Emma Raducanu will return to action next week after taking a wild card into the
WTA event in Portoroz, Slovenia.
The British No 1 had initially been scheduled to compete in Korea next month but an early end to the defence of her US Open title has allowed her to add an extra tournament to her calendar.
Raducanu suffered a disappointing first-round loss to Frenchwoman Alize Cornet in New York, which will see her ranking fall from 11 to around 83.
Raducanu’s US Open title defence came to an early end at the hands of Alize Cornet
The event in Slovenia is on the lowest tier of WTA tournaments but has a relatively strong field, with Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina and last year’s French Open winner Barbora Krejcikova also signed up.
Speaking after her defeat by Cornet, Raducanu said: “The most exciting thing is trying to do well at each of the different tournaments.
“Regardless of what it is, it sounds weird, but, US Open defending champion, obviously it would have been great to defend the title, but I want new experiences. In a way I’ve done that so I want another tournament.
“It doesn’t really matter what it is. I think any player would be happy to win a tournament. I think it makes a massive difference no matter what the level is.”
Raducanu expected to continue working with coach Tursunov
Raducanu is expected to continue working alongside coach Dmitry Tursunov
The teenager is expected to continue working with coach Dmitry Tursunov when she returns to action next week.
Raducanu has been looking for a permanent coach since splitting from Torben Beltz in the spring and has been trialling Russian Tursunov over the summer.
She declined to say whether she would stick with 39-year-old Tursunov, who reached a high of world No 20 in 2006, following her US Open exit.
“We had a good six weeks in the States here,” said Raducanu after her defeat by Cornet. “But I haven’t really thought about it.”
Tursunov has previously had success as a coach with Anett Kontaveit and US Open semi-finalist Aryna Sabalenka, who he guided to the top 10 in an on-off partnership lasting two years.
After Portoroz, Raducanu is due to head to Asia for the Korea Open beginning on September 19.
Remaining WTA Tour calendar
September
September 5: Open delle Puglie 125
September 12: Chennai Open 250
September 12: Tiriac Foundation Trophy 125
September 12: Zavarovalnica Sava Portoroz 250
September 19: Korea Open 250
September 19: Pan Pacific Open Tennis 500
September 19: Budapest Open 125
September 26: Parma Ladies Open 250
September 26: Tallinn Open 250
October
October 3: Jasmin Open Tunisia 250
October 3: Ostrava Open 500
October 10: San Diego Open 500
October 10: Transylvania Open 250
October 17: Guadalajara Open Akron 1000
October 17: Open Capfinances Rouen Metropole 125
October 24: Abierto Tampico 125
October 31: Dow Tennis Classic 125
October 31: Puerto Vallarta Open 125
November
November 7: LP Open by IND 125
November 15: Argentina Open 125
November 21: Montevideo Open 125
December
December 5: Open P2i Angers Arena Loire 125
December 11: Open BLS de Limoges 125
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