Emma Raducanu has been drawn against teenage wildcard Mimi Xu in an eye-catching all-British first-round match at Wimbledon. If British number one Raducanu beats 17-year-old Xu, she will face either 2023 champion Marketa Vondrousova or 32nd seed McCartney Kessler in the second round. Raducanu, ranked 38th in the world, fell just short of a seeding...
For the first time in Wimbledon history, there will be three British players aged 17 and under in the women’s singles draw. Mika Stojsavljevic, Hannah Klugman and Mimi Xu have been rewarded with main-draw wildcards after demonstrating their potential over the past few years. Stojsavljevic, 16, has made the most notable progress, having won the...
She turned professional after appearing in the Great Britain and Ireland team that won last year’s Curtis Cup at Sunningdale. She has subsequently posted LET victories at the New South Wales Open, Joburg Ladies Open and the recent Dutch Open. Rhodes would not have believed anyone suggesting she would make such an impact so soon...
England’s Mimi Rhodes maintained her brilliant start to 2025 with her third consecutive Ladies European Tour title at the Dutch Ladies Open. Rhodes, 23, is playing in her first year on the tour and backed up her wins at the Joburg Open in April and the NSW Open in March. A final-round score of 69...
England’s Mimi Rhodes kept her composure as she won the Joburg Ladies Open in South Africa by one stroke for her second consecutive Ladies European Tour title. The 23-year-old had started the day with a three-shot cushion and made three birdies as she carded a two-under round of 71 to finish top of the leaderboard...
England’s Mimi Rhodes will take a three-shot lead into Sunday’s final round at the Joburg Ladies Open in South Africa. Rhodes, who entered her second round with a one-shot lead, carded a four-under-par 69 to move to -12 for the tournament and three shots clear of South Africa’s Casandra Alexander and Lauren Walsh of the...
England’s Mimi Rhodes held her nerve to claim her first Ladies European Tour victory at the Women’s NSW Open in Australia. The 23-year-old rookie led by one heading into the final round in Wollongong and produced a composed final day to beat Australia’s Kirsten Rudgeley and Italy’s Alessandra Fanali by two shots. Competing in just...