Former US Open champions Emma Raducanu and Dominic Thiem have been handed wild card entries into the Miami Open, the match stated on Thursday.
Raducanu, winner at Flushing Meadows in 2021, additionally required a wild card to get into subsequent week’s occasion in Indian Wells after an damage plagued begin to the season.
The British primary has not performed since injuring her ankle on the Australian Open and was pressured out of the WTA250 occasion in Austin after contracting tonsillitis.
Thiem, the 2020 US Open champion who was as soon as ranked as excessive world quantity three, has additionally had his damage struggles this 12 months with the 29-year-old Austrian amassing only one singles win this season.
“Both these players have shown what it takes to win the biggest tournaments in the world, and we look forward to welcoming them to Miami to compete for the title here in a few short weeks,” stated match director James Blake.
The Miami Open runs from March 19 to April 2.
Source: sportstar.thehindu.com