Raducanu ready to 'put it on the line' on Wednesday

Emma Raducanu has vowed to "put it connected nan line" connected Wednesday erstwhile she faces Belgium's Elise Mertens successful information 2 astatine Wimbledon.

Raducanu, 21, skipped nan clay-court French Open to attraction connected being fresh and fresh for nan British writer play and, truthful far, that determination looks to person paid dividends.

The Briton reached nan semi-finals of nan Nottingham Open and followed that pinch a tally to nan quarter-finals astatine Eastbourne, including a triumph complete American world number 5 Jessica Pegula.

She was scheduled to statesman her Wimbledon run against 22nd seed Ekaterina Alexandrova but nan Russian withdrew connected Monday morning.

Instead, Raducanu went up against fortunate loser Renata Zarazua and, having struggled done nan first set, really recovered her hit successful nan 2nd to scope information 2 pinch a 7-6 (7-0) 6-3 triumph connected Centre Court.

Raducanu has appeared astatine six Grand Slam events since lifting nan US Open title successful 2021 but has not managed to spell beyond nan 2nd round.

"Results-wise I person nary expectations," said Raducanu, who has endured a reliable mates of years pinch wrist and ankle injuries.

"I conscionable person expectations of myself to really put myself connected nan statement connected nan tribunal and conflict and not fto immoderate frustrations get to me."

Raducanu is past up connected Court One connected Wednesday against 2018 Australian Open semi-finalist Mertens.

Raducanu is 1 of 3 British hopes scheduled to characteristic successful nan women's singles connected Wednesday, pinch Lily Miyazaki and Sonay Kartal besides successful action.

British number 4 Miyazaki sealed her spot successful information 2 conscionable moments aft Raducanu had wrapped up connected Centre Court, beating Germany's Tamara Korpatsch to declare her maiden triumph successful nan Wimbledon main draw.

Japan-born Miyazaki, who moved to London aged 10, has been rewarded pinch a gathering against 14th seed Daria Kasatkina successful nan last lucifer connected tribunal three.

Meanwhile, qualifier Kartal, 22, came done a reliable brushwood pinch 29th seed Sorana Cirstea and will look Clara Burel of France successful nan first lucifer connected tribunal three.

First up connected Centre Court is Russian 5th seed Daniil Medvedev erstwhile he takes connected France's Alexandre Muller.

Japan's Naomi Osaka, who hit Diane Parry connected Monday successful her first quality astatine Wimbledon since 2019, follows successful a gathering pinch American 19th seed Emma Navarro.

World number 1 Jannik Sinner, who was a semi-finalist successful 2023, is past up against chap Italian Matteo Berrettini.

On Court One, American 2nd seed Coco Gauff faces Romania's Anca Alexia Todoni earlier Spain's Carlos Alcaraz - nan defending men's champion - meets Australia's Aleksandar Vukic.