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Britain's Emma Raducanu will play in a qualifying draw for the first time since her fairytale run to the 2021 US Open title after being offered a wildcard to the preliminary stage of next week's Abu Dhabi Open.

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Britain's Emma Raducanu will play in a qualifying draw for the first time since her fairytale run to the 2021 US Open title after being offered a wildcard to the preliminary stage of next week's Abu Dhabi Open.

Raducanu, 22, is travelling with her fitness trainer Yutaka Nakamura but is without a coach following Nick Cavaday's decision to step down for health reasons.

The world number 56 reached the third round of the Australian Open but then lost a three-hour first-round match to Cristina Bucsa at the Singapore Open on Monday.

In New York four years ago, Raducanu won three matches in qualifying and seven in the main draw without dropping a set to become the first qualifier in history to win a Grand Slam title.