# Raducanu returns at United Cup after six months out

> The British tennis star will play her first match since June at the team event in Australia in January, using a special ranking to enter tournaments.
- Title: Raducanu returns at United Cup after six months out · BBC News
- Summary: The British tennis star will play her first match since June at the team event in Australia in January, using a special ranking to enter tournaments.
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- Source: BBC News — https://bbc.co.uk/sport/tennis/articles/cmwyvgvlv2qwo
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- Topics: emma raducanu, united cup, tennis, injury return, stress fracture, special ranking, australian open, british tennis, sports
## Raducanu to return in January
Emma Raducanu will make her return to tennis at the United Cup team competition in Australia in the first week of two thousand twenty-seven.
## Six months sidelined by injury
Britain's two thousand twenty-one US Open champion has not played since June because of a stress fracture of the shin.
## Missed Wimbledon after Queen's loss
Raducanu was beaten by Croatia's Donna Vekic in her first grass-court final at Queen's Club on fourteen June, but had to pull out of Wimbledon fourteen days later.
## Special ranking unlocks tournament entry
By delaying her return until January, the twenty-three-year-old will use a special ranking of thirty-eight to enter tournaments, available to players injured for at least six months.
## Ranking opens eight events next year
With a special ranking of thirty-eight, Raducanu can enter eight events in two thousand twenty-seven, including two Grand Slams and five WTA one thousand tournaments.Her actual ranking of one hundred seven would be too low.
## British number one for United Cup
A ranking of thirty-eight makes Raducanu the British number one for the United Cup, giving her the chance to play alongside Arthur Fery in a competition featuring eighteen national teams.
## Britain faces Australia and France
Britain will play Australia and France in their group matches in Sydney from one to ten January. Raducanu can expect to face current top-forty players Talia Gibson and Diane Parry.
## Long layoff raises match fitness concerns
Raducanu made a gradual return to training in early September but will have been sidelined for over six months. Playing tournaments in Asia might have helped regain match sharpness faster.
## Key takeaway

Emma Raducanu will return to competitive tennis at the United Cup in January after missing six months with a shin stress fracture.