EMMA RADUCANU goes into her second Wimbledon seeded tenth following her meteoric rise to the top of the game.
The British star, 19, burst onto the scene at last year’s SW19, storming to the fourth round before being forced to retire with breathing difficulties.
Raducanu would go on to win an historic US Open title in September after failing to drop a set through qualifying or the main draw.
Despite struggling with injuries ever since, the Kent ace has been seeded tenth for Wimbledon 2022 – with on-fire Iga Swiatek No1.
Raducanu is currently ranked No11 in the world, but has jumped up a spot in the seedings with Belarusian world No6 Aryna Sabalenka missing the tournament.
Russian and Belarusian players have been banned from this year’s tournament due to the Ukraine invasion.
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The decision led to the ATP, WTA and ITF to strip Wimbledon of its ranking points.
Meanwhile, Britain will have two seeded male players for the 2022 tournament.
Cameron Norrie has been seeded ninth, three places above his world ranking.
World No1 Daniil Medvedev and compatriot Andrey Rublev will both miss the tournament, with world No2 Alexander Zverev out through injury.
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That means Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal have been seeded No1 and No2 respectively.
Dan Evans is Britain’s other seeded entry.
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The grass court specialist has been handed the No29 seed for this year’s tournament at SW19.
The main draw at Wimbledon 2022 begins on Monday June 27.
