Raducanu fends off qualifier to win opener at Roland Garros
Emma Raducanu showed great determination to fight back and edge Czech qualifier Linda Noskova 6-7 (4-7) 7-5 6-1 in the first round at the French Open on Monday.
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'Stubborn' Emma Raducanu pleased to come through 'tough moments' in win over Linda Noskova at French Open
Emma Raducanu was pleased to come through some “tough moments” and beat Czech teenager Linda Noskova on her French Open debut. The US Open champion rallied from a set and a break down to win 6-7 (4-7) 7-5 6-1. Ad/> Noskova, 17, won the 2021 girls' title in Paris and it was the first time on the WTA Tour that Raducanu had faced an opponent younger than her.
Raducanu tames fellow teenager Noskova in gruelling French Open debut
PARIS : U.S. Open champion Emma Raducanu showed exemplary grit on her French Open debut to rally to a 6-7(4) 7-5 6-1 victory in the battle of teenagers against Czech qualifier Linda Noskova on Monday and reach the second round.
Emma Raducanu survives scare to beat Linda Noskova in French Open first round
Emma Raducanu narrowly avoided a taste of her own medicine after coming from a set down to see off 17-year-old debutant Linda Noskova at the French Open.
Emma Raducanu’s French Open debut begins with rollercoaster win over 17-year-old Linda Noskova in first round
Emma Raducanu opened her French Open account with a hard-fought comeback victory over junior champion Linda Noskova. Entering her first French Open as the No. 12 seed, Raducanu was taken the distance by 17-year-old Noskova, who posed a tricky-first round opponent having won the girls’ singles at Roland-Garros last year.
Gosden: Hollie Doyle Epsom Oaks win would help rid racing of "crusty and clubby" image
Victory for Hollie Doyle and Nashwa in the Cazoo Oaks would be a "wonderful" result for horse racing – and help rid the sport of its "crusty and clubby" image.
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Rafael Nadal passes French Open injury test as Spaniard too good for Jordan Thompson
Rafael Nadal passed an opening fitness at the French Open to move to the brink of 300 wins in Grand Slam matches. The Spanish superstar missed the start of the clay-court season with a fractured rib - and then revealed he was playing through the pain of his chronic foot injury after losing at the Rome Masters.