Emma Raducanu could face reigning Wimbledon champion Barbora Krejcikova early on at Queen's Club after being handed a tricky draw. The prestigious event is back with a bang, offering a thrilling lineup of huge names ahead of the big one at Wimbledon. It will host a WTA 500 tournament for the first time in over 50 years as part of a blockbuster fortnight of tennis.

Raducanu is among the household names in the draw and will be hoping for a positive campaign after suffering an early exit at the French Open. A deep run at Queen's would boost her confidence leading into Wimbledon, where she enjoyed her breakthrough four years ago. However, it could be tricky for Raducanu to even make it past the second round.

The draw, which was made on Saturday afternoon, pitted the young Brit against a qualifier in the opening round. If she makes it through, she could face a tough test against Krejcikova in round two.

Raducanu is unseeded at Queen's, having accepted a wildcard in order to compete alongside Jodie Burrage, Francesca Jones and Sonay Kartal.

Qinwen Zheng, Madison Keys, Emma Navarro and Elena Rybakina have all received byes as the top four seeds, meaning they will not be in action until the second round.

Katie Boulter is also playing at Queen's and will face a qualifier in her opening match. If she makes it to round two, she will play either Diana Schnaider or Magdalena Frech.

She will also be playing doubles with Raducanu, having been drawn against Fang-Hsein Wu and Xinyu Jiang. An all-British showdown against Kartal and Burrage could await them in round two.

The singles champion will receive around £121,000 in prize money, in addition to 500 ranking points. The runner-up is due to land £74,643 along with 325 ranking points, while the losing semi-finalists will get £43,608 and 195 ranking points.

Those who are knocked out in the quarter-finals will be entitled to £21,206 and 108 ranking points. Meanwhile, players who fall in the second round will get £11,602 along with 60 ranking points, and first-round losers will receive £8,351 and just one ranking point.

Raducanu has never played at Queen's, given that it has been absent from the WTA calendar for more than half a century. She will be hoping to breeze through her opening match before giving Krejcikova a run for her money, should they meet in round two.

The former US Open champion has been showing signs of improvement this year but John McEnroe believes there is still work to be done.

Speaking after Raducanu was knocked out of the French Open in the second round, he said: "Finding the right team seems to be an ongoing issue. I don’t know why, I haven’t spoken to her. I’ve met her a couple of times in my entire life.

"I certainly wish her the best. Anyone that’s won a Slam, you want to see them continue to compete at a high level. It boils down to sort of getting, to me, the right situation around you so that you can be eager to get yourself as healthy and fit as possible.

"You can then go compete at the level you want to consistently. That’s the key. I don’t know where she’s at there."