Emma Raducanu could face Jessica Pegula if she reaches the third round of the China Open, with the British No 1 also in the same half of the draw as top seed Iga Swiatek.

The 22-year-old, seeded 30th in Beijing, will begin in round two against either Croatia's Donna Vekic or a qualifier on Thursday, with world No 7 Pegula potentially next up in the WTA 1000 event.

If Raducanu works her way through the draw, she could play four-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka in the last 16 and then world No 2 Swiatek in the quarter-finals.

Raducanu reached the round of 16 in last week's Korea Open before losing in three sets to 2024 Wimbledon champion Barbora Krejcikova when she was unable to convert three match points.

She had opted to skip Britain's Billie Jean King Cup campaign to play in Seoul

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