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Emma Raducanu played a near flawless match to dismiss Ukrainian teenager Marta Kostyuk 6-2, 6-1 in Madrid and reach the last-16 of a WTA 1000 tournament for the first time. US Open champion Raducanu, who is playing just the second tour-level clay-court event of her career, committed just five unforced errors and dropped a mere three points behind her first serve en route to a 64-minute victory. "I'm definitely very happy with my performance today.
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Ukrainian teenager Marta Kostyuk has insisted that “sports have always been political” and that those claiming otherwise are simply using the statement as “an excuse” to avoid speaking out against Russia’s invasion of her home country. The 19-year-old Kostyuk, who faces Emma Raducanu in the Madrid Open second round on Sunday, says she’s been living through a “roller coaster” ever since war erupted back home and has called out her Russian and Belarusian peers for not publicly opposing the war.
Emma Raducanu rallied back from 2-5 down in the first set before switching gears to post a 7-6 (7/3), 6-0 result against Czech Republic's Tereza Martincova and set up an intriguing second round with fellow 19-year-old Marta Kostyuk. Playing just her second ever tour-level tournament on clay, the British No.9 seed converted all four break point opportunities she created and saved six of seven break points on her own serve on her way to the 96-minute win - her second success over Martincova in two weeks. "I was definitely just getting adjusted to the courts and the surroundings," Raducanu said of the opening set.
Emma Raducanu says she is anticipating «an interesting match-up» against former juniors rival Marta Kostyuk after progressing to the second round of the Madrid Open. The 2021 US Open winner came from 5-2 down in the first set to beat Czech Republic's Tereza Martincova 7-6(3) 6-0 on her debut at the WTA 1000 tournament to set up a meeting with Kostyuk. Ad/> Raducanu and Kostyuk have met once on the WTA tour and that was at the Transylvania Open quarter-finals last year which the Ukrainian won 6-2 6-1.
Emma Raducanu came from 5-2 down in the first set to beat Tereza Martincova 7-6(3) 6-0 to progress to the second round of the Madrid Open. The British No. 1 won 11 of the last 12 games — and a first-set tie-break — to produce a brilliant comeback victory in one hour and 38 minutes as she continues her preparations for the French Open which begins on May 22.
Following are reactions to Russian and Belarusian players being barred from competing at this year's Wimbledon due to Moscow's invasion of Ukraine.