Emma Raducanu is also featuring in her own headline tie against Olympic champion Belinda Bencic. From there, both are expected to travel to Australia, ahead of the first major of the year next month.
On Friday Raducanu confirmed she will play her first tournament of 2022 in Melbourne, after she was named in the entry list for the Melbourne Summer Set, two WTA 250 tournaments scheduled to run from 3-9 January.
It will only be Raducanu's fourth WTA tournament since winning the US Open in September. Reigning Australian Open champion Naomi Osaka was also included in the list, along with two-time major winner Simona Halep. Sign up to the Front Page newsletter for free: Your essential guide to the day's agenda from The Telegraph - direct to.
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