Where & how to watch Emma Raducanu vs Ena Shibahara, US Open 2025 first-round match

For only the second in her career, Raducanu will meet Ena Shibahara.

Former champion Emma Raducanu will kick-off her US Open 2025 campaign against Japanese qualifier Ena Shibahara on Sunday (August 24) at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadows. Find the Emma Raducanu vs Ena Shibahara match live details here.

This is the same venue where the British No. 1 made history in 2021, becoming the first qualifier in the Open Era to win a Grand Slam singles title. Since then, Raducanu has struggled to replicate that success, having won only one WTA title in her career so far.

In pursuit of a change in her tennis career, she has changed coaches eight times and has now enlisted Francisco Roig, the longtime coach of 22-time Grand Slam champion Rafael Nadal.

Under Roig, Raducanu competed at the 2025 Cincinnati Masters, reaching the Round of 32 but she called the partnership “a great fit.”

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In the lead-up to the US Open, Emma has participated in all warm-up tournaments after Wimbledon, including a semi-final finish in Washington and a Round of 32 exit at both the Canadian Open and Cincinnati. Now, the 22-year-old remains hopeful for a comeback at the ultimate battle in New York.

She also participated at the US Open mixed doubles championship partnering with World No.2 Carlos Alcaraz but the duo bowed out in the first round.

An early strategy session for Carlos and Emma 🗣️ pic.twitter.com/JawmmML5y2

— US Open Tennis (@usopen) August 19, 2025

“He (Roig) is obviously so experienced, and we’ve been doing a lot of hours on the practice court, which I think has been helping me,” Emma told Sky Sports.

Speaking of her opponent, Ena Shibahara, she is currently ranked No. 130 in the world. This is the first time for the Japanese to take part in the singles main draw of a Grand Slam.

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However, the 27-year-old is a doubles specialist, having reached doubles final at Australian Open 2023 and won a mixed doubles Grand Slam title at Roland Garros in 2022. She has 11 WTA titles in doubles but none in singles yet.

Emma Raducanu and Ena Shibahara have met once before at the Nottingham Open 2024, where the British star emerged victorious taking 1-0 lead in their head-to-head record.

When and where will Emma Raducanu vs Ena Shibahara, US Open 2025 first round match take place?

Emma Raducanu’s opening match against Ena Shibahara will take place on August 24 (Sunday) at the Louis Armstrong Stadium. The match is scheduled to begin at 11:00 am local time and 8:30 pm IST.

Where and how to watch live telecast and live streaming of Emma Raducanu vs Ena Shibahara, US Open 2025 match in India?

In India, the Emma Raducanu vs Ena Shibahara US Open 2025 match will be broadcast live on the Star Sports network and streamed via JioHotstar.

Where and how to watch live telecast and live streaming of Emma Raducanu vs Ena Shibahara, US Open 2025 match in UK?

In the United Kingdom, the Emma Raducanu vs Ena Shibahara match will be broadcast live on Sky Sports, which holds exclusive TV rights. For live streaming, fans can watch via Sky Go and NOW TV, ensuring full access to all matches across devices.

Where and how to watch live telecast and live streaming of Emma Raducanu vs Ena Shibahara, US Open 2025 match in USA?

The tournament will be streamed in the USA across ESPN networks, ABC, ESPN+, and The Tennis Channel. Fans with access to ESPN+ can stream the entire tournament from the streaming service.

For worldwide streaming information, click here.

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