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Emma Raducanu has already sacrificed her toenails in the Great Britain cause as she prepares for another new experience in Prague.
Swiatek stretches win streak to 18 at Billie Jean King Cup
Iga Swiatek marked her first match as world number one with an 18th straight victory as she steered Poland closer to the Billie Jean King Cup Finals on Friday. The 20-year-old swept past 123rd-ranked Mihaela Buzarnescu 6-1, 6-0 in just 55 minutes on the back of five service breaks as the Poles opened a 2-0 lead over Romania in their qualifier in Radom. Swiatek went into the qualifier on a hot streak, putting together 17 successive wins on her way to titles in Doha, Indian Wells and Miami.
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 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.
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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Swiatek plays first match as world number one with point to prove
Swiatek will play her first match as world number one when she leads Poland against Romania in the Billie Jean King Cup this weekend, desperate to improve her record on home ground. Swiatek, the first ever Pole to ascend to the top of the rankings, lost both singles matches she played the last time she appeared in front of her own crowd in a 2019 play-off against Ukraine. "The last couple of years have shown that it's not easy to play with your home crowd because it's the same kind of pressure you feel," said the 20-year-old on Thursday who was still outside the top 60 three years ago.