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Panic attack ends Tsurenko's Indian wells, as Raducanu marches on

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:Emma Raducanu scored her biggest win since a run to the U.S. Open title beating Beatriz Haddad Maia 6-1 2-6 6-4 to reach the fourth round at Indian Wells on Monday while Ukrainian Lesia Tsurenko withdrew from her match after a talk with the WTA boss that she says triggered a panic attack.Sidelined by a string of injuries and illnesses that have kept her out of action since the Australian Open, Raducanu has so far enjoyed her stay in the Southern California desert showing flashes of the form that carried her to the 2021 U.S.

Open title.The win marked just the second time since her surprise run at Flushing Meadows that Raducanu has strung together three consecutive match wins.A straight sets win over Danka Kovinic was followed by victory over Polish 20th seed Magda Linette and an even more impressive triumph against the 13th ranked Brazilian Haddad Maia.It was a disappointing day for Leylah Fernandez, who Raducanu beat in the final two years ago, as the Canadian fell 6-4 6-7 (5) 6-1 to fifth seed Caroline Garcia.Even though the match required three sets and nearly two-and-a-half hours to determine a winner the fifth seeded Garcia was rarely under pressure from her opponent who managed just two break chances and could not convert either.Belarusian second seed Aryna Sabalenka moved into the round of 16 when Tsurenko withdrew as the Ukraine conflict became a point of tension in the tournament.Shortly before her match on Monday organisers announced that Tsurenko had withdrawn for personal reasons.The Ukrainian qualifier later told Big Tennis website those personal reasons were a panic attack brought on by a conversation the 33-year-old had days earlier with WTA chief executive Steve Simon about tennis's response to Russia's

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