Raducanu, 18, is still several steps from her own semifinal, but she has an opportunity to go further at Wimbledon than she might have imagined. She will play the 75th-ranked Ajla Tomljanovic on Monday in a match between the two lowest-ranked players remaining in the women’s singles draw. Raducanu’s push into the fourth round is objectively impressive. Raducanu, a wild card, is one of four women into the fourth round of Wimbledon who have never played in the singles main draw before, showing how much has changed in the sport since the last Wimbledon was held two years ago. The other seed making a deep run on her Wimbledon debut is the 18th-seeded Elena Rybakina, who lost in Wimbledon qualifying two years ago.

Source: New York Times July 05, 2021 03:56 UTC