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The 2021 US Open champion beat Linda Noskova 6-0 7-5.
Raducanu continued her promising form on clay by breezing past the two-time former champion.
Wins over Garcia and Parry give Briton a springboardRaducanu ‘really enjoying’ time playing on clay courtsEmma Raducanu believes she is playing some of the best tennis of her career and wants to build on the momentum from her leading role in Great Britain’s qualification for the Billie Jean King Cup finals to re-establish herself at the top of the sport.“My last [BJK] Cup tie was in the Czech Republic two years ago,” said Raducanu. “It’s great to see how far I’ve come on a lot of notes,...
Argentinian easily wins first-round match 6-2, 6-2Harriet Dart also out in straight sets; Jack Draper throughThe great challenge of professional tennis is not just performing at a high level but doing so week after week, regardless of the conditions, for a sustained period of time. Emma Raducanu has shown that she is capable of short bursts of excellence, but consistency and durability remain elusive. On Wednesday she suffered a comprehensive defeat in the first round of the Madrid Open, losing...
Great British hope ran world No 1 Iga Swiatek close in Stuttgart and is taking confidence from ‘practising really well’Towards the end of another fruitful, promising foray on the WTA tour last week, Emma Raducanu found herself staring down what is fast becoming the ultimate challenge in her sport. Across the net in the quarter-finals of the Stuttgart Open stood Iga Swiatek, the world No 1, on the surface that has most defined her career to date.For more than two hours, Raducanu went toe-to-toe...
World No 1 beats Raducanu 7-6 (2), 6-3 at Stuttgart OpenSwiatek will face Elena Rybakina in semi-finalEmma Raducanu’s progress in the Stuttgart Open was halted in straight sets by the world No 1, Iga Swiatek.The Polish four-time grand slam champion, in her 100th week on top of the world rankings, prevailed 7-6 (2), 6-3 to set up a semi-final with Kazakhstan’s Elena Rybakina. It was, however, an encouraging quarter-final performance from Raducanu, who has slipped to 303 in the rankings after a...
Briton wins 6-0, 7-5 to set up quarter-final with Iga SwiatekRaducanu ‘not surprised’ by her fine recent run of formEmma Raducanu says the best is yet to come as she continued her excellent form by making it through to the quarter-final of the Stuttgart Open. The 2021 US Open champion beat Linda Noskova 6-0, 7-5 in Germany to set up a mouth-watering last-eight tie with the world No 1, Iga Swiatek, on Friday.Raducanu is making her way back after a torrid 2023 but looked excellent in winning her...
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Briton seals 3-1 win with 6-4, 1-6, 7-6 (1) victory over Diane ParryEarlier Katie Boulter put GB 2-1 ahead with 7-5, 6-0 winAs they faced off against a quality France squad on unfamiliar soil, Great Britain’s Billie Jean King team made no secret of their underdog status and the significant challenge ahead of them. Their inferiority on paper was only reinforced early on as they found themselves on the brink of a 0-2 deficit they would have been unlikely to overturn. But Emma Raducanu has risen to...
Emma Raducanu took Iga Swiatek by surprise in their Stuttgart Open