the Design Centre Linz.<\/p>\n<p>The main draw will feature 28 players, a total made up of 19 direct entrants, six qualifiers and three wildcards. The wildcards have been confirmed, and they are all Austrian players: Julia Grabher, Sinja Kraus and Lilli Tagger.<\/p>\n<p>The eight players projected to be seeded based on their current ranking positions are: Ekaterina Alexandrova, Clara Tauson, Liudmila Samsonova, Emma Raducanu, Jelena Ostapenko, Emma Navarro, Alex Eala and Sorana Cirstea.<\/p>\n<p>Alexandrova, the world No 11, is the defending champion, having beaten Dayana Yastremska in the 2025 final.<\/p>\n<h2>WTA Linz Entry List<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Ekaterina Alexandrova<\/li>\n<li>Clara Tauson<\/li>\n<li>Liudmila Samsonova<\/li>\n<li>Emma Raducanu<\/li>\n<li>Jelena Ostapenko<\/li>\n<li>Emma Navarro<\/li>\n<li>Alex Eala<\/li>\n<li>Sorana Cirstea<\/li>\n<li>Jacqueline Cristian<\/li>\n<li>Sara Bejlek<\/li>\n<li>Ann Li<\/li>\n<li>Marketa Vondrousova<\/li>\n<li>Dayana Yastremska<\/li>\n<li>Barbora Krejcikova<\/li>\n<li>Antonia Ruzic<\/li>\n<li>Tatjana Maria<\/li>\n<li>Daria Kasatkina<\/li>\n<li>Zhang Shuai<\/li>\n<li>Karolina Pliskova (SR)<\/li>\n<li>Julia Grabher (WC)<\/li>\n<li>Sinja Kraus (WC)<\/li>\n<li>Lilli Tagger (WC)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Tennis News<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-features\/miami-open-2026-withdrawal-list-novak-djokovic-emma-raducanu\"><strong>Miami Open withdrawal list: 20 players out as Djokovic &amp; Raducanu among 4 Grand Slam winners<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-news\/swiateks-blunt-warning-raducanus-potential-rankings-blow-uncle-toni-disagrees-alcaraz-miami-open-roundup\"><strong>Swiatek\u2019s blunt warning, Raducanu\u2019s potential rankings blow, Uncle Toni disagrees with Alcaraz \u2013 Miami Open roundup<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Want more from Tennis365? Add us as <a rel=\"noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=tennis365.com\" target=\"_blank\">a preferred source on Google to your favourites list<\/a> for tennis coverage you can trust.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>Raducanu is set to return to action in Linz after Miami Open withdrawal<\/h2>\n<p>Linz is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/emma-raducanu\">Raducanu<\/a>\u2018s next scheduled event after the 23-year-old Brit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-news\/emma-raducanu-set-for-rankings-drop-after-sudden-miami-open-withdrawal\">withdrew from the Miami Open due to illness on Monday<\/a> \u2014 the day before the start of the women\u2019s tournament.<\/p>\n<p>Raducanu struggled with a virus in February and is reportedly still dealing with post-viral symptoms.<\/p>\n<p>The world No 23 suffered a crushing 6-1, 6-1 defeat to sixth-ranked Amanda Anisimova in the third round of the Indian Wells Open in her most recent match.<\/p>\n<p>The 2021 US Open champion holds a 7-7 record in 2026 after a mixed start to the campaign, with her runner-up result at the WTA 250 event in Cluj-Napoca at the start of February the highlight of her year to date.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ NEXT: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/wta-tour\/wta-rankings-sabalenka-lead-rybakina-new-no-2-swiatek-drops-raducanu-top-25-eala-top-30\">WTA Rankings: Sabalenka increases lead, Rybakina No 2, Swiatek drops, Raducanu top 25, Eala top 30<\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Emma Raducanu\u2019s next tournament revealed after Miami Open withdrawal as Alex Eala also set to star Ewan West 17 Mar 2026 2:15 PM Alex Eala and Emma Raducanu hit backhands Emma Raducanu and Alex Eala are among the WTA players who are set to begin their 2026 clay-court season at the tournament in Linz next [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[226,249],"class_list":["post-1831193","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-crawlmanager","tag-tennis365-com"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1831193","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1831193"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1831193\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1831193"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1831193"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1831193"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}