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Emma Raducanu wins on clay court debut to keep Britain alive in Billie Jean King Cup

Emma Raducanu won the first clay court match of her career to give the British Billie Jean King Cup squad a crucial point in their qualifier tie against the Czech Republic. The world No 12 came through a tight match against Tereza Martincova 7-5 7-5 in an two hours and four minutes to get her team level at 1-1 in the tie following compatriot Harriet Dart's 6-1 6-0 loss to Marketa Vondrousova earlier in the day. It was both the 19-year-old's Billie Jean King Cup debut and her first-ever professional match on a clay court.

Emma Raducanu 'very proud' of Billie Jean King Cup win in 'meaningful' clay debut

Emma Raducanu shared her pride after clinching a crucial point for the Great Britain Billie Jean King Cup team with a 7-5 7-5 win over Tereza Martincova in what was her first-ever clay match and her first BJK Cup tie.

Emma Raducanu pulls Great Britain level against Czechs in Billie Jean King Cup

Emma Raducanu found her feet quickly on clay to draw Great Britain level with the Czech Republic at the end of the first day of their Billie Jean King Cup tie in Prague.

Emma Raducanu beats Tereza Martincova on professional clay-court debut in Billie Jean King Cup qualifiers

Emma Raducanu beat Tereza Martincova 7-5 7-5 on her professional clay-court debut in the Billie Jean King Cup qualifiers. Raducanu won the big points to edge her gutsy opponent and level the scores at 1-1 as Great Britain look to overcome Czech Republic to qualify for November's main draw. Ad/> Harriet Dart had earlier lost 6-1 6-0 to Marketa Vondrousova, but Raducanu drew the nation level in her first match representing GB.

Qualifying report: 24 Heures Motos pole hat-trick for top EWC team YART

YART – Yamaha Official Team EWC has claimed a sensational provisional pole position – its third in succession – for the 24 Heures Motos, round one of the 2022 FIM Endurance World Championship. With qualifying results this season based on the average time of the fastest two riders from each team, rather than three previously, the laps of Karel Hanika (Czech Republic) and Marvin Fritz (Germany) were used to determine which team lines up at the front for the start of the big race, which is scheduled to begin at 15h00 CET tomorrow (Saturday). Ad/> Hanika’s performance on the #7 Yamaha RZF-R1 stood out with the Czech the only rider to lap the 4.185-kilometre Circuit Bugatti in under 1m35s in a time of 1m34.878s.

Emma Raducanu optimistic after training with Novak Djokovic's ex-coach before French Open

Emma Raducanu has shared her optimism ahead of the upcoming clay-court swing after training with Novak Djokovic's former coach. The world No 12 had been practising at Riccardo Piatti's academy ahead of her professional debut on the surface and sounds confident with her first-ever French Open looming.

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Emma Raducanu wins on clay court debut to keep Britain alive in Billie Jean King Cup

Emma Raducanu 'very proud' of Billie Jean King Cup win in 'meaningful' clay debut

Emma Raducanu pulls Great Britain level against Czechs in Billie Jean King Cup

Emma Raducanu beats Tereza Martincova on professional clay-court debut in Billie Jean King Cup qualifiers

Qualifying report: 24 Heures Motos pole hat-trick for top EWC team YART

Emma Raducanu optimistic after training with Novak Djokovic's ex-coach before French Open

Tyson Fury claims hitting golf balls 400 yards has improved power for Dillian Whyte fight

Tottenham boss Antonio Conte fires warning to top four rivals Arsenal and Man Utd